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Farm country drought worries rising By: Jeff Caldwell 05/18/2012 @ 3:18pm

It's drying up in the Plains and Corn Belt, and the trend -- that could be just getting started -- has a lot of farmers and grain market participants a little ...

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"Too dry" crop scenario builds market concerns By: Mike McGinnis 05/18/2012 @ 8:06am

DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--Will this year's U.S. dry winter carry over into spring? Farmers and ...

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Plains wheat sliding; markets watching By: Jeff Caldwell 05/17/2012 @ 10:54am

A quick turn to drier conditions and a crop that's weeks ahead of its normal developmental pace has the Plains ...

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Soybeans seen higher, corn mixed Thursday By: Mike McGinnis 05/17/2012 @ 8:49am

With higher overnight markets but weaker-than-expected export sales and outside market pressure, the expected higher start to the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets could be challenged Thursday ...

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Corn Belt soil erosion worries continue By: Jeff Caldwell 05/16/2012 @ 4:12pm

There's a lot of soil erosion so far this spring around Clarke McGrath. The Iowa State University (ISU) Extension field agronomist near Harlan in western Iowa says it's the worst it's been in ...

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Weathering a wide corn planting window By: Jeff Caldwell 05/16/2012 @ 3:06pm

It's been a few years since the corn planting window has swung this wide open. It's been about 2 months since some farmers started planting corn, and that means there's going to be a lot of ...

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Greece to sink corn, soybean markets By: Mike McGinnis 05/16/2012 @ 8:13am

After a day of price recovery Tuesday, the Greece political and financial turmoil is foiling any upward movement for the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets Wednesday. The CME Group corn, soybean and ...

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Corn, soybean prices seen recovering By: Mike McGinnis 05/15/2012 @ 8:43am

Germany reports better-than-expected economic data and it proved to be enough to turn around the negative trading in commodities markets.  The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are seen trading ...

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