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Roy Smith: Seasonal highs, cash vs. futures
By: Roy Smith
It is normal to see a seasonal high in the soybean futures market either just before or just after the September crop report. My rule of thumb is to sell cash soybeans the day before the September crop report ...
USDA to take a new look at Russian drought
By: Dow Jones Newswires
DJ USDA Reassesses Drought Damage To Russian Wheat CropBill Tomson and Tom Polansek - DJ - 16 mins agoWASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--New yield and harvest data will give U.S. Department of Agriculture analysts a ...
Tim Hannagan: Three interesting days
By: Agriculture.com Staff
We're at a very interesting point of the year in grains. Harvest is beginning so were equally hearing as much bullish yield news as bearish. The Bears talk of the miracle of biogenetic seeds while ...
Grains close sharply higher
By: Mike McGinnis
DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--The CME Group grain markets stage a pretty impressive rally to close sharply higher Friday. Pre-report positioning and strong demand support markets.The Dec corn futures ...
Early calls for the corn, soybean, and wheat markets
By: Mike McGinnis
CHICAGO, Illinois (Agriculture.com)--The pre-opening prices for the CME Group grain commodities for Friday, September 3, 2010 are higher. The early calls for corn are 1-2 cents higher, soybeans 2-4 higher and ...
Ron and Sue Mortensen: Early harvest
By: Ron and Sue Mortensen
The calendar has rolled over to September and some things are feeling different. The days are shorter, the soybeans are turning, the corn is maturing. Crop progress is distinctly different than ...
CME Group grain markets close higher
By: Mike McGinnis
CHICAGO, Illinois (Agriculture.com)--At mid-session, the CME Group grain markets trade mostly lower, wheat remains higher Thursday.At mid-session, the Dec corn futures are 1 3/4 cents lower at $4.45. The Nov ...
Ray Grabanski: Corn is king?
By: Mike McGinnis
While wheat and soybeans continue to languish in its recent ranges for prices, with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type trading back and forth, the corn continues to march higher in a steady manner, with no ...
Update: Russia grain export ban
By: Dow Jones Newswires
DJ UPDATE:Russia Wont Lift Grain Export Ban Before Next Harvest-PutinDJ - 5 mins ago(Adds quotes and details)MOSCOW (AFP)--Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia won't lift its ...
Early calls for the corn, soybean, and wheat markets
By: Mike McGinnis
CHICAGO, Illinois (Agriculture.com)--The pre-opening prices for the CME Group grain commodities for Thursday, September 2, 2010 are higher. The early calls for corn are 1-2 cents higher, soybeans 2-4 higher ...
Corn closes at $4.46
By: Mike McGinnis
CHICAGO, Illinois (Agriculture.com)--The CME Group grain markets close mostly higher, soybeans being the only laggard Wednesday. The outside markets provide significant underpinning for the grains, traders ...
Tim Hannagan: USDA seen raising export projections
By: Agriculture.com Staff
We started the week's reports with our weekly export inspection report. This report is important because it's a gauge of demand. We have two reports each week that the government informs us ...
Thomas Elwood: Early livestock commentary
By: Mike McGinnis
Kansas traded a few cattle at $97.00 on Tuesday following a weak close in the futures market. A small number of cattle also traded at $97.00 in Western Nebraska. Texas feedlots passed the ...
Early calls for corn, wheat, and soybeans
By: Mike McGinnis
CHICAGO, Illinois (Agriculture.com)--The pre-opening prices for the CME Group grain commodities for Wednesday, September 1, 2010 are higher. The early calls for corn are 4-6 cents higher, soybeans 7-9 higher ...
Did August weather reduce corn yield potential?
By: Darrel Good
Corn prices have been moving higher since June 30 when the USDA revealed smaller stocks and fewer planted acres than expected. December 2010 corn futures have increased about $1.00 per bushel and the ...
Crude drops grain prices
By: Mike McGinnis
CHICAGO, Illinois (Agriculture.com)--The outside markets sink the CME Group grain markets Tuesday.The Dec corn futures closed 2 1/4 cents lower at $4.39 1/4. The Nov. soybean contract settled 12 1/2 cents ...
Kevin Penner: September cattle prices seen steady
By: Mike McGinnis
After failing to trade higher last week, and after a $5 jump the previous week, it looks as though Cash Cattle may need more time to rebalance as the Call this morning was Steady/Lower for the week. Last ...
Early calls for corn, wheat, and soybeans
By: Mike McGinnis
CHICAGO, Illinois (Agriculture.com)--The pre-opening prices for the CME Group grain commodities for Tuesday, August 31, 2010 are mostly lower. The early calls for corn are 2-4 cents lower, soybeans 7-9 lower ...
Louise Gartner: It's still about weather
By: Mike McGinnis
Weather remains the key concern for the wheat complex as the Northern Hemisphere tries to wrap up the harvest and the Southern Hemisphere kicks off its growing season. Persistent rains in Germany have ...
Ron and Sue Mortensen: First things first
By: Ron and Sue Mortensen
Of primary importance to the corn market is the reaction by world feedgrain users to the drought situation in Russia and neighboring countries. There has been an immediate evaporation of the Black Sea ports as ...
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