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Ag markets mixed-to-lower Wednesday morning
Corn futures followed their recent pattern again Wednesday morning. Tight old crop supplies are apparently supporting the nearby July contract. In contrast, optimism about the pace of Corn Belt plantings is depressing deferred futures, since forthcoming weather seems likely to allow corn plantings to be completed in something approaching a timely manner.
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Brent rises towards $104 on S.Korea rebate, U.S. stock drop
Brent crude climbed towards $104 a barrel on Wednesday after South Korea's sweetened incentives for non-Middle East crude oil imports heightened demand prospects, and fuel stockpiles in the United States declined sharply.
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Livestock, cotton outperformed grains and soy on Tuesday
Corn futures were mixed Tuesday. Tight old crop supplies apparently supported the nearby July contract, whereas the results of the weekly USDA Crop Progress report weighed upon its deferred counterparts.
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Cover crops for prevented plant acres
The snowy, rainy spring of 2013 has left many farmers making the decision to put some, or all, of their acres into the prevented plant insurance option.
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Ag markets mixed again Tuesday morning
Corn futures were mixed Tuesday morning. Tight old crop supplies apparently supported the nearby July contract, whereas the results of the weekly USDA Crop Progress report weighed upon its deferred counterparts.
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Dairy Focus: Milk pricing
The rising cost of milk at the grocery store may leave shoppers wondering how dairy product prices are set and how much dairy farmers are paid for their milk.
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Weak data pushes Brent oil below $102 per barrel
Brent crude futures slipped below $102 a barrel on Tuesday as weak U.S. manufacturing data from the day before deepened worries about demand growth in the world's biggest oil consumer.
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Corn planting advances ahead of another Midwest deluge
Farmers continue to struggle to finish corn planting, epitomizing what has been a season already plagued with excessive rain, snow and cold.
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Oil prices rise on weaker dollar, North Sea outage
Brent crude oil futures rose on Monday, supported by a weak dollar and a supply outage in North Sea crude oil.
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Ag markets diverged widely to start trading this week
Corn futures began the week strongly in response to persistent concerns about excessive moisture and farmer difficulties in getting the last of the 2013 crop planted.
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Ag markets quite mixed Monday morning
Corn futures began the week strongly in response to persistent concerns about excessive moisture and farmer difficulties in getting the last of the 2013 crop planted.
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