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Weather report: Very warm in the Corn Belt
In the West, generally warm, dry weather continues to favor fieldwork and rapid crop development. On the Plains, a few showers are developing, mainly in parts of South Dakota and Texas. In the Corn Belt, very warm weather continues to promote an acceleration of fieldwork, including corn planting. In the South, a few showers and thunderstorms are developing across southern and eastern Texas.
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Use forecast indicates end to severe corn rationing
Total U.S. corn use for 2013/14 is projected at 12,920 million bushels, 1,785 million over 2012/13 but lower than 2009/10 and 2010/11, when total use exceeded 13 billion bushels.
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Right to farm clears hurdle, ready for November ballot
A bill protecting the livelihood of Missouri farmers is one step away from its addition to the state constitution.
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USDA: U.S. Winter wheat conditions mixed
The USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) May 6 Crop Progress report indicated that 32 percent of the winter wheat crop is rated good to excellent and 39 percent was rated poor to very poor.
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Record feed grain production projected for 2013/14
U.S. feed grain production for 2013/14 is projected at 376 million metric tons, up from 286 million in 2012/13 in a scenario similar to the May 2012 forecast when a record crop was predicted based on early planting progress and favorable spring weather.
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Projected 2013 wheat production down from 2012
U.S. wheat supplies for 2013/14 are projected at 2,917 million bushels, down 7 percent from 2012/13. Wheat production is projected at 2,057 million bushels, down 9 percent from last year with reduced prospects for hard red winter wheat.
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Brent oil prices fall in light trading
Brent crude oil prices fell on Tuesday after a global energy watchdog described world supplies as "comfortable" and analysts forecast a continued build in the U.S. crude inventory, while gasoline rose 1 percent on expected inventory draws ahead of the summer driving season.
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Ag markets posted varying price fluctuations on Tuesday
Recent cash strength may have discouraged country corn buyers, since demand was termed weak Tuesday morning.
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Illinois River at damaged lock may reopen late Tuesday
A northern stretch of the Illinois River that has been closed since Saturday for emergency lock repair work may reopen to commercial navigation as soon as Tuesday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers said.
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Senate panel approves farm bill that expands crop insurance
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a $500 billion farm bill on Tuesday that would expand spending on the federally subsidized crop insurance program by 10 percent and trim spending slightly on food stamps for the poor.
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Don't miss a chance to provide facts straight from the farm
With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the USDA is urging farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of farming in America.
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