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MID-YEAR SOYBEAN STOCKS

By Darrell Good - March 18, 2013

The 2012 U.S. soybean crop was 79 million bushels smaller than the 2011 crop.  Because of smaller beginning stocks, the 2012-13 marketing year supply was 121 million bushels (3.6 percent [...]


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Bad Year to be Responsibly Average

By Andy Waldock - March 7, 2013

The Dow Jones has recovered all of its losses since the financial crisis and made a new all time high this week. Unfortunately, most of you reading this will have [...]


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USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

By USDA - June 12, 2012

WHEAT: Projected U.S. wheat supplies for 2012/13 are lowered 51 million bushels with reduced carryin and lower forecast winter wheat production. Beginning stocks are lowered 40 million bushels with a [...]


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U.S. Corn Entering Critical Growth Period

By Michael Cordonnier - June 12, 2012

While pollination is certainly the most critical factor in determining the corn yield, the period leading up to pollination is also very important because that is when the potential size [...]


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$90 or go Bust!!!

By PFG Best - May 11, 2012

Ok, I know it was just last Friday when I wrote “$100 or Go Bust” but because so many oil bulls expressed disbelief that oil could actually stay below $100 [...]


Rust Loses in Mato Grosso Could Top R$ 1 Billion in 2011/12

By Michael Cordonnier - May 9, 2012

The 2011/12 growing season in Brazil was generally characterized by the drought that impacted the crops in southern Brazil, but soybean producers in Mato Grosso surprisingly suffered losses as well. [...]


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The Livestock Report by Robert Short

By PFG Best - May 8, 2012

Hogs: After putting a decent $1.97 on pork product last week, we lost a surprise 41 cents last night. This small down in pork product and early weakness in stock [...]


Weekly S&P Report

By PFG Best - April 30, 2012

Stock futures ended the day slightly higher Friday ending a week which saw all three indexes post strong results aided by strong corporate earnings. Economic data in the U.S. largely [...]


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Follow the Technicals for the Next Trade in Copper

By Chuck Kowalski - April 24, 2012

Copper futures have been exhibiting classic technical trading opportunities for the last six months and another one appears to be setting up. Copper futures worked their way into a tight [...]


Argentina Crops Benefit from Recent Rains

By Michael Cordonnier - January 13, 2012

The first good rains in many weeks fell across Argentina this week raising hopes of Argentine farmers that the weather may now be improving. The rains were generally widespread across [...]