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Latest USDA WASDE supports higher grain prices

2016-06-14 21:01:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

The June report lowered the 2015-16 corn ending stocks by 95 million bushels, and the 2015-16 soybean ending stocks by 30 million bushels, as compared to the May report. In addition, projected 2016-17 ending stocks were lowered by 145 million bushels for corn, and by 45 million bushels for soybeans. read more

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5 Ag stories: Stored grain, corn tissue testing and cover crops for weed control

2016-06-11 05:49:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

In the 5 Ag stories to read this week, get tips for keeping stored corn and soybeans cool over the summer and read about tissue testing corn for phosphorus and potassium. Learn about using cover crops to control glyphosate-resistant weeds and about how much nitrogen is left in the field after recent extended rains. Finally, enjoy a book to help kids learn about planting and seed technology. read more

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3 Tips for summer grain marketing

2016-06-09 21:42:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: Channel Seed Theres a lesson to be learned from the commodities markets reaction to the May WASDE report, according to Matt Bennett, grain marketing consultant for Channel Seed. The lesson, he says, is to be proactive with your grain marketing strategies, so you can take advantage of unforeseen surges in prices. read more

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Historic spring grain rally shifts focus to U.S. crop weather

2016-06-08 07:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Rows of corn wait to be harvested in a field in Minooka, Illinois, September 24, 2014. CHICAGO Grain prices have climbed this month to their highest point of the year, in one of the steepest U.S. planting-season rallies on record, propelled by a perfect storm of acute demand, crop weather concerns, currency gyrations and speculative buying. Now U.S. farmers are nearly finished planting what could be another massive corn and soybean crop, while the market is no longer surprised by Brazilian...

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