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Outlook market decision-making By: Bryan Doherty In a recent market outlook meeting, one farmer raised his hand and said "Last year I forward sold all my milk production, and then prices went higher. All the analysts were wrong." Frustration with marketing ...
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Grain market summary for Friday, February 3 By: Agriculture.com Staff Corn and soybeans closed Friday higher on lower-than-expected crop size estimates for South America, while wheat ended the day slightly lower.
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Soybeans end sharply higher By: Mike McGinnis DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--The CME Group soybean market finished the week on a sharp rally, due to continued South America crop-weather concerns, while corn and wheat traded weaker Friday. The March ...
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Valid seasonal price patterns By: Roy Smith The first of a series of meetings entitled “Marketing In a New Era” was held in Geneva, Nebraska, on Wednesday of this week. It is based on a similar computer simulation game similar to the original ...
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South American weather chatter By: Ron and Sue Mortensen The weather and crop conditions in South America still are attracting chatter.  The corn crop in Argentina has been substantially reduced (the USDA estimated 29 mmt in December and 26 mmt in January, with ...
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Good news not good enough By: Agriculture.com Staff Scott Shellady discusses the big picture in the commodities markets, and why the recent gains in employment aren't enough.
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Corn headed toward $6.90, firm says By: Dow Jones Newswires Goldman Sachs raises price forecasts for grains and soybeans as near-term supply outlook tightens. Raises three-, six-month corn forecast to $6.90 from $6.30. That will lift wheat, firm says, making new ...
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Corn, soybeans close higher By: Mike McGinnis DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--After trading mixed, the CME Group corn and soybean markets finished slightly higher Thursday. The March corn futures settled 1 cents higher at $6.43. The March soybean ...
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World wheat damage eyed By: Dow Jones Newswires Ukrainian wheat, which is unprotected due to a lack of snow cover, will see substantial damage, according to Commodity Weather Group, as low temperature readings are likely again tonight. The forecaster ...
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Dairy production rises By: Agriculture.com Staff USDA placed December 2011 milk production at +2.7% compared to same time previous year. The aggressive long term up trend of production remains intact, however demand continues to grow, and all of this with ...
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Argentine showers not enough for soybeans By: Dow Jones Newswires Showers in Argentina over the past days fell far short of providing the soaking needed for the parched soybean crop to recover, the Rosario Grain Exchange said Wednesday. "The recent rains weren't ...
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Grain market summary for Wednesday, February 1 By: Agriculture.com Staff Corn, soybean and wheat futures closed higher Wednesday on weather issues in Russia and South America as well as renewed soybean demand from China.
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Soybean market ends strong By: Mike McGinnis DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--Finishing sharply higher, soybeans took the lead Wednesday on the CME Group floor.  The March corn futures closed 3 cents higher at $6.42. The March soybean contract ...
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World weather problems overdone? By: Ray Grabanski The recent South American (SAM) drought has been receiving a great deal of attention recently, with some media outlets claiming the SAM "drought" has impacted yields severely in affected areas, and eminent ...
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All kinds of wheat output records By: Dow Jones Newswires Deliveries of wheat and other winter grains to Western Australia-based Cooperative Bulk Handling's facilities will reach a record 15.0 million metric tons, boosting national output figures while a ...
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Wheat leads Turnaround Tuesday By: Jeff Caldwell Wheat led the charge Tuesday as all major grains closed out Tuesday's CME Group trade sharply higher.At the close, March corn was 7 1/4 cents higher at $6.39 per bushel, March soybeans were 13 3/4 higher ...
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Grains kick off Tuesday sharply higher By: Jeff Caldwell Overnight strength in the grain pits based on anxiety about the EU debt situation spilled over to Tuesday's open, with corn, soybean and wheat futures all opening sharply higher.At the open, March corn ...
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'Turnaround Tuesday' time? By: Jeff Caldwell Another Turnaround Tuesday could be in the cards, with overnight trading sending corn, soybeans and wheat futures higher after a sharply lower session Monday.Early calls for the grains are corn 6-8 higher ...
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Grains sink in defensive Monday session By: Jeff Caldwell The grains ended Monday just like they started.March soybeans led the slide, finishing the day 33 3/4 cents lower at $11.85 1/4 per bushel, according to Barchart.com. March wheat was 2 1/2 lower at $6.44 3/4 ...
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Do not panic during Euro debt crisis By: Al Kluis Most likely the 2012 corn yield will end up between 145 and 165 bushels per acre. Odds favor a better-than-trendline yield in 2012. And with 95 million acres, we could end with a large crop and lower prices by ...
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