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 Bob Hunt - InsideFutures.com - 2 mins ago The Trend Trader helps to identify the current trend status of your favorite futures markets. It not only helps us to stay on the right side of market direction, but also helps us avoid those without a trend. You can even use the grid as a spread matrix too - buying strength and selling weakness.... (full story)
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 Karl Montevirgen - InsideFutures.com - 38 mins ago The Events That Shaped Last Weeks Market Moves - December 2 to 6, 2019 (full story)
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Owen Taylor - AGFAX - 52 mins ago Keep the faith. Cotton is attempting to break above 67 cents. It will. Yet until it does, the lower 63.50-67.00 cent trading range will be the most fertile trading territory, […] (full story)
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Brownfield - 1 hr 17 mins ago Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Indianapolis on December 9, 2019 for a Conservation Roundtable with Ag Secretary Perdue and Indiana Director of Agriculture Bruce Kettler. Continue reading Conservation Roundtable with Ag... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 1 hr 18 mins ago Podcasting from the 2019 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course, Angus Catchot and Darrin Dodds talk with Chris McClain from Corteva. (full story)
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Brownfield - 1 hr 19 mins ago Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Indianapolis December 9 for the National Grain and Feed Association Country Elevator Conference. Continue reading National Grain and Feed Association Country Elevator Conference at... (full story)
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BRUG - 1 hr 27 mins ago live cattle futures finished the week carrying a $1.00 loss as options expired. First notice day for delivery is Monday. Live cattle futures gains were limited to 40 cents in the front months. Feeder cattle futures finished the week 72 1/2 cents lowe... (full story)
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BRUG - 1 hr 27 mins ago Corn futures finished the week with a 4 1/2 cent loss after ending Friday’s session mostly steady to higher. The USDA reported a private export sale of 245,872 MT of corn to Mexico under the daily reporting system with a 19/20 MY delivery. Estimate... (full story)
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BRUG - 1 hr 27 mins ago Lean hog futures were mixed with Dec down by 45 cents; the other nearbys ended mixed. Lean hog futures were lower on the week by 62 1/2 cents. The 12/04 CME Lean Hog Index was at 58.34, after an increase of 14 cents. In the weekly update from the CFT... (full story)
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BRUG - 1 hr 27 mins ago Corn futures finished the week with a 4 1/2 cent loss after ending Friday’s session mostly steady to higher. The USDA reported a private export sale of 245,872 MT of corn to Mexico under the daily reporting system with a 19/20 MY delivery. Estimate... (full story)
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BRUG - 1 hr 27 mins ago Wheat spot contracts (in deliveries) were up 1/2 cent in Chicago, down by 5 1/4 cents in KC and for MGE futures were 1 cent lower. Chicago wheat lost the most wk/wk with a 17 and 1/4 cent loss since last Friday. Mar KC futures were directly behind ca... (full story)
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BRUG - 1 hr 27 mins ago Soybeans were up again on Friday with the nearby futures gaining 4 3/4 to 5 1/4 cents. That was enough to push futures to a weekly gain of 12 3/4 cents. Soybean meal futures were $2.10/ton lower on Friday but still ended the week with a $6.20/ton gai... (full story)
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BRUG - 1 hr 27 mins ago Cotton futures were up triple digits in pre weekend trading. Friday moves were enough to push cotton to wk/wk gains of 59 points in the March futures. The CFTC report from this afternoon showed that as of Tuesday managed money spec traders were 7,661... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 1 hr 32 mins ago Many farmers across Texas will be thinking about planting corn in just a couple of months, and sorghum shortly after that. Managing soil for good seed-soil contact and for fertilizer […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 1 hr 39 mins ago The 2018 Farm Bill, officially known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provides safety net support programs for agricultural producers throughout the United States. These programs include the Agriculture […] (full story)
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Mark Dorenkamp - Brownfield - 1 hr 42 mins ago The director of an ag organization based in southern Minnesota says while production agriculture is feeling the pain of low commodity prices, the value-added chain is strong. Sam Ziegler leads GreenSeam, which was formed several years ago to... (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - 1 hr 49 mins ago A class-action lawsuit between retailers and the National Milk Producers Federation might end in a 220-million-dollar settlement. National Milk’s President and CEO Jim Mulhern says, “We’re really trying to avoid the clearly, very... (full story)
