A University of Missouri agricultural economics professor predicts lower feed costs and stable pork supplies will mean improved profits for hog producers this year. During 2013 the price of corn in the U.S. fell from close to seven ...
Tags: Feed Costs, Pork, Agriculture, Farming
For electronics buyers, inventory control tends to be one of the most challenging aspects of procurement and supply chain management. Making the hurdle especially cumbersome is that fact that purchasing agents are often responsible for ...
Tags: Electronics Buyers, Supplier Negotiation Tactics, Costs
The US trucking industry has several wishes it would like to see fulfilled in 2014, which it says would contribute to a more productive industry. “This time of year is a good one for self-reflection and analysis,” said ATA ...
Tags: US trucking industry, ATA, Bill Graves, 2014 wish
Fieldwood Energy LLC ("Fieldwood") announced today the acquisition of entities comprising SandRidge Energy, Inc.'s ("SandRidge") Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast business unit for $750 million, based on an effective date of December 1, 2013 ...
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Hemisphere Energy Corporation (TSX-V: HME) is pleased to announce that it has commenced operations for its winter drilling program with three development wells planned in the Atlee Buffalo and Jenner areas of southeast Alberta. ...
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Farm Futures Survey Shows Smaller Corn, Soybean Crops USDA could lower its forecast of 2013 corn carryout in Jan. 10 report. Corn and soybean crops were big in 2013, but not quite as big as previously estimated, according to results of ...
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ORBIS Corp., an international manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, introduces a new sealed edge technology that creates a more efficient alternative to using a stitched top edge or ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Industrial Equipment, Components
According to recent research, in-store holiday sales during December 2013 are expected to come out ahead of in-store holiday sales during the same month in the previous year. Retail analytics provider Euclid analyzed nearly 25 million ...
Tags: in-store holiday sales, Euclid, shopper traffic, window conversion
NYMEX February crude settled $1.48 lower at $93.96/barrel Friday, as a large draw in stockpiles was overshadowed by a sharp drop off in product demand and rising distillate stocks. ICE February Brent settled 89 cents lower at $106.89/b. ...
Tags: stockpiles, crude, Mineral
h.h.gregg said its decision to stay above the promotional fray during the holiday season hurt sales. According to preliminary estimates, net sales fell 11.6 percent to $707.1 million, and comp sales decreased 11.2 percent, for the third ...
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Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined 2.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 464,000 units in November 2013 from an upwardly revised strong pace of 474,000 units in the previous month, according to data released by the ...
Tags: new-home sales, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Euclid, the leader of in-store retail analytics, measured data on nearly 25 million domestic shopping sessions during December, revealing that shopper traffic and window conversion improved as heavy promotions kept holiday shoppers coming ...
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Pending home sales stabilized in November 2013 with a slight gain, according to the National Association of Realtors. Monthly increases in the South and West offset declines in the Northeast and Midwest. The Pending Home Sales Index, a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Sprague Resources LP(NYSE:SRLP)("Sprague")announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Commercial Fuels business of Hess Corporation("Hess")outside of the New York City service area for the purchase of inventory valued at$30 ...
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Saudi Arabia's cement sector is facing a slowdown in demand due to the knock-on effect that the recent visa crackdown in the Kingdom has had on construction projects. Efforts to boost Saudi employment in the construction sector has led to ...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, cement market, construction projects, shortage of labourers