Natural Gas
Oil jumps to $94 ahead of Europe debt plan
Oil prices jumped to $94 a barrel Tuesday on tightening crude supplies and as investors seemed confident that a plan in Europe to contain the region's debt crisis would be revealed soon.
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Oil price rises above $91 on signs of growth
Oil prices jumped nearly 5 percent Monday, reaching the highest level in more than two months, on signs of economic growth in the U.S. and Asia.
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Oil prices rise on US, European economic news
Oil prices rose Friday on encouraging economic news from the U.S. and Europe, raising hopes for stronger demand in the months to come.
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Oil prices fall after Gadhafi's death
The price of oil fell after the death of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, although it should take months for Libya's oil industry to recover and for the full impact to be felt on world markets.
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Natural gas outlook: Storage figures rise, modest price gains
Natural gas prices posted modest net gains at most market locations across the lower 48 States. The Henry Hub spot price increased from $3.54 per million Btu (MMBtu) last Wednesday, October 12, to $3.58 per MMBtu yesterday, October 19.
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Oil up to near $87 on European debt plan hopes
Oil prices inched back up to near $87 a barrel Monday as market sentiment improved on hopes for a European debt crisis deal and as upbeat U.S. retail sales data boosted hopes that the world's biggest economy will avoid recession.
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Oil prices rise near $87 as recession fears ease
A series of encouraging economic reports sparked oil prices Friday, pushing the benchmark to the highest level in nearly a month.
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Natural gas outlook: Electric power and industrial sectors driving increases
Projected natural gas consumption increases by an average 1.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2011 and 0.5 Bcf/d in 2012, with growth in the electric power and industrial sectors driving the increases.
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Oil price falls nearly 2 pct on China slowdown
The price of oil fell nearly 2 percent Thursday as the global economic slowdown took a toll on China.
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Natural gas outlook: Prices post net losses at most locations
Natural gas prices posted net losses at most market locations across the lower 48 States. The Henry Hub spot price fell from $3.63 per million Btu last Wednesday, October 5, to $3.54 per MMBtu yesterday, October 12.
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Oil slips to near $84 amid demand forecast cuts
Oil prices fell to near $84 a barrel Thursday due to retreating equity markets, slower export growth in China and lowered forecasts for global demand for crude.
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- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability



