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By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Drought may persist from California to Texas while improving slightly in the Great Plains as temperatures soar above normal across most of the U.S. from April through June, the Climate Prediction Center said.
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By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg |
March 20, 2013
Above-average rainfall is needed in the U.S. Midwest and Great Plains to replenish soil parched from last year’s drought and ensure adequate harvests, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center said.
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By Sholom Sanik |
March 18, 2013
Last year’s drought resulted in a U.S. corn crop that was 25% smaller than farmers’ planting intentions. Which means there is no room for anything but a picture-perfect U.S. crop this year.
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By Allendale Inc. |
February 26, 2013
Corn needs a bullish spark, while China might turn to the United States for soybeans, and wheat demand dries up.
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By Sholom Sanik |
February 25, 2013
Recent developments in India are very bullish and are being completely ignored by the sugar market. Severe drought will affect the 2013-14 crop to the extent that the key growing regions will see acreage fall by 20% to 25%.
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By Allendale Inc. |
February 20, 2013
Shipping delays out of Brazil add to bullish sentiment in soybeans, while a lack of moisture throughout the U.S. Plains is raising concerns.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
February 14, 2013
The worst U.S. drought since the 1930s is shrinking a cattle herd that’s already the smallest since 1952 and signaling tighter beef supplies and higher costs for restaurant owners.
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By Futures Staff |
February 1, 2013
Stormy in more ways than one, 2012 was a rough year. Here is our tongue-in-cheek look back over its defining events.
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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 John Caiazzo |
November 26, 2012
A fragile cease fire between Hamas and Israel was orchestrated this week and was celebrated by the International financial community. Concern that involvement by oil producing countries could interrupt the flow of oil had caused angst.
