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Monday, May 20, 2013
Philippines Exports Aromatic, Black Rice to DubaiPHILIPPINES - With rice self-sufficiency in sight, the Philippines after 40 years will once again export rice, initially comprising of 35 metric tons (MT) of aromatic, long-grain and organic...
Cotton Offers Ecologically Friendly Way to Clean up Oil SpillsUS - With the Deepwater Horizon disaster emphasising the need for better ways of cleaning up oil spills, scientists are reporting that unprocessed, raw cotton may be an ideal, ecologically friendly...
International Vision for Wheat ImprovementUK - By 2050, a 60 per cent increase in wheat production will be needed to meet the demand of a growing population. The Wheat Initiative, an international consortium gathering public institutions...
Friday, May 17, 2013
Grains: Where are the Stops? Friday, May 17US - Below are today’s likely price locations of buy and sell stop orders for the active corn, soybean and soft red winter wheat futures markets....
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: US Dollar Stronger Again GLOBAL - The U.S. dollar index is stronger again Friday morning and is hovering near this week’s 9.5-month high. San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams late Thursday said...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Down on ThursdayUS - July Corn finished down 9 1/4 at 641 1/2, 10 1/2 off the high and 1 1/4 up from the low. December Corn closed down 7 3/4 at 524. This was 1/2 up from the low and 10 off the high....
USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Programme Sign-UpUS - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. ...
Rain Delays US Planting, Topsoil Loss Could Cost Farmers YieldANALYSIS – As rainfall increases, the amount of topsoil decreases. So does the amount of grain the land can produce, writes Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension. ...
Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Fertiliser UseCHINA - Scientists have demonstrated how improvements in nitrogen fertiliser manufacture and their application could help reduce China's agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by around 60 per...
Wheat Breeding Science Offers Greater YieldsUK - UK wheat yields could be boosted by up to 30 per cent with the introduction of a new wheat bred from a wild grass species....
NFU, JA Zenchu Statement on Lima Round of TPP Negotiations US - In advance of the Lima round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union (NFU) president, and Akira Banzai, president of Japan’s Zenchu,...
B100 to Fuel Pulling TractorsUS - A partnership between US soybean farmers and the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) will reach another milestone Friday when the NTPA begins allowing the use of 100 per cent biodiesel,...
Bosnia and Herzegovina Farmers Offered Tax-free DieselBOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia & Herzegovina’s 2012/2013 wheat area is approximately 62,000 HA. Thus, with an average yield of 3.7 MT/HA, total estimated production is 208,000 MT. Planted...
Philippines Agriculture, Fisheries Grows 3.3 per cent in Q1 2013PHILIPPINE - The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 3.3 per cent in the first three months of 2013, as all four subsectors — crops, fishery, poultry and livestock — posted respective...
Farmers Face Deadline to Choose ACRE as Revenue-protection PlanUS - Crop producers have until June 3 to decide whether they will participate in the Average Crop Revenue Election plan or continue with the regular Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Programme....
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Jim Wyckoff's Thursday Closing Grains: Weather Forecast BearishANALYSIS - July corn futures closed down 8 1/2 cents at $6.42 1/4 Thursday. Prices closed nearer the session low. ...
Grains: Where are the Stops? Thursday, May 16US - Below are today’s likely price locations of buy and sell stop orders for the active corn, soybean and soft red winter wheat futures markets. ...
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Gold Prices DroppingGLOBAL - Gold is in the spotlight Thursday as prices have been dropping for the past week. June gold futures on Wednesday dropped and closed below important psychological support at $1,400.00...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Down WednesdayUS - July Corn finished down 1 3/4 at 650 3/4, 9 off the high and 5 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed down 6 1/4 at 531 3/4. This was 1 up from the low and 6 3/4 off the high....
Brazil Wheat Prices Remain FirmBRAZIL - The low availability of wheat in the domestic market has resulted in values above those at the same time last year, according to researchers, Cepea....
Positive Discussion on Key CAP Reform IssuesIRELAND - Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has welcomed what he described as a 'positive and useful discussion' with his Member State colleagues on three elements...
Low Insect Populations May be Drought RelatedUS - Drought and up-and-down temperatures are affecting insect behavior – everything from honeybee behavior to delayed emergence of pests, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service...
Gillard Government to Implement National Drought ReformAUSTRALIA - The Gillard Government has announced a new A$99.4 million Farm Household Allowance that will be at the core of the National Drought Programme Reform....
NFU Outlines Farm Bill Priorities for House Committee on AgricultureUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, outlining priorities, such as funding programmes,...
NFU President: Challenge MPs on CAPUK - NFU President Peter Kendall has stressed there are five key points farmers should raise with their MPs to ensure English farmers are not disadvantaged against their colleagues in Europe...
Response to EU Commission Package on Healthier Animals, Plants for Safer Food ChainEU - At a high-level conference organized with the Irish Presidency, Copa-Cogeca and other key stakeholders presented detailed views on the EU Commission package designed to strengthen animal...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Jim Wyckoff's Wednesday Closing Grains: Drier Forecast BearishANALYSIS - July corn futures closed down 2 cents at $6.50 1/2 Wednesday. Prices closed near mid-range. ...
Grains: Where are the Stops? Wednesday, May 15US - Below are today’s likely price locations of buy and sell stop orders for the active corn, soybean and soft red winter wheat futures markets. ...
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Euro Tumbles, Dollar RisesGLOBAL - In overnight news, the Euro currency fell and the US dollar index rose to a nine-month high on news of a weaker- than-expected European Union gross domestic product figure....
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower TuesdayUS - May Corn finished down 11 1/4 at 706 3/4, 15 1/4 off the high and 2 1/2 up from the low. July Corn closed down 3 at 652 1/2. This was 6 up from the low and 5 1/4 off the high....
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