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U. S. plantings guesses key for CBOT grains prices

By Christine Stebbins February 5, 2009

The big unknown for U. S. corn and soybean prices – planting intentions – will likely keep the prices of both on edge over the next couple months. U. S. planted acreage is always fodder for traders at this time of year, as farmers pencil out seed and fertilizer costs. But the biggest factor is

News, Oilseeds, Poultry

U. S. farmers remain hopeful even as profits erode

By Karl Plume January 29, 2009

“With that kind of volatility you just lose track of fundamentals.” –Illinois farmer Garry Niemeyer Iowa farmer Gordon Wassenaar says he is optimistic about 2009, displaying a sometimes puzzling “glass half full” mentality needed in a profession in which Mother Nature can wipe out months of work overnight. He and other U. S. farmers notched

News, Oilseeds

Input costs nix next year’s profits

By Mark Weinraub December 4, 2008

After reaping bumper profits for corn and sobyean crops during the past two years, some U. S. farmers face potential losses for their 2009 crop even before they have finalized their planting strategy. Prices for corn and soybeans have tumbled so much that growers who already locked in input costs for next year’s crop when

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Corn prices drop 50 per cent, ethanol production still high

November 6, 2008

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada win Winnipeg closed the week ended October 31 mixed, with canola down. Canola declined despite the firm tone in the U. S. soy complex. The lack of fresh demand and a

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U. S. farmers consider wet corn

By Mark Weinraub October 23, 2008

Farmers around the U. S. Midwest were trying to decide if they should begin harvesting corn that will need to be dried manually after it is cut, agronomists and grain dealers say. Most growers had hoped to let their corn dry naturally but leaving crops in the field late into the fall is risky. Farmers

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Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

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U. S. plantings guesses key for CBOT grains prices

U. S. farmers remain hopeful even as profits erode

Input costs nix next year’s profits

Corn prices drop 50 per cent, ethanol production still high

U. S. farmers consider wet corn

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