http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets RSS Feed for Markets en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 10:20:00 GMT http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/CME-ICE-spar-on-trading-hours-152099225.html CME Group has announced expanded trading hours for its CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options. The announcement comes shortly after a similar move by CME Group’s upstart rival IntercontinentalExchange, (ICE), http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/Brent-falls-posts-biggest-3-week-drop-since-May-2011-152074655.html Brent crude oil futures dipped o n F riday, falling for the third day in a row, as investors pared holdings of risky assets such as oil and equities on fears that problems in Greece and Spain were spreading to other euro zone nations. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/Oil-down-near-107-on-Greek-exit-fears-152028575.html Oil prices slipped towards $107 a barrel on Friday as investors fled risky, growth-sensitive assets on fears that Greece would leave the euro, although short-covering provided some support for Brent. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/Now-is-the-time-to-consider-post-emergence-corn-herbicide-151913655.html The eastern Corn Belt's early corn crop has started to emerge - and so have the weeds. So now is the time for growers to consider post-emergence herbicide applications, says a Purdue University Extension weed specialist. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/Exports-Corn-soybean-sales-climb-from-last-week-151870435.html The USDA's U.S. Export Sales report showed that corn net sales of 339,400 metric tons (MT) were up 51 percent from last week, but down 46 percent from the 4-week average. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/World-soybean-customers-look-to-US-for-supply-151716265.html There will be more soybeans grown across the United States this year, but that increase will not likely keep up with demand due to disappointing production in Argentina and Brazil. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/Commercial-Pork-Production-US-Pork-Exports-To-Increase-in-2013-151705075.html USDA's Livestock, Dairy and Poultry report showed that in 2013, moderate increases in farrowings and continued strong productivity gains are expected to yield annual pork production that's 2.3 percent above 2012. Commercial pork production is expected to be 23.8 billion pounds. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/Q1-wholesale-to-retail-pork-spread-record-wide-151704225.html According to USDA's Livestock, Dairy and Poultry report, the full set of first-quarter 2012 data is useful in explaining important hog and pork market dynamics, as well as in indicating potential market direction as the markets move into summer. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/Crystal-ball-gazing-Ethanol-151693175.html At the end of 2011 Congress allowed the tax credit for ethanol blending to expire, along with the tariff on imported ethanol, as well as the blenders’ credit for biodiesel fuel. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/markets/Brent-rise-boosts-premium-to-slumping-US-crude-151600695.html Brent oil edged higher on Tuesday, snapping three days of declines and pushing its premium to slumping U.S. crude back above $18 a barrel, as supportive German economic growth helped counter political turmoil in Greece.