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Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

USDA hog report confirms active herd growth as PED fears ease

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — The U.S. hog herd grew seven per cent during the December-February quarter versus the same period last year, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday, reflecting producer profitability and the less-severe porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, said analysts. Hog farmers willingly expanded their herds after vaccines and tighter biosecurity measures offset […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds ahead of USDA reports

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat climbed as much as two per cent in a bargain-buying bounce on Friday, rebounding after three sessions of steep declines that dragged futures into technically oversold territory. Soybean and corn futures each were lower at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) with investors in all three trading pits squaring […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy dive on export woes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures sagged 1.5 per cent to their lowest in almost five months on Tuesday, with export demand for U.S. supplies fading amid the expanding harvest in Argentina and Brazil, traders said. “The fundamentals are not friendly here; the South American crops are coming in with good yields,” Charlie Sernatinger, […] Read more
It is often said that soybeans can be the great liars, since their production potential is often very difficult to measure in season. – Philip Shaw (above)
Soybeans

2015 soybean market outlook

Soybean Guide: Demand is keeping pace with increased production, but will that continue? Here’s what to watch

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Reading Time: 5 minutes With every new year come great challenges. For Canadian farmers looking out into their 2015 planning horizon, soybeans are increasingly a large part of that. Where once soybeans were relegated to the deep southwest of Ontario, now there are three million acres in Ontario and 836,000 in Quebec, plus over one million acres in Manitoba […] Read more
American flag in farmer's field
Crops, Guide Business

Can American farms keep getting bigger?

Now even big farmers have their doubts and feel it's reached a tipping point

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Reading Time: 5 minutes About three hours north of the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Delta Plantation was the largest U.S. crop farm, working 100,000 acres. But that was only until 2005. Then the farm was broken up and sold. During a decade of its dizzying climb, Eddie Davis managed up to 34,000 acres for the company. It was easy […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag after monthly USDA report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised analysts by leaving its forecast of domestic soy inventories unchanged in a monthly report. A strong dollar hung over the commodities sector, pressuring grains as well as crude oil and copper. But wheat closed higher, […] Read more

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