Markets
Ag markets move generally lower Friday morning
The grain and soy complexes traded according to old and new crop conditions again Friday morning.
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Penn State Dairy Herd IOFC: May 2013
When it rains, it pours: broken TRM mixer, running out of feed, and a drop in the milk fat test pose challenges to the herd.
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Ag markets once again mixed Friday morning
CBOT corn futures continue reacting to differing old and new crop prospects.
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Oil up on positive U.S. data; gasoline leads
Brent crude oil rose on Thursday, tracing gains in U.S. equities in late-session trading after U.S. data showed stronger-than-expected retail sales and a fall in jobless claims.
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Ag markets posted mixed reactions to the USDA data
After proving quite stable Wednesday night, corn futures turned lower Thursday. The weekly Export Sales report may have sparked the slide, since both the old and new crop sales figures fell somewhat short of expectations.
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Still 'crazy dry' in the Southwest
Conditions continue to worsen across the Southwest.
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Exports: Corn sales set 10-week low
Corn net sales dipped this week, falling by 24,730 MT to 81,500 MT, according to the USDA’s latest “U.S. Export Sales” report released on Thursday. This is a 10-week low and 23 percent lower than the yearly average.
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Oil erases loss, above $103, as U.S. data helps
Oil reversed an earlier loss to trade above $103 a barrel on Thursday as a higher-than expected rise in U.S. retail sales and a fall in jobless claims boosted the economic outlook, although subdued global demand limited the rebound.
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Oil ends modestly higher, weak demand outlook weighs
Crude oil prices ended modestly higher on Wednesday, but gains were capped by lower oil demand growth estimates and ample supplies.
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Ag markets posted mixed reactions to USDA data
Corn futures reacted poorly to the release of the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply/Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released Wednesday.
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Milk prices staying put for now
Milk price estimates for 2013 were changed little in the USDA’s latest “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report.
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