U.S. corn firm, soybeans slip on rain forecasts
(Reuters) - U.S. corn rose on Thursday, recouping some of the losses from the previous session on fresh Full Story
(Reuters) - U.S. corn rose on Thursday, recouping some of the losses from the previous session on fresh Full Story
(AgProfessional) - Heat and drought in the Corn Belt have created the perfect conditions for Aspergillus ear rot Full Story
Category: Policy
(USDA) - More than half (50.3 percent) of all counties in the United States have been designated disaster areas by USDA in 2012, mainly due to drought. Full Story
Category: Miscellaneous
(AgProfessional) - The U.S. Congress is limping toward what some see as a not-so-deserved five-week vacation Full Story
Category: Oilseeds
(AgWeb) - Soybeans set their yield potential later in the development process than corn, according to Isaac Ferrie, Crop Tech Consulting agronomist, based in Heyworth, IL. That’s particularly good news this season for farmers across much of the country. It means the tough summer weather may not deliver as harsh a yield penalty in soybeans as it has in corn. Full Story
Category: Grains
(Bloomberg) - French production of soft wheat, durum wheat and barley will be higher than expected Full Story
(Businessweek) - Corn prices raced to a record high Monday as the hot, dry summer relentlessly pounded Full Story
Category: Sugar
(Bloomberg) - Buyers of sugar from Brazil, the world’s largest producer, are paying a bigger premium Full Story
Category: Grains
(Bloomberg) - U.S. government estimates for wheat harvests in Russia, Kazakhstan and the European Union Full Story
(MarketWatch) — Soybeans and corn futures rose more than 2% Monday as parched fields and a bleak outlook Full Story