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Market craziness rules By: Roy Smith 05/23/2013 @ 4:52pm

I watch the cash basis and spreads between the contract months for hints of future price direction.  For the past several months, both the spreads and basis have ...

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Cash bean prices roll lower By: Ron and Sue Mortensen 05/23/2013 @ 4:43pm

The cash soybean market has had a huge upheaval this week.  Cash prices and basis levels have slipped every day ...

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Supplies send soybeans to 8-month high By: Dow Jones Newswires 05/23/2013 @ 2:55pm

U.S. soybean futures finished higher Thursday, with the spot July contract rising to a new eight-month high on tight ...

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Corn, soybean prices turn up By: Mike McGinnis 05/23/2013 @ 8:49am

DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--After starting lower, the CME Group farm markets have turned higher Thursday.  At mid-session, the July futures corn contract is trading 5 cents higher at $6.64 ...

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Corn surges on export sales By: Dow Jones Newswires 05/22/2013 @ 3:08pm

U.S. corn futures settled higher Wednesday amid concerns that strong demand could shrink already tight domestic supplies.Chicago Board of Trade corn for July delivery, the most actively traded contract, rose ...

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Margins favor more ethanol production By: Dow Jones Newswires 05/22/2013 @ 10:16am

U.S. ethanol production rose 2.1% to 875,000 barrels a day in the week through Friday, continuing the prior week's trend, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed ...

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Corn jumps on ethanol demand By: Mike McGinnis 05/22/2013 @ 9:02am

DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--Increased ethanol demand pushes up CME Group corn prices Wednesday. Spread trading pushes nearby soybeans lower. At mid-session, the July futures corn contract is trading ...

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Planting surge sinks corn futures By: Dow Jones Newswires 05/21/2013 @ 3:32pm

U.S. corn futures settled at a four-week low Tuesday, after a surge in corn plantings last week eased concerns that planting delays this spring could reduce the new crop's output.Corn futures for July ...

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