Commentary
U.S. corn outlook: Up as cool, wet weather delays planting
U.S. corn futures are expected to start higher Monday on increasing concerns that cool, wet weather delaying planting will reduce the size of next fall's harvest.
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U.S. grain and soy review: Nearby corn climb on improved demand
U.S. corn futures finished mixed Friday, with nearby contracts rising on improved demand.
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Oil futures: Crude settles +68c At $99.65/Bbl
Crude oil futures settled modestly higher near $100 a barrel Friday, after a volatile session sparked by sharp moves in the dollar and euro.
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CBOT corn outlook: Seen up on increasing foreign demand
U.S. corn futures are expected to start stronger Friday on a resurgence of foreign demand for the grain following a drop to six-week lows.
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U.S. gas: Futures ease on moderating demand view
Natural gas futures fell Friday as market participants bet that mild weather in the coming weeks would curb demand for the heating and power-plant fuel.
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Oil futures: Crude ends higher in volatile trading session
Crude futures settled higher Thursday in a volatile trading session, as commodity and currency markets attempted to find footing amid massive price swings this week.
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CBOT corn outlook: Seen lower on firm U.S. dollar, broad selling
U.S. corn futures are expected to start lower Thursday as strength in the U.S. dollar and broad selling of commodities pressure prices.
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Oil futures: Crude drops as dollar continues rise
Crude futures were lower Thursday, nearing price levels last seen before uprisings in the Middle East, as investors rethink long-profitable trades in commodities and currency markets.
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Oil futures: Gasoline plunges, taking crude oil with it
Gasoline futures plunged Wednesday, pulling the price of oil with it, after an unexpected rise in U.S. inventories.
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CBOT corn outlook: Down sharply as USDA hikes supply projection
U.S. corn futures are poised to open sharply lower Wednesday following the government's unexpected increase in domestic supplies.
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Class IV options set all-time volume record
It wasn’t another quiet CME spot cheese market session, nor another lackluster volume day, in Class III that caught traders’ attention yesterday (although those were present), but rather Class IV options. 1,208 Class IV options traded Tuesday to post an all-time record volume and open interest.
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- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Ag markets generally mixed to start this week
- USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program sign-up
- South Dakota State University dairy faculty works With USAID
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- Fire kills 17 calves at Idaho farm
