04/28/2009 03:29PM
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher Tuesday on forecasts for continued rain in the U.S. corn belt, traders said.
May corn ended up 2 3/4 cents at $3.75 per bushel, and July corn ended up 2 3/4 cents at $3.83 1/2.
Traders and weather forecasters said farmers are
03/07/2009 10:16AM
After declining to levels not seen in several years last week, boxed beef cutout values trended higher on light demand and offerings.The rebound was led by middle meats, particularly top butts and light lip-ons.While sellers sought higher money on most items to address their continued poor operating
02/24/2009 07:53AM
CBOT Grain Futures Calls:
March corn called 2 to 5 cents lower.
March soybeans called 3 to 7 cents lower.
March CBOT wheat called 1 to 4 cents lower.
US dollar is down 9. April crude is up $.08 at $38. Dow is up 62.
Economic Information:
Conference Board Consumer Confidence index
02/13/2009 08:10AM
In the West, the fourth in series of Pacific storms is producing another round of rain and snow in northern and central California. While summer water-supply prospects are favorable in much of the West, California and the Great Basin remain at risk for completing a third consecutive year of drought.
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Jolley: Learning About DG’s & Cattle Feed With Lallemand’s Mark Corrigan
Mark Corrigan is the beef technical services manager at Lallemand Animal Nutrition.He just picked up his Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition from the University of Nebraska, one of the top agriculture schools in North America.Dr
10/17/2008 04:11PM
AUSTIN . . . Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 2.59 million head on October 1, down 9 percent from a year ago. According to the monthly report released by the Texas Field Office, the estimate was up slightly from the September
09/26/2008 02:43PM
The number of cattle on feed September 1 was a little smaller than the trade estimate. The USDA estimate of cattle on feed was down three percent from 2007. The trade estimate was for the number to be down 2.1 percent. Placements on feed during August were down 2.8 percent from a year earlier with the
09/22/2008 08:00AM
Grain Comments: The earliest morning futures calls are December corn up 8 to 12 cents, November soybeans up 28 to 38 cents, and December CBOT wheat up 12 to 16 cents.Early morning weather maps suggest warm temperatures this week and little to no rain for the east cornbelt or Delta region.China
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