Long-term outlooks for weather during the growing season aren't forecasts, meteorologists speaking at the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum reminded listeners Friday. They show the probability of weather being hotter or cooler than normal, or ...
Gloomy Crop Prices Forecasted by Economist Joe Glauber at USDA Outlook Forum By Farms.com Team At the opening session of today's USDA Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va., Joe Glauber, USDA's chief economist, presented the lower grain price ...
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As limited supplies keep strong pressure on top-end alfalfa-hay prices, dairy producers in the Upper Midwest are looking closer at medium- to average-quality alfalfa. That’s according to grower-dealer Leslie Zimmerman, of ...
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For most of the country, winter is still very much among us. From snow storms on the east coast to record breaking chills down south, it's safe to say it's been a cold couple of months. While your building may be temperature controlled, ...
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Gasoil demand from Belgium, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland -- the main consumption centers in Northwest Europe -- is down a quarter this winter amid mild weather and a longer-term shift away from the product, traders said Monday. ...
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with the Max Planck Institute in Germany, has found that temperature feedback in the Arctic is causing more warming in that region than sea ice albedo. In their paper published in the journal Nature ...
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Jakobshavn Isbr (Jakobshavn Glacier) is moving ice from the Greenland ice sheet into the ocean at a speed that appears to be the fastest ever recorded. Researchers from the University of Washington and the German Space Agency (DLR) measured ...
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It’s the middle of winter. Icicles glitter from the roofs, white covers the ground. Nothing is further away than the thought of patio furniture. At least that’s what you may think if you’re from the “warm” ...
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China's alumina output is forecast to rise 13.8% year on year to 53.5 million mt in 2014, an analyst from state nonferrous information division Beijing Antaike said Friday. Realized alumina output totaled 47 million mt in 2013, according ...
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US for-hire truck tonnage fell 4.3% in January, but you can blame the weather. The American Trucking Associations said its tonnage index was still up 1.2% year-over-year. The softening from December was attributed to winter storms, and ...
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The US economy will be slightly stronger this year than last, but freight growth will weaken. That’s the prediction of industry forecaster FTR, which today held a Webinar entitled State of Freight: Trucking Outlook for an Uncertain ...
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On a rooftop in the Bronx far from the skyscrapers of Manhattan, 4,760 panels soak up the winter rays. Welcome to the solar power boom in New York state. Robert Kline, director of commercial sales for the Ross Solar Group that installed ...
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Airweave inc., Japan’s leading manufacturer of premium bedding toppers and pillows, announced that it has become an official supplier to multi-national Olympic delegations, which include the United States (U.S. Olympic Committee), ...
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Essential shapes brought to life with Gucci’s uncompromisingly rigorous codes of luxury. The Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 Collection takes its cue from the House’s heritage while marking a turning point. “I felt the ...
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Spot prices for delivered cargoes of North Sea propane have increased on renewed buying from the petrochemicals sector, according to industry sources. In the early part of this month the spot price of CIF North Sea propane was just above ...
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