Spring Mountain Motor Resort & Country Club announced a new spec-racing series based around the award-winning 7th generation Corvette. The Michelin Corvette Challenge race series kicks off its inaugural season,February 20th, 2016 at the ...
Dry conditions continue to slow Brazil's soybean planting season. Although sowing has advanced, forecasts indicate that the rains will remain irregular, and producers may have to work on replanting. In Mato Grosso, which is the largest ...
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The winter wheat crop in parts of the Plains is falling in quality while farmers are seeing delays in the mid-South as corn-planting fights to move north into the Midwest, where another set of weather challenges and potential delays could ...
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World cotton production this season is forecast at 119.2 million bales, virtually unchanged from last month’s projection and slightly below 2013/14 as higher area this season is offset by a lower yield. “Global harvested area ...
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Red meat prices already on the rise as farmers restock and Japanese agreement comes in The Australian red meat industry has seen cattle and sheep prices soar, as it welcomes the news that the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement ...
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Vee Rubber America Inc. is displaying the new Vitron ZR ultra-high performance tire at its Global Tire Expo booth. It is also teasing attendees with a crossover tire still in development. The 2014 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market ...
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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, a leading sporting goods retailer, reported financial results for the fiscal 2014 first quarter ended March 30, 2014. For the fiscal 2014 first quarter, net sales were $231.3 million, compared to net ...
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July wheat futures rose 16 cents Tuesday, in part due to rumblings from day one of the Hard Winter Wheat Tour through northern Kansas. Tour participants estimated the yield from 271 field stops in north-central and northwest Kansas to be ...
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Big 5 Sporting Goods reported that for the fiscal 2014 first quarter, net sales were $231.3 million, compared to net sales of $246.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Same store sales declined 7.9 percent for the first quarter ...
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Pirelli says the its new Cinturato P1 Plus is the first premium UHP summer tire backed by a mileage warranty. Pirelli Tire LLC launched the latest generation Cinturato P1 Plus at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. The ultra-high ...
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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 ...
All three nearby futures contracts closed higher for the third consecutive week. Strong export demand and concerns about cold, dry conditions in the U.S. Plains pushed futures to a two-month high on Wednesday. Profit taking efforts led to ...
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After the driest year on record in 2013, California is facing its driest January ever, and the dryness mixed with pollution is unhealthy, officials say. A stuck high-pressure zone off the West Coast of the United States is creating dry ...
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Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. There was no real fresh news, but the outside markets were supportive and the near term supply remains tight. Conditions in Brazil are generally good for development and harvest, but ...
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Monday's Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.34 and 1/2, up 1 and 3/4 cents Jan. soybeans clocsed at $13.26 and 3/4, up 23 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $446.90, up $11.70 Jan. soybean oil closed at 37.57, ...
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