By DTN Staff

OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of March 22. Watch for coverage of these and other topics throughout the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.DTNPF.com. Note that all report release times are Central Daylight Time unless otherwise noted.

1. National Ag Day: Tuesday is National Ag Day, with celebrations in Washington, D.C., and around the country. For more information go here: www.nationalagday.org and also see Editors' Notebook blog https://www.dtnpf.com/….

2. Fertilizer prices rise: We're continuing to track national and local fertilizer prices. For the latest, see DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn's weekly commentary here: https://www.dtnpf.com/… as well as the Reporter's Notebook video with Quinn about fertilizer prices at https://www.dtnpf.com/…. More insight on fertilizer prices can be seen in recent stories by DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton at https://www.dtnpf.com/…, https://www.dtnpf.com/… and https://www.dtnpf.com/….

3. Spring weather begins: As another system sent a cold front down through the country for the weekend, snow could continue in the Northeast Tuesday and Wednesday. Another stronger front and system will move through the country late in the week bringing a mix of rain and snow. The Midwest, Plains and South will be mostly dry Monday-Tuesday, with weather cooling to normal early in the week, moving back to above normal Tuesday-Thursday. Isolated showers remain possible. In the Delta, it will be mostly dry through Thursday, with temperatures above- to well-above normal through Thursday.

4. War in Middle East: Traders will continue to watch for market influences from the ongoing conflict.

5. Reports due this week: Monday, at 9 a.m., Construction Spending for January. At 10 a.m., Grain Inspections, then at 2 p.m. Chicken and Eggs report. Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. we'll see U.S. Productivity for Quarter 4, at 8:45 a.m. the S&P Flash Services P.M.I and S&P Flash Manufacturing P.M.I for March. At 9 a.m. the Consumer Confidence and New Residential Sales data is out. Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., Import Price Index and Advance Durable Goods. At 2 p.m., Broiler Hatchery. Thursday at 7:30 a.m., Grain Export Sales and Initial Jobless Claims. At 10:30 a.m., Weekly Economic Index. At 2 p.m., Hogs and Pigs and Slaughter Weekly. Friday at 9 a.m., Consumer Sentiment for March. At 2 p.m. the Egg Products and Poultry Slaughter reports are due, followed by 2:30 p.m. release of CFTC's Commitment of Traders report.

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