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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 Rich Nelson |
June 20, 2012
Hog slaughter will remain tight through next week, meaning prices will likely hold gains. Cash cattle aims lower.
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By Dominick A. Chirichella |
June 13, 2012
Event risk will take over as the main price driver for all of the risk asset markets, including the oil complex, as the macro correlations remain very tightly linked.
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By Allendale Inc. |
May 21, 2012
Traders take advantage of new grain-trading hours to make plays on weather expectations.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 18, 2012
Feedlots slashed purchases of young cattle by 15 percent in April as the number available for sale shrank, and improved pasture conditions allowed animals to stay on grazing areas.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2012
The heaviest and most numerous U.S. pig population on record and rebounding Chinese output are creating a surplus that is poised to halt a four-year rally in prices.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2012
Consumer spending in the U.S. climbed in March after the biggest gain since August 2009, and incomes picked up, indicating the biggest part of the economy will help sustain the expansion.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 27, 2012
The U.S. economy expanded less than forecast in the first quarter as the biggest gain in consumer spending in more than a year failed to overcome a diminished contribution from business inventories.
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By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2012
A below-average Atlantic storm season in 2012 probably will provide little support for energy prices as natural gas trades at 10-year lows.
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By Naureen S. Malik, Bloomberg |
April 11, 2012
Natural gas futures in New York dropped below $2 per million British thermal units for the first time in a decade on a growing supply glut caused by mild weather and record production.
