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Extended CME Hours Mean Profit Potential for Farmers

Chris Barron, author of the "Ask a Margins Expert" blog on AgWeb.com, says the new trading hours will mean profitability for farmers on USDA report days. MORE>

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Listen in three times a day to learn what is moving commodity markets and why the numbers are what they are. MORE>

Old-Crop Carryover Hammers Corn Market

USDA surprised the corn market by adding to this fall's projected carryover, while the trade had expected the ending stocks estimate to go down. MORE>

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Corn Rationing Could Cause Ethanol Plant Shutdowns
05/24/2012
Further rationing of old crop corn usage is not out of the question this year, which means ethanol producers will have to adjust.
Corn Yield Estimate Causes Market Uncertainty
05/23/2012
USDA’s record-high corn yield estimate is causing volatility in the market as the growing season loses its “perfect” label.
April Showers Bring May Flowers for the Milk Market
05/23/2012
Can the recent rally be sustained given the underlying fundamental picture?
Protection for Weather Markets, Report Surprises
05/22/2012
The CME Group’s newest product—short-dated, new-crop options—could be a boon to crop producers.
CWT Assists with 5.2 Million Pounds of Dairy Exports
05/21/2012
CWT has accepted 24 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative and United Dairymen of Arizona.