Georgia farmers produced 46 percent more corn and 12 percent more soybeans in 2013 than in 2012 according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service annual crop production report,released on Jan.13. The state's corn ...
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--With little movement, the CME Group corn and soybeans ended higher Monday. At the close, the March corn futures contract closed 2 1/4 cents higher at $4.31. The March soybean futures contract finished ...
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By Edward Usset, University of Minnesota Extension Soybean plantings will likely increase by two million acres or more in 2014, indicating reason to be nervous about new crop soybean prices in the months ahead. It's reasonable to assume ...
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USDA reports combined old and new crop corn, soybean, and wheat export sales for the week ending January 23 were larger than expected, while soybean meal and soybean oil were within pre-report estimates. Physical shipments of corn and ...
Columbia, Mo.,---- The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2014 Missouri Pork Expo to help us celebrate 60 years. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youth and adults, and ...
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Canada has announced its second case of the PED virus, also in Ontario. The U.S. ended 2013 with PED on 2,000 farms and has added another 600 this month. The impact of the virus is pushing summer hog futures contracts close to record highs. ...
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He's raised hogs in Hancock County for 40 years in a family farming business and he's now the new president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. Jamie Schmidt from Garner accepted the gavel from 2013 IPPA President Greg Lear of Spencer ...
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Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. The near term supply remains tight and demand continues to look good, but China's celebrating their New Year, which could take them out of the market for a while. However, while there ...
The early calls for the commodities on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, are predominantly weaker. Corn is seen opening 1-2 cents lower, soybeans 2-4 cents lower, and wheat 4-6 cents higher. In overnight trading, the March corn futures contract ...
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Wheat futures closed mixed on Friday, marking the first time in seven weeks a nearby contract closed higher than the previous week. Stronger export demand for U.S. supplies combined with cold temperatures that threaten winter wheat ...
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Iowa Soybean Association survey: Exports, production research key to soybean farmers January 22nd, 2014 Farmers also highlight need to strengthen consumer confidence Ankeny, Iowa – Iowa soybean farmers are concerned about herbicide ...
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Wisconsin farmers didn’t have their best year ever in 2013, but they didn’t miss it by much. “They earned about $3.75 billion in total net farm income, $600 million more than in 2012 and just short of the record of $3.8 ...
As the harsh winter continues, fears of wheat crop damage is underpinning the CME Group's wheat prices Thursday. At the close, the March corn futures contract settled 2 3/4 cents higher at $4.29. The March soybean futures contract ended 2 ...
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On Thursday, the CME Group's corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to start higher. The early calls for the commodities on Thursday, January 23, 2014, are higher. Corn is seen opening 2-4 cents higher, soybeans 3-5 cents higher, ...
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Performance in the field, customer demand and long-term profitability keep Ohio farmers planting high oleic Bill Bateson liked what he saw from high oleic soybeans so much the first year he grew them, he came back for an encore. Like ...