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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
CME: Corn Planting Near Record-High ConditionUS - If early planting and excellent early crop condition lead to a high yield, this corn crop should be a doozy. The trouble is that neither of those conditions are sufficient to drive a large national...
WPX Seminars to Focus on Business ManagementIOWA, US - Eight business seminars will feature the latest in nutrition, herd health, manure management and price risk at World Pork Expo on Wednesday, 6 June, and Thursday, 7 June.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Record Feed Grain Production Projected for 2012/13US - Feed grain production for 2012/13 is projected at 390 million metric tons, up from 324 million the previous year.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Anticipated Lower Feed Costs Could Trigger Sow Herd ExpansionCANADA - An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri warns the prospects of lower feed costs could trigger an expansion of the US sow herd that would aggravate the current over-supply of...
Corn Market Direction Unfolding, Magnitude Still UncertainUS - The USDA’s projections of US and world corn and feed grain supply and demand conditions presented in the May WASDE report set the benchmark by which the corn market will judge unfolding events....
Friday, May 11, 2012
CME: Farmers to Harvest Record Corn CropUS - According to the latest USDA supply/demand update, US farmers this fall will harvest the largest corn crop on record, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Soybean Crop Higher; Supply to Dip to Historic LowUS - There are going to be more soybeans grown across the United States this year, but that increase will be dwarfed by the amount of soybeans that will be used and exported. The scenario will mean US...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Corn Prices in Three PartsUS - Corn prices have recently moved in three distinct patterns. These include the patterns for new crop futures, old crop futures, and old crop cash prices, writes Darrel Good.
Maize Yield has Significant Impact on Profitability US - University of Minnesota Extension economists and educators have been researching the question of which costs have the largest impact on farm profits. A significant difference in profitability exists...
Friday, May 04, 2012
Website Connects Feed Buyers and Sellers US - Feed manufacturers and livestock producers have a new tool to save time and reduce costs when buying bulk feed ingredients. A newly launched website, www.feedpail.com, is designed to connect buyers...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Lower soybean exports from South America and rumors that Brazil will halt exports this week were supportive, writes Michael T. Roberts.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Expectations for the 2012-13 Corn Marketing YearUS - December 2012 corn futures reached a high of $6.735 on 31 August 2011 declined to a low of $5.23 on 30 March 2012, and are currently trading near $5.40. The steady decline in prices over the past...
Friday, April 20, 2012
Novus Celebrates Record Year of HMTBa ProductionUS - Confirming what commercial partners and animal nutritionists have known for decades, Novus is continuing to harness the full value of the HMTBa molecule in several species.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Corn futures were pressured by profit-taking via non-commercial liquidation, short-covering, and forecasts for improved crop-planting weather, writes Michael T. Roberts.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Has the 2011 Corn Crop Been Rationed?US - Corn prices declined substantially over the past week. May and December 2012 futures have declined by $.26 and $.22, respectively, following the release of the USDA’s WASDE report on 10 April,...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Report on Antibiotic Residues in Distillers Products US - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that four of the 46 samples of distillers’ grains tested were quantifiable in the laboratory for one or more of 12 antibiotics. The information will...
Tool to Manage Reduced-Oil Animal FeedUS - Currently, there are 207 ethanol production facilities in the US which produce over 36 million metric tons of wet and dried distillers grains, which has become a popular, economical partial replacement...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
FDA Antibiotics Guidance Problematic for ProducersUS - The loss of and restricted access to products expected with implementation of the US Food and Drug Administration’s guidance on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production likely...
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Profit taking and a stronger US dollar weighed on soybean prices, writes Michael T. Roberts.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
‘Fabricating It’: Opponents Wrong on Antibiotics UseUS - A study conducted by Kansas State University shows that opponents of antibiotics use in livestock production wildly overestimate the amount given to food animals.
Food Costs Could Rise with Relocation & ReductionUS - Paying more for food may not be out of the question for consumers if regulations on the US poultry and livestock sectors increase. In fact, consumers could pay up to $16.8 billion more annually for...
AFBF Analysis Sees Soybeans as New Market DriverUS - A new report on world agricultural supply and demand estimates issued by the Agriculture Department is setting up what could be an interesting new crop market dynamic, according to economic analysis...
Digestibility, Nutritional Value of Whey Co-productsUS - New research from the University of Illinois sheds light on the nutritional value of whey powder and whey permeate as a lactose source for pigs.
KSU Helps Establish In-feed Antibiotic Use Estimates US - Antibiotic use in livestock has been in the news a lot lately, especially when used in the feed for food producing animals. A major component of regulatory decisions and ongoing debates has been the...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Researchers Find Evidence of Banned AntibioticsUS - In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the US...
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Speculative and commercial buying in both old crop and new crop soybeans were supportive, writes Michael T. Roberts.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Winter Precipitation and Corn YieldUS - Due to the very warm temperatures in the winter of 2011-12, we recently examined the relationship between average winter temperatures and average temperatures the following summer and the relationship...
Monday, April 02, 2012
Corn Acreage Big News in USDA Planting ReportUS - There are still many sharp turns and bumps in the road between now and fall harvest, but a crop report issued last week by the Agriculture Department indicates that farmers in the United States are...
Friday, March 30, 2012
AVMA Responds to Court Ruling on Antibiotic UseUS - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reaffirmed its support of the responsible use of antibiotics in food animals after a federal court ruling demanded that the US Food and Drug Administration...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Drought in South America is seen as decreasing SA soybean output by up to 2 per cent while farmers in the US say they will plant more corn, writes Michael T. Roberts.
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