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U.S. Wheat Crop to Be Smallest Since 1913, USDA Report May Show
Jan 12, 2017
2017-01-11  By Jeff Wilson and Megan Durisin Bloomberg) -- Booming grain inventories and a dwindling winter wheat crop -- there will be plenty to look for when the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases a... Read more

U.S. Exports to China Key to Soybean Performance
Dec 2, 2016
KANSAS CITY — The key to understanding both the pressures and opportunities in the U.S. soybean market in the months ahead can almost be boiled down to a single word:  China. China is... Read more

One More Reason to Give Thanks: Falling Turkey Prices
Nov 23, 2016
Here’s another excuse to pig out this Thanksgiving: turkey prices are down. After suffering from an outbreak of bird flu in 2015, American turkey producers have come back in a big way. Low... Read more

Impact of Record Yield Trifecta
Nov 17, 2016
written by: Mark Dorenkamp U.S. farmers have produced record corn, soybean and wheat yields in the same year for the first time since 1979. Advanced Economic Solutions president Bill Lapp says this rare trifecta could... Read more

Markets Affected By Trump Turnaround
Nov 17, 2016
The market continues to sort out the impacts of Tuesday’s surprise win for president-elect Donald Trump. The fundamentals of supply and demand will continue to have a large role in those prices,... Read more

Eye on the Ag Supply Chain: Millennial Food Choices, Weather, Supply and Demand at the Oilseed & Grain Trade Summit
Oct 19, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 17, 2016       /PRNewswire/ -- Featured speaker Eve Turow Paul will address the impact on ag from a rising generation of consumers at next month's Oilseed & Grain Trade Summit where she will present,... Read more

US farms set to provide record corn and soyabean harvests
Sep 7, 2016
Written by Gregory Meyer in New York...Published August 12, 2016 Surveyors who visited farm fields this month have kicked dirt off their shoes and reached a striking conclusion: the US is on the... Read more

Cheap Beef Is Here for Summer Burgers and $1 Taco Bell Burritos
Jun 1, 2016
Vegetarians aside, who doesn’t like cheap burgers? Americans celebrating Memorial Day this weekend -- the unofficial kick-off to summer and the grilling season -- have one more windfall coming their way: the cheapest... Read more

Bird Flu Egg Boom Goes Bust as U.S. Farms Quick to Replace Flock
May 12, 2016
Bird Flu Egg Boom Goes Bust as U.S. Farms Quick to Replace Flock Read more

The Commodities Biz is in the Tank; Here's Why that's Bad News for Nebraska, Iowa
Mar 15, 2016
POSTED: TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 12:15 AM By Russell Hubbard / World-Herald staff writer Omaha, we have a problem: The commodities biz is in the tank. High supply of and low demand for the stuff the... Read more