Markets
World wheat trade nearly unchanged
World wheat trade for the July-June international trade year in 2013/14 is projected at 143.0 million tons, just 0.7 million tons lower than in the previous year. However, the structure of imports and exports by country is expected to shift substantially.
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Grain markets mixed around midsession Tuesday
Recent cash strength may have discouraged country buyers, since demand was termed weak Tuesday morning.
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U.S. corn farmers to get brief respite from rain this week
Drier weather early this week in the U.S. Midwest will boost corn plantings that have fallen to a record slow pace due to wet and chilly weather, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday.
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Planting is progressing, despite all of the serious challenges
USDA’s Crop Progress and Condition report for May 13 indicated that 28 percent of the corn had been planted, compared to 12 percent last week and 85 percent for last year with a 65 percent five year average.
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Oil slips below $103 as IEA sees supply growing
Brent crude oil fell below $103 per barrel on Tuesday, depressed by worries over the prospects for global economic growth and demand after a bearish report from the West's energy watchdog.
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Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports
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Las Cruces, NM Tue May 14, 2013 USDA Market News
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports
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New Mexico to Mexico Livestock Exports
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Las Cruces, NM Tue May 14, 2013 USDA Market News
New Mexico to Mexico Livestock Exports
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5 Area Daily Wtd Avg Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated
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St Joseph, MO Tue May 14, 2013 USDA Market News Service
5 AREA DAILY WEIGHTED AVERAGE DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED
Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota feedlots
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)
Recap for: Monday,
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Amarillo, TX Auction Summary
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Amarillo, TX Tue May 14, 2013 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News
Amarillo Livestock Auction Summary, Amarillo, TX - 05/13/2013
Cattle and Calves: 938 Week Ago: 916 Year Ago: 814
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to weak on
limited
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Ashville Stockyard
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Montgomery, AL Tue May 14, 2013 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News
***Market not reported this week. Below is the last report issued
at Ashville, AL for 05/06/2013***
Receipts: 210 Last Week: 212 Year Ago: 308
Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls
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Corn planting races to 28 percent
Farmers took advantage of the break in wet spring weather in a rush to plant crops before the next round of rain.
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- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
- Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
