Defra: Tackling A Summer Drought Begins Now UK - Water companies and the public need to plan now for a summer drought to minimise the impacts of a potentially dry winter, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said yesterday.
Environment Agency Water Report is Common Sense says NFU UK - Water issues raised in the Environment Agency's report on drought prospects over the next few months will come as no surprise to farmers, the NFU said today.
CME: Corn Futures Closed Slightly Higher Wednesday US - March corn closed slightly higher on the session but near 10 cents off of the early highs. The market saw solid gains early in the session but there was not a lot of follow-through buying....
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Dollar-denominated grains have become more competitive in global markets as a result of a weaker US dollar, writes Michael T. Roberts in his Weekly Roberts Agricultural Commodity Market...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Moderately Higher Tuesday US - March corn closed moderately higher on the session as talk that the recent aggressive selling trend from fund traders due to global recessionary fears may be slowing helped to support.
CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Monday US - The early rally for March corn matched the overnight highs at 603 and after a burst of fund buying early, the market drifted back down to close under 600 for the third session in a row....
Cattle, Pig Prices Stay High in Difficult Times ANALYSIS - There have been some unusual movements in the global agricultural and livestock markets recently, writes TheCropSite editor in chief Chris Harris.
Positive Outlook For Crop, Meat & Dairy Producers CANADA - Alberta producers are benefiting from a good growing season and higher beef, poultry, pork and dairy prices. The 2011 results show a positive outlook for many producers.
2012: Corn, Soybean Demand & Acreage Prospects US - Corn and soybean prices have declined sharply since the release of the USDA's November Crop Production report that contained smaller forecasts of the size of the 2011 harvest for...
IGC: Global Grain Export Prices Retreat GLOBAL - After showing some strength in early November, global grain export prices were again in retreat, though with rice once more the exception.
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Friday US - December corn was hovering near the 590 strike late in the trading session with options expiring today.
GeoGrain: Export Market Supports Soybean Basis Across US US - With support from the export market, soybean basis moved up four cents on average across the country.
Further Growth for United Oilseeds UK - United Oilseeds Producers Ltd has today announced a 6.4 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the financial year to 30 June 2011 as a result of a 33.3 per cent increase in seed sales and...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Wednesday US - While there appears to be increased demand from domestic end users on breaks, fund selling was the driving force for lower trade in corn again today.
CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Tuesday US - December Corn finished up 1 1/4 at 599, 2 1/2 off the high and 4 3/4 up from the low. March Corn closed up 3/4 at 605 3/4. This was 4 1/4 up from the low and 2 3/4 off the high.
Beer Can Put Sparkle Back in Rural Economy - New ‘Grain to Glass’ report UK - Despite brewing being one of Britain's unsung success stories during the current economic downturn the Government should be doing more to help the industry to flourish by supporting the...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Sharply Lower Monday US - December corn closed sharply lower on the session and is now down as much as 72 3/4 cents off of the November 9th peak with December corn now down in 7 of 8 trading sessions since the "bullish"...
CME: Grain Futures Closed Sharply Lower Thursday US - December corn closed sharply lower on the session and pushed to the lowest level since October 11th.
Indonesia On Track For Economic Growth INDONESIA - Indonesia has emerged as one of the leading Asian countries for economic growth post-global financial crisis and looks set to lead the Southeast Asian growth story for the next decade,...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Sharply Higher Tuesday US - December corn closed sharply higher on the session and has corrected nearly half of the losses from the 4-day slide.
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Monday US - December corn closed 5 cents lower on the session and saw the lowest close since October 10th. Sluggish export news, a stronger US dollar and news that Argentina will allow an additional...
Positive Outlook For Grains Industry AUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, has welcomed the release of the Australian Grains 11.2: Grains outlook 2011-12 and industry productivity report,...
International Participation Grows at Agritechnica GERMANY - More than 2,700 exhibitors are taking part in AgriTechnica 2011, which is taking place in Hannover, Germany, this week, writes Chris Harris from the exhibition.
Barclays Analyst on WASDE Update - Crop Production Keeps Falling GLOBAL - Barclays analyst, Farooq Hamed, said last week's Supply and Demand Estimates report showed yields down across key crops and stocks-to-use mixed.
Corn & Soybean Prices Continue To Struggle US - Corn prices have traded in a sideways pattern since mid-October, but are currently in the lower end of the recent range. Soybean prices have trended lower over the past month, with January...
Cattle Outlook: USDA Corn Crop Estimates Down US - USDA's November crop report lowered their estimate of the 2011 corn crop yield by 1.4 bushels to 146.7 bushels per acre. They are now estimating the 2011 corn crop at 12.31 billion bushels,...
Minister's CAP Plans Fail To Make Farming More Productive UK - Defra Ministers have told the Europe Union's Agriculture Commissioner that his draft proposals to reform the CAP fall short of meeting the key challenges he correctly identified some months...
Tight Stocks, Strong Demand Continue for Corn Market US - The US corn market continues to be characterized by tight stocks and strong demand as farmers wrap up this year's harvest and look to next year's crop, according to economists with the American...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Friday US - December corn closed about 6 cents lower on the session and down near 16 cents for the week.
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower US - December Corn finished down 10 1/2 at 645 1/2, 16 1/2 off the high and 1/2 up from the low. March Corn closed down 10 1/4 at 654 3/4. This was 3/4 up from the low and 16 1/4 off the hig...











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