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Meat Producers Need Big Grain Crop to Lower Feed Costs, Boost Profits
2013-03-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The pounds of meat produced in the United States will drop in 2013 for the second time in five years. That includes beef, pork, chicken and turkey, according to a report given to Congress, writes Duane Dailey, Senior Writer at University of Missouri.
Reduce Crop Insurance Subsidies
2013-03-11 15:30:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Congressman John Duncan (R-TN) have introduced the Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (S. 446 and H.R. 943) that would return federal crop insurance premium subsidies to their pre-Agriculture Risk Protection Act (ARPA) levels of 2000. read more
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Numbers on the March 8th WASDE and Crop Production Report:
2013-03-08 18:14:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
USDA's "Supply & Demand" report is the focus of the trade. In a nutshell somewhat disappointing for soybeans; mixed for corn; and disappointing for wheat. Below are a few quick highlights along with specific numbers and estimates. Next stop the March 28th USDA Quarterly Stocks Report: Grain Market Viewpoint read more
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Details On Proposed Bill To Reduce Crop Insurance Subsidies
2013-03-07 23:58:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Senator Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican, said yesterday, "The crop insurance program has turned into a huge taxpayer-funded boon for some of the biggest, multi-national insurance companies and multi-millionaire farmers. In a time of record deficits and an incomprehensible $16.5 trillion in debt, this program can no longer be justified in its current form." Grain Market Viewpoint read more
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Relationship Between Crop Returns and Acreage Decisions
2013-03-07 21:47:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois farmdocDaily Relative corn and soybean prices over the past few crop years have encouraged expansion of corn acreage and the use of more corn intensive rotations throughout much of the Midwest. In general, and in central and northern Illinois in particular, increased corn acreage has come at the expense of fewer acres being planted to soybeans and, to a lesser extent, wheat. read more
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