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Mark Dorenkamp - Brownfield - 1 hr 55 mins ago Minnesota Governor Tim Walz tells Brownfield one of his top priorities for the upcoming legislative session is to get a good bonding bill. “Those are things that impact communities, road and bridge infrastructure. Thinking about those water... (full story)
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 Kevin J. Davey - InsideFutures.com - 1 hr 59 mins ago Based on 4 algo trading strategies developed with the Strategy Factory approach and 3 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for Euro Currency is BEARISH. (full story)
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 Kevin J. Davey - InsideFutures.com - 1 hr 59 mins ago Based on 8 algo trading strategies and 4 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for S&P500 is NEUTRAL (caution indicated). (full story)
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Mark Dorenkamp - Brownfield - 2 hrs 4 mins ago The director of Minnesota Milk isn’t that concerned climate change policy will negatively impact dairy farmers. Lucas Sjostrum says research continues to show that methane dissipates about 10 years after its created. “We are not the... (full story)
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 Ben Dicostanzo - InsideFutures.com - 2 hrs 5 mins ago Hog attempts break out ...fails...Cattle and Feeders still wandering (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 2 hrs 8 mins ago The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Nueces and San Patricio counties will hold a Field Crop Symposium on Jan. 7 in Corpus Christi. The symposium will take place […] (full story)
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Ken Anderson - Brownfield - 2 hrs 17 mins ago NCBA CEO Colin Woodall Cattle producers are unhappy about some of the claims being made by promoters of plant-based proteins, or “fake meat”. “Plant-based is doing two things that we don’t like,” says Colin Woodall, CEO of the... (full story)
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Meghan Grebner - Brownfield - 2 hrs 27 mins ago At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher on support from higher cash trade and expectations for strong demand through the end of the year. Feeder cattle were higher on the same factors with some support from the... (full story)
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 Kevin J. Davey - InsideFutures.com - 2 hrs 36 mins ago Based on 8 algo trading strategies developed with the Strategy Factory approach and 4 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for Gold is BEARISH. (full story)
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 Kevin J. Davey - InsideFutures.com - 2 hrs 37 mins ago Based on 9 algo trading strategies developed with the Strategy Factory approach and 4 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for Crude Oil is NEUTRAL. (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 2 hrs 37 mins ago Although 2019 brought widespread and severe drought stress to many areas in NC during June and July, this year turned out to be a decent year for cotton in most […] (full story)
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AGWEB - 2 hrs 42 mins ago By Jennifer Brown, NutriQuest This market update is a PorkBusiness.com weekly column reporting trends in weaner pigs. All information contained in this update is for the week ended Dec. 6. . Looking at hog sales in June 2020 using June 2020... (full story)
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AGWEB - 2 hrs 43 mins ago Thanksgiving can be one of those lines in the sand for the grain markets. History shows markets commonly made a trend change around the fall holiday. January soybeans jumped nearly 13¢, for the week ending Dec. 6. Meanwhile, March corn dropped 5¢... (full story)
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Stewart-peterson Commentary - SPC - 2 hrs 44 mins ago CORN HIGHLIGHTS: Corn futures finished quietly mixed. Dec gained 1 cent, closing at 3.66-1/2. Mar was unchanged at 3.76-3/4, and Dec 20 was down 1/4 at 3.90-1/4. Today’s trading ranges were subdued with most futures trading in a 3-cent range. Price... (full story)
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 Sean Lusk - InsideFutures.com - 2 hrs 46 mins ago Bean Oil May Have a Story (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 2 hrs 46 mins ago The schedule for the 2020 Auxin Herbicides-Best Management Practices training has been finalized. This training, presented by NC State University Weed Specialists and organized in cooperation with N.C. Department of […] (full story)
