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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
April 9, 2013
The record collapse in U.S. corn exports and shrinking domestic demand are leaving more grain in silos, spurring a bear market just eight months after drought drove prices to an all-time high.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
March 27, 2013
Corn supplies in the U.S., the biggest grower, are shrinking at the fastest pace in almost four decades as improving demand from ethanol refiners drains reserves already diminished by drought.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
February 21, 2013
From South Dakota to Ohio, farmers are preparing to plant the most corn in almost eight decades after drought ruined record U.S. harvests predicted by the government.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
February 7, 2013
Dry weather and shipping delays in South America are boosting demand for soybeans from the U.S., the world’s largest grower and exporter, and producing the tightest inventories in almost five decades.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
January 10, 2013
U.S. corn supplies, the world’s biggest, are dropping at the fastest pace in 17 years as drought damage exceeds government forecasts and five months of declining prices spur demand from livestock producers.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
December 21, 2012
Soybeans rose from a one-month low on speculation that dry, warm weather in parts of Brazil will reduce yield potential and increase demand prospects
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
December 19, 2012
Corn futures tumbled to a five-month low after the government said production of ethanol fell and inventories rose last week.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
December 18, 2012
Soybean futures tumbled the most in five weeks after China, the world’s largest consumer, canceled purchases from the U.S. Corn also declined.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
Three consecutive years of smaller U.S. corn harvests are driving inventories of the world’s most-consumed grain to a 39-year low and spurring Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to predict that prices will rise near record highs.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
October 11, 2012
Corn futures jumped the most in two weeks after a government report showed global inventories will drop more than expected as the worst U.S. drought in more than 50 years cuts output by the most since 1996.