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Jan. 23, 2013

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2013 markets still impacted by 2012 drought

In 2012, punishing drought was the major story for many of the nation’s farmers. The aftereffects of the parched farmland will linger for quite some time said Chad Hart, associate professor and Extension economist at Iowa State University, at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting....More
Jan. 23, 2013

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Fiscal cliff legislation contained farm equipment windfall

In terms of tractor and other farm machinery purchases, “there was a huge windfall in the 2013 tax legislation,” says Roger McEowen, director of Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation....More
Jan. 23, 2013

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Fresh vegetable price index continues to flatten

Grower prices for many fresh vegetables continued a gradual recovery from the lows of late 2011/early 2012, although the projected overall fourth quarter price index for fresh vegetables is down six points from the third quarter 2012 index....More
Jan. 17, 2013

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World records broken for rice production, use and trade

The world produced a record rice crop in 2012-13, according to USDA estimates, but records were also broken for use and trade....More
Jan. 17, 2013

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Outlook brightens for leafy greens industry

Encouraging data gathered by the California Leafy Greens Research Program (CLGRP) suggests the pendulum on U.S. leafy green consumption is swinging higher, including spinach and spring mix....More
Jan. 17, 2013

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Don’t count on 2012 corn, soybean price levels this year

While farmers saw good commodity prices in 2012 — especially for corn and soybeans — they should avoid getting caught up on the high prices of the past....More
Jan. 17, 2013

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USDA January report neutral for soybeans

USDA’s Jan. 11 report for soybeans is considered neutral with the projection for U.S. ending stocks the same as the average estimate of at least one poll of trade analysts....More
Jan. 17, 2013

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USDA report a bullish surprise for corn

In the Jan. 11 USDA Crop Report, corn led the bullish surprises mainly based on the Grain Stocks report....More
Jan. 16, 2013

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China’s reserve policies mystifying world’s cotton analysts

Last year, the Chinese government only had a gap of 5 million bales between what the country’s farmers grew and what its textile manufacturing sector was expected to spin. Yet China imported 24.5 million bales of cotton from around the world....More
Jan. 7, 2013

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U.S. peanut industry plagued by production highs and lows

The peanut industry is a vital economic engine for many rural economies in the Southeast....More
Dec. 27, 2012

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Corn market waiting on Dec. 1 inventory report

The USDA’s estimate of Dec. 1, 2012, inventories of corn, to be released on Jan. 11, 2013, will be one of the more important factors influencing the price of old-crop corn in the first quarter of the new year....More
Dec. 27, 2012

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Weather threat makes risk-management difficult for corn growers.

A return to more normal U.S. corn yields in 2013 could send new-crop prices spiraling downward, but persistent drought in some of the nation’s top corn-producing states could have the opposite effect....More
Dec. 19, 2012

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Prices for most fresh vegetables remain below previous-year levels

Reduced shipments have relieved some downward pressure on fresh vegetable prices from earlier in 2012, although prices for most vegetables still remain below levels from the previous year, according to the latest USDA Vegetables and Melons Outlook....More
Dec. 10, 2012

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Economists say 2013 will be good for farmers

Grain prices will likely again drive U.S. agriculture in 2013, according to several speakers at the recent Tennessee agriculture leadership forum, made possible by Farm Credit Mid-America....More
Dec. 6, 2012

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Cuba trade holds promise for U.S. agricultural exports, Texas A&M economist says

Cuba relies on imports for 75 percent of its food, creating a huge potential market for U.S. farmers and ranchers, says Parr Rosson, head, Texas A&M Agricultural Economics Department and AgriLife Extension economist....More
Dec. 6, 2012

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Southeast Farm Press

Cotton prices stabilize, find support

Merchants are now pricing the old crop (2012) off the March futures....More
Dec. 6, 2012

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Trade mission aims to create opportunities for U.S. agriculture in Russia

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports to Russia, Dec. 3-7....More
Dec. 4, 2012

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$4 corn vs. $9 corn: Which will win out in 2013?

Corn and soybean farmers were enjoying record-high prices until a few weeks ago. Once harvest began, some of the sizzle went out of the market....More
Dec. 4, 2012

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What to do with all these peanuts?

Prior to the 2012 planting season, peanut marketing experts warned growers against over-planting....More
Dec. 4, 2012

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U.S. cattle market should remain strong, volatile

The U.S. cattle market should remain relatively strong for 2013 and average 4 to 8 percent higher than in 2012, according to Walt Prevatt, Auburn University Extension economist....More
Nov. 15, 2012

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MF Global a year on: reports, investigations and a nervous agricultural sector

It has been just over a year since the collapse of commodities brokerage MF Global and the disappearance of some $1.2 billion -- much of it invested by the U.S. agriculture sector -- in illegally-accessed, and supposedly segregated, customer funds....More
Nov. 12, 2012

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Calculator helps determine money making potential of energy crops

Along with the growing interest in biomass energy crops as renewable alternatives to fossil fuels, comes a growing list of questions from corn and soybean farmers about what it will cost them to switch....More
Nov. 12, 2012

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Corn is market driver, soybeans remain a good option

Corn will drive the commodity markets, soybeans will help to make things interesting, and there’s always the chance of a margin squeeze next year, predicts Todd Davis, senior economist with the American Farm Bureau....More
Nov. 9, 2012

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More corn, cotton, soybeans - USDA report

USDA raised estimated production for cotton, corn and soybeans in its Nov. 9 Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and lowered rice production on lower yields....More
Oct. 31, 2012

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Brazil sees no progress in resolving WTO case against cotton, export credit guarantees

At a recent meeting organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Ambassador Roberto Azevedo, Brazil’s permanent representative to the WTO and chief negotiator, said that after two days of discussions with U.S. officials, there has been no progress in resolving the longstanding WTO case against cotton and export credit guarantees....More