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Ag immigration provisions likely to avoid controversy
Agriculture provisions of comprehensive immigration legislation should come through upcoming Senate hearings intact, industry leaders say.
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Pork exports jump 20 percent
After falling by 34 percent last week, U.S. pork exports rebounded this week.
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Exports: Corn sales plummet 65 percent
According to the USDA’s latest U.S. Export Sales report, corn net sales of 115,800 MT for 2012-2013 were down 65 percent from last week and 62 percent from the 4-week average.
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U.S. corn plantings to gain traction at weekend
Drier weather in the U.S. Midwest this weekend and early next week will lead to a sharp boost in corn planting, which has fallen to the slowest pace in nearly three decades, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday.
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Oil slips below $104 on ample global supply
Brent crude fell below $104 a barrel on Thursday as rising fuel supplies and faltering demand pointed to a growing surplus of oil worldwide.
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Oil ends mixed, Brent/WTI at narrowest in 2-plus years
The spread between Brent and U.S. crude oil futures narrowed sharply in the last half hour of trade on Wednesday fueled by expectations for increased capacity to funnel rising U.S. crude oil production out of benchmark-supply-point Cushing.
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Ag markets decidedly mixed Wednesday afternoon
The financial market situation seems quite supportive of the commodity outlook at this point, since equities are rising from record highs and the dollar is quite weak today.
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Ag markets mixed again around midsession Wednesday
The financial market situation seems quite supportive of the commodity outlook at this point, since equities are rising from record highs and the dollar is quite weak today.
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Oil falls below $104 as concerns outweigh China data
Oil slipped below $104 a barrel on Wednesday as a rise in crude imports by China and a surprise jump in German industrial output could not shake off persistent concerns about global demand.
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Most ag markets exhibited moderate strength Tuesday.
Diminished concerns about the inflation outlook and increased optimism about economic prospects seemed to support equities and undercut commodities Tuesday morning.
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Oil down after rally on German data, Mideast tensions
Brent crude oil fell more than $1 on Tuesday after nearly reaching a month's high, as weak fundamentals curbed early gains spurred by strong German data and tension in the Middle East.
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- Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
- Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
- Cold Storage: Frozen pork supplies up from March
- Tyson sends disaster-assistance truck to Oklahoma
- University workshops address workforce management issues
- Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
- Business seminars scheduled for World Pork Expo
- Special health claim for this pork
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
