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The drought that has put a severe dent in the US corn crop is now threatening to do the same kind of damage to the soybean crop. Corn, which is planted and harvested earlier than soybeans, has been...
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Source: ThinkstockToday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inaugurated its new practice of releasing the monthly crop reports at noon ET. January saw a decline in the forecast for the Florida...
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The worst drought in 56 years now threatens crops in a vast swath of the U.S. midsection, running from Indiana to the Sierras. The seasonal outlook through September shows about 70% of the country...
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The under-developing world needs food while the developed world is full.US crop yield reports sunk commodities prices as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Prospective Plantings numbers showed that...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture now estimates that the U.S. corn crop will fall 2.2 billion bushels lower than the estimate provided just a month ago, to 10.8 billion bushels, the lowest since the...
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America’s position as “Breadbasket of the World” is being eroded by the growing strength of rivals such as Canada, Australia, the former Soviet Union and China. As yields continue to rise...
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Source: ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its annual report on U.S. ethanol production capacity for 2013. The 193 U.S. ethanol plants have a total capacity of...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported last night that the harvest of this year’s U.S. corn crop is 79% complete and the soybean harvest is 71% complete. These numbers are significantly higher...
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Legalizing marijuana for recreational use included as part of supporters’ story the amount of tax money a state could realize from the sale of cannabis and cannabis-related products. And while...
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Bees are the world’s most important pollinators, and, therefore, critical to the world’s food supply. In their collection of pollen and nectar for food supplies, they move pollen from male flower...
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To state the obvious, there is only so much farmland in the US. The National Cotton Council of America says that farmers will plant 14% more cotton this year compared to last.NCC Vice President Gary...
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Last year at this time, cotton prices were hovering around $2.10/pound. They’re less than half that today, and growers are wondering if $0.95/pound will return. Cotton prices dropped below $1/pound...
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Analysts at Dutch-based Rabobank have predicted that US corn prices could rise another 25% by the end of the year on lower yields due to hot, dry weather. That would raise prices to around...
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National City Corporation (NCC) Raising money and big dilution. Falls to $5.90 from 52-week high of $38.32. Pfizer (PFE) Concerns about big pharma results. Drifts off to $20.13. $27.73. Aladdin...
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