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Cold, snow in West chill CN's Q1 grain handle
2013-04-23 13:58:19| Railroads - Topix.net
Suffering congestion from "extreme cold and heavy snow in Western Canada" in its first fiscal quarter, Canadian National Railway has prescribed itself "capacity enhancements" on the Prairies.
Grain handlers wary of toxin lingering in '12 US corn harvest
2013-04-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Problems with the toxic residue of a mold that attacked the 2012 drought-hit U.S. corn crop may worsen this summer and autumn as Midwest farmers blend off tainted supplies held in storage, grain experts say. The substance, aflatoxin, is a chronic problem in dry, hot southern states like Texas where stressed crops are vulnerable to the mold. But in 2012, the worst U.S. drought in more than half a century extended the aflatoxin threat moved northward into the heart of the Midwest, resulting in the...
Grain Inventories, New Crop Outlook Boost Livestock Prospects
2013-04-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Despite record high feed costs during the 2012/13 crop year, feed use in the animal protein sector has slipped by only two per cent as US farmers and ranchers limited the downsizing of their herds. A decline in margins has been offset to a degree by rising animal protein prices and growing exports, especially to Asia.
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US Grain Futures Weaken Modestly in Wake of USDA's Supply and Demand Report
2013-04-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - Grain futures markets were under modest selling pressure in the wake of the latest US Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report issued late Wednesday morning, writes Jim Wyckoff, grain analyst.
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CME: Livestock, Grain Markets Still Reeling from USDA Reports
2013-04-03 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The impacts of Thursday’s USDA reports were still being felt in livestock and grain markets as the trade grappled with many new prospects for the coming crop year, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
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