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AGWEB - 2 hrs 47 mins ago Farmers are waiting for a multitude of trade deals. They want to see if a deal will be reached between the U.S. and China. They also want to know if a tri-lateral deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada will be reached as well. ... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 06, 3:15PM CST As discussed previously, the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) created by the Trump Administration in response to the tariff conflict it initiated is arguably an unprecedented effort and may signal a […] (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - Fri Dec 06, 3:09PM CST Dec. corn closed at $3.66 and 1/2, up 1 cent Jan. soybeans closed at $8.89 and 1/2, up 5 and 1/4 cents Dec. soybean meal closed at $297.40, down $2.10 Dec. soybean oil closed at 31.01, up 72 points Dec. wheat closed at $5.32 and 1/2, up 1/2 cent Dec.... (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - Fri Dec 06, 3:01PM CST Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, cementing a week to week gain. China has decided to waive tariffs on some U.S. soybeans, clearing the way for more imports. The amount of beans is unspecified, phase one of the... (full story)
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Amie Simpson - Brownfield - Fri Dec 06, 2:57PM CST African Swine Fever and biosecurity was top of mind for producers at the 2019 Midwest Pork Conference. Scott Dee, a Minnesota-based veterinarian and director of research for Pipestone Veterinary Services, discussed how African Swine Fever can be... (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Dec 06, 2:55PM CST Swine geneticists, pork industry leaders, pork producers, university educators and graduate students gathered for the 44th annual National Swine Improvement Federation (NSIF) meeting on Dec. 5-6 in Indianapolis, Ind. Their goal? To advance and... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 06, 2:48PM CST The annual Middle Tennessee Grain Conference is set for Tuesday, February 4, at a new venue: the University of Tennessee Space Institute, located at 411 B.H. Goethert Pkwy in Tullahoma, […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 06, 2:36PM CST Selecting well-adapted hybrids that will perform well is critical to the success and profitability of your farm. Accordingly, Mississippi State goes to great lengths to evaluate, assess and analyze corn […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 06, 2:29PM CST Spot quotations averaged 79 points lower than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, […] (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - Fri Dec 06, 2:22PM CST The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council have filed a lawsuit against the State of California. Travis Cushman with AFBF tells Brownfield the lawsuit filed late Thursday was necessary because Proposition... (full story)
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 Michael Seery - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 06, 2:14PM CST Do not be short (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - Fri Dec 06, 2:10PM CST Milk futures were mixed and cash dairy prices were mostly down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. December Class III milk was up $.18 at $19.55. January was up $.02 at $18.62. February was down $.06 at $17.85. March... (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Dec 06, 1:51PM CST Once your 2019 grain is in the bin, it will likely need extra care, attention and management. “There will be issues when poor quality grain is put into storage for a longer period than normal,” says Tom Dahl, president of the American Association... (full story)
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 Chris Haverkamp - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 06, 1:41PM CST Our weekly column looks at the drastic change in oil trade, as well as the ongoing conflict with China. (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - Fri Dec 06, 1:31PM CST The president of the Missouri Corn Growers Association says the Japan deal is great for corn growers. Mike Moreland farms south of Kansas City near Harrisonville. “It takes some of the tariffs off and it will make us more competitive so... (full story)
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Ken Anderson - Brownfield - Fri Dec 06, 1:24PM CST Illinois-based ag cooperative Growmark is acquiring the agronomy and energy assets of Mid-Iowa Cooperative. According to a Mid-Iowa news release , Growmark’s operating company, New Century FS, will take over and operate Mid-Iowa’s agronomic and... (full story)
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Greg Soulje - Brownfield - Fri Dec 06, 1:19PM CST A sprawling Pacific storm system will move inland across the western U.S. during the weekend. The heaviest precipitation will fall in northern and central California, where flooding may occur in valleys and coastal ranges. Weekend snowfall in the... (full story)
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