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Ag markets diverge just before the long holiday weekend
Corn futures performed well early this week, especially in the wake of the bearish Crop Progress report released Monday afternoon.
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Oil edges up on book squaring, but posts big weekly drop
Brent oil prices crept higher on Friday, as traders exited short positions ahead of a long holiday weekend in the United States, but the weekly percentage drop was still the biggest in more than a month.
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Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
Corn futures performed well early this week, especially in the wake of the bearish Crop Progress report released Monday afternoon.
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Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers
The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should pay more for taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, the Senate voted on Thursday, adopting a measure that blended deficit reduction, populism and farm program reform.
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Oil set for biggest weekly drop since mid-April
Oil was poised to post its biggest weekly loss in more than a month as Brent fell below $102 per barrel on Friday, pressured by ample supply and a sluggish economic recovery that could dent demand for fuel.
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Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
Brent crude oil prices retraced earlier losses after falling to a three-week low on Thursday in a broader commodities selloff, riding the coattails of a late turnaround in U.S. equities to end flat.
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Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
Corn futures seemingly suffered a relapse in the wake of their Wednesday rally Thursday morning, but came back later.
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Dairy slaughter numbers drop a tad
Compared to March, April’s slaughter was down 6,000 head.
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Corn futures relapse in wake of Wednesday's rally
Corn futures seemingly suffered a relapse in the wake of their Wednesday rally early Thursday morning, but came back later.
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Wet U.S. Midwest sections may lead to fewer corn acres
Rainfall over the next week to 10 days in parts of the Midwest will delay late corn seedings and possibly cause a shift from corn to soybean acreage, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday.
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Exports: Corn plunges 52 percent
The USDA reported corn net sales of 104,600 MT in its latest “U.S. Export Sales” report on Thursday, which is down 52 percent from last week and 57 percent from the 4-week average.
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