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By Leslie Patton, Bloomberg |
October 19, 2012
McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain by sales, reported third-quarter profit fell 3.5 percent as sales growth slowed at U.S. stores.
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By Whitney McFerron, Bloomberg |
October 12, 2012
Soybeans fell in Chicago, extending a fourth weekly slide, after a U.S. government report showed improving prospects for global supplies. Corn and wheat dropped.
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By Brian K. Sullivan and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg |
August 29, 2012
As Tropical Storm Isaac moves up the Mississippi River Valley with drenching rain, it will probably miss the drought-parched areas of the Midwest that need water most while ruining crops in other areas waiting for harvest.
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By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg |
August 16, 2012
Drought affected 87 percent of U.S. corn, 85 percent of soybeans, 63 percent of hay and 72 percent of cattle through last week, according to the National Climatic Data Center.
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By Mario Parker and Roger Runningen, Bloomberg |
August 13, 2012
The Obama administration is reviewing the country’s ethanol policy amid calls from both political parties and the United Nations to suspend annual targets as the worst drought in 56 years spurs corn prices.
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By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg |
July 25, 2012
U.S. consumers may pay 3 percent to 4 percent more for food next year, as the effects of the country’s worst drought since the 1950s works its way onto supermarket shelves, the Department of Agriculture said today in its first forecast for 2013.
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By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg |
July 19, 2012
Crop insurers may face their first underwriting loss since 2002 as the worst Midwest drought in more than two decades threatens the U.S. harvest, according to Iowa State University’s Bruce Babcock.
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By Rudy Ruitenberg and Luzi Ann Javier, Bloomberg |
June 21, 2012
Corn fell in Chicago on concern a record harvest in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state may add to a supply glut and on speculation slowing U.S. economic growth will cut demand for grain used to make ethanol.
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By Joe Richter, Bloomberg |
May 28, 2012
Speculators raised bullish bets on commodities before signs of Europe’s deepening debt crisis and slowing Chinese growth drove prices lower for a fourth consecutive week.
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By Press Release |
March 14, 2012
Remarks of Chairman Gary Gensler Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dodd-Frank Financial Reform at the FIA International Futures Industry Conference.
