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Perspective on a week of quick corn planting By: Darrel Good 05/22/2013 @ 9:12am

The USDA's weekly Crop Progress report indicated that 43% of the U.S. corn acreage was planted during the week ended May 19, 2013. In terms of percentage of acreage ...

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Farm markets to tilt up slightly By: Mike McGinnis 05/22/2013 @ 7:21am

The CME Group's corn, soybean, and wheat markets are expected to start mostly higher Wednesday. The early calls ...

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Keep your eye to the sky By: Jeff Caldwell 05/21/2013 @ 11:01am

Severe weather's suddenly gone from a sporadic spring occurrence to a national headline. But even as the headlines ...

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Rains push planting back again By: Freese-Notis Weather, Inc. 05/21/2013 @ 8:18am

Good rains of 0.25- to 1.0-inch-plus were widespread across Missouri and Illinois into western Indiana overnight. Rains were scattered over Iowa. There were numerous areas with heavier rainfall amounts during ...

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Grains to trade mixed Tuesday By: Mike McGinnis 05/21/2013 @ 7:33am

The CME Group's corn, soybean, and wheat contracts are seen mixed-to-mostly lower Tuesday. The early calls for the commodities on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, are mixed. Old-crop corn is seen opening 10 ...

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Corn planters make mammoth strides -- USDA By: Jeff Caldwell 05/20/2013 @ 3:36pm

Up until Sunday, it had been quite a week for farmers with corn to plant. All of a sudden, farmers are now within a few percentage points of the normal planting pace, according to Monday's USDA-NASS Crop ...

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Storms bash central U.S., stall corn planting By: Jeff Caldwell 05/20/2013 @ 9:40am

The monstrous line of storms that stretched from Texas to Minnesota Sunday night saw tornadoes blow up and heavy rains soak soils, beginning the latest round of planting delays where there are still quite a ...

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Corn, soybean prices to inch higher By: Mike McGinnis 05/20/2013 @ 7:02am

The CME Group's old-crop corn, soybean contracts are seen lower, while the new-contracts are expected to be lower Monday. The early calls for the commodities on Monday, May 20, 2013, are mixed. Old-crop ...

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