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Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh

Crude oil prices rose on Monday against a weaker dollar, but ample oil supplies limited gains, even as equity markets hovered at record levels. FULL STORY »

Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast

Drier weather last week gave farmers the opportunity they needed to make up for lost time. After struggling for weeks against the wetter weather, they were able to get 71 percent of the corn in the ground. FULL STORY »

Ag markets seemed to follow gold higher Monday afternoon

Talk of greatly accelerated corn plantings last week and again during the days ahead probably depressed deferred corn futures Monday. FULL STORY »

Online systems keeps exporters abreast of market regulations

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently launched an online system that modernizes the way the agency informs the U.S. agricultural industry regarding changes in international food and agriculture regulations that could affect U.S. exports. FULL STORY »

Meat and poultry trends in the U.S.

Meat consumption in the U.S. has been on the decline for nearly a decade. Several factors account for this change, but two in particular stand out. FULL STORY »

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