Key Reports/Outlook
05/14/2012 3:45:47 PM
Last year’s slow planting is now a distant memory for farmers as USDA's latest Crop Progress Report shows 87 percent of corn is planted. Farmers advanced by 16 percentage points this week, marking the fourth straight week of double-digit progress from the previous week. ...
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05/10/2012 8:49:01 AM
According to the USDA's U.S. Export Sales report, soybean net sales of 466,500 MT were down 22 percent from last week and 19 percent from the 4-week average. ...
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05/10/2012 7:42:52 AM
The USDA's WASDE report showed that U.S. oilseed production for 2012/13 is projected at 97.0 million tons, up 6 percent from 2011/12. Higher soybean production accounts for most of the increase, but sunflowerseed, canola, peanut, and cottonseed production also are all projected above last year. ...
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05/03/2012 6:45:00 AM
According to the USDA latest U.S. Export Sales report, soybean net sales of 598,000 MT were down 35 percent from last week, but up 14 percent from the 4-week average. ...
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04/30/2012 3:25:06 PM
Despite wet weather limiting corn planting for some farmers, 53 percent of corn has now been planted according to the USDA’s weekly Crop Progress Report. This is well above the five-year average of 27 percent and last week’s report of 28 percent. This week’s progress also is more than four times above last year’s pace of 12 percent. ...
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04/26/2012 7:35:00 AM
According to the latest U.S. Export Sales report, soybean net sales of 926,200 MT were up noticeably from last week and from the 4-week average. ...
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04/19/2012 9:25:46 AM
According to the USDA's latest U.S. Export Sales report, soybean net sales of 374,300 MT were down 19 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. ...
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04/16/2012 3:42:31 PM
Corn futures ended lower. Widespread rain over the weekend, particularly in the northwestern Corn Belt, helped recharge soil moisture just as planting is set to ramp up. ...
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04/12/2012 7:45:00 AM
According to the USDA's latest U.S. Export Sales report, soybean net sales of 460,100 MT were up 13 percent from last week and unchanged from the 4-week average. ...
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04/10/2012 7:45:44 AM
According to the USDA's WASDE report, U.S. soybean exports for 2011/2012 are increased 15 million bushels this month to 1.29 billion. ...
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03/30/2012 7:40:49 AM
The USDA's latest Grain Stocks report showed that corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2012 totaled 6.01 billion bushels, down 8 percent from March 1, 2011. ...
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03/30/2012 7:37:45 AM
According to the USDA's Prospective Plantings report, corn growers intend to plant 95.9 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2012, up 4 percent from last year and 9 percent higher than in 2010. ...
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