Oops, we did it again. Another solid USDA export report and the market tanked. The beginning of the week the market was on a tear to the upside but the market reaction to this “bullish” report turned the fundamentals on their ...
Tags: Cotton Futures, Cotton Market
The 2014/15 U.S. cotton projections show higher production and ending stocks compared to last month. Projected abandonment in the Southwest has been reduced due to recent favorable rainfall, resulting in a production increase of 500,000 ...
Pinnacle Foods has opened new R&D pilot plant at Rutgers University, as part of its strategy to revamp its iconic brands. The pilot plant at Rutgers Food Innovation Center - North is the first university-affiliated pilot site for ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
U.S. corn ending stocks came in slightly higher in Wednesday's USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, while soybean ending stocks are seen slightly lower from last month's estimate amid reports that crop ...
Tags: Corn, Soybean, Agriculture, Food
Limiting saturated fat intake could help those with a genetic predisposition to obesity Limiting saturated fat could help people whose genetic make-up increases their likelihood of being obese, according to a new study from the Jean Mayer ...
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Futures prices continued to tumble this week, as negative fundamental and technical factors exerted additional downward pressure on the market. Abundant rainfall in West Texas over the Memorial Day weekend could potentially add 1.5-2.0 ...
Tags: Cotton, Cotton Futures
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow to launch a new conservation initiative with an focus on public-private partnership. The new program promises to go beyond traditional ...
Tags: agricultural production
World cotton trade in 2014/15 is forecast to reach only 36.3 million bales, 10 percent below the previous season and the lowest since 2010/11. While imports by China have supported cotton trade over the last several seasons, expectations ...
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World 2014/15 cotton mill use is forecast at 111.8 million bales, up 2 percent from 2013/14, reflecting an expanding global economy. The two largest consuming countries are China and India, with a combined cotton mill use of over 60 million ...
Tags: Cotton Consumption, global economy
The first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton forecast for 2014/15 projects that global cotton production will decline for the third consecutive season. Although projected at its lowest in 5 years, production remains above ...
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ICE Cotton futures continued its slide this week and traded below the 9 day moving average for the entire week. The spot N4 dropped a total of 323 points over the course of the week to close at 89.82, lowest settlement since beginning of ...
It was a combination of technical weakness and economic worries that weighed on the market this week, as the spot month moved perilously close to the important 90 cents support level, settling at its lowest level since March 13. From a ...
With the optimum time to plant soybeans either gone or passing soon, many U.S. farmers are rapidly trying to finish corn planting to shift to soybeans. The race is on to get the crop in before the tail-end of the "ideal" dates goes by in ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has failed in verifying the accuracy of label claims on meat as well as poultry products that are sold in the US, according to a new report released by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI). Titled ...
Tags: Food Label, Label, Packaging, Printing
Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report showed farmers spent last week getting after it, bringing corn and soybean planting up to schedule. Farmers in parts of the Corn Belt have all their corn in the ground and have moved on to soybeans, ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food