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Ag commodities were generally lower Thursday moring
The weekly USDA Export Sales report seemed supportive of corn futures. The old crop result, at 104,500 tonnes came in at the lower end of expectations, but the new crop figure, at 341,600 tonnes topped all published forecasts.
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Oil drops below $102 on demand doubts
Oil fell below $102 a barrel on Thursday in a broader commodities selloff as a decline in China's factory activity entrenched concern about weak demand and on worries about an early scale-back in Federal Reserve stimulus.
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Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
Brent crude extended losses in late trading on Wednesday to settle below $103 a barrel, after minutes from the Federal Reserve sent U.S. stock markets down and compounded earlier oil weakness stemming from a rise in U.S. gasoline inventories.
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Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
After opening weakly, corn futures surged Wednesday. First came the daily grain report indicating private exporters had sold 540,000 tonnes of new crop corn to China and other unknown destinations.
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Cold Storage: Frozen pork supplies up from March
Frozen pork supplies climbed 8 percent from March to April but dropped 3 percent from April 2012.
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Tyson sends disaster-assistance truck to Oklahoma
A special mobile feeding unit created by Tyson Foods, Inc., to assist with disaster relief efforts is headed to Moore, Okla. with hot meals including 20,000 pounds of chicken, beef and pork.
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University workshops address workforce management issues
A new University of Minnesota Extension program offering farm families strategies and practical information on regulatory and management aspects associated with a hired workforce will be available in June.
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Special health claim for this pork
A Canadian pig farmer has earned a health claim for having Omega-3 fatty acids in his pork.
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Ag markets posted a general advance mid-day Wednesday
After opening weakly, corn futures surged Wednesday morning. First came the daily grain report indicating private exporters had sold 540,000 tonnes of new crop corn to China and other unknown destinations.
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Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez said on Tuesday, saying it was hurting local industry.
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