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Rain expected in U.S. Midwest; temperatures to remain cool

Jul. 31, 2013 at 2:06 pm CDT

Rain across the U.S. Midwest during the next week will be lighter than expected but almost all areas will receive some precipitation. • Temperatures will remain cool, so the corn crop should finish its pollination stress free, said John Dee, a meteorologist with Global Weather Monitoring. • The storms forecast […]

Brazil soy crop seen up 9 pct at record 89.1 million tonnes

Jul. 29, 2013 at 10:16 am CDT

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U.S. Midwest temperatures to remain cool as corn pollinates

Jul. 29, 2013 at 9:58 am CDT

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U.S. crops thriving on cooler and damper weather

Jul. 26, 2013 at 4:06 pm CDT

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Saskatchewan crops mainly good to excellent

Jul. 25, 2013 at 11:25 am CDT

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Ukraine to double rapeseed exports in 2013/14 – analyst

Jul. 25, 2013 at 11:19 am CDT

Ukraine is likely to double its rapeseed exports in the 2013/14 season after an expected 75 per cent increase in the harvested crop, Kiev-based analyst ProAgro said on Thursday. Better weather will allow the former Soviet republic to harvest 2.2 million tonnes of rapeseed in 2013 and export 2.1 million […]

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U.S. corn to benefit from cooler pollination weather this week

Jul. 22, 2013 at 10:03 am CDT

Cooler temperatures accompanied by rain in most areas of the U.S. Midwest this week will boost prospects for the pollinating corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday. “Temperatures will definitely be cooler which will be good for corn and beans,” said Don Keeney, meteorologist for MDA Weather Services. The […]

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Big crops seen in Europe

Jul. 22, 2013 at 9:56 am CDT

Favourable growing conditions in the past month led the European Union’s crop monitoring unit to raise its 2013 yield forecasts on Monday for the bloc’s main cereal harvests. The move was in keeping with upward revisions made by other forecasters this month after EU crops recovered from a damp, chilly […]

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CBOT wheat, corn, and soy end higher

Jul. 19, 2013 at 3:43 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by end-of-week short-covering as well as another export sale to China, traders said. • The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade September soft red winter wheat contract rose 3-1/4 cents to $6.63-3/4 a bushel. Prices peaked at $6.70, but ran into resistance at the […]

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U.S. cattle placements fall in June amid lush pastures

Jul. 19, 2013 at 2:32 pm CDT

The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was down 5 per cent from a year earlier, a government report showed on Friday, which analysts attributed to healthy grazing pastures that kept cattle out of feedyards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture showed June placements at1.587 million head, compared […]

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