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• Was That the High in July Soybeans?
  
  05/23/2013
  Today old crop soybeans broke through the $15.00 mark, moved to within 18 cents of limit up, set a new high for the year and reached levels that had not been seen since things fell apart last September. And then the bottom fell out. What happened?
• Cotton Leads Drop as Chicago Wheat Rallies: Commodities at Close
  
  05/23/2013
  Soybean futures headed for the longest rally since March 2012 on signs of rising demand from China, the world’s largest buyer. * Soybean gained 1.3% to $15.1425/bu * Corn futures rose 0.3% to $5.325/b on CBOT * Wheat futures gained 1.8% to $7.0075/b
• Challenges Ahead for Dairy Industry
  
  05/23/2013
  Wisconsin dairymen are concerned about winter-kill of forages. One market specialist say the availability of good quality alfalfa will be limited, which will increase and jeopardize production costs.
• Treasuries Sink With Gold as Dollar Jumps, U.S. Stocks Fluctuate
  
  05/22/2013
  Treasuries and gold tumbled while the dollar rallied as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress the central bank may cut the pace of bond purchases at its next few meetings. U.S. equities erased early gains to trade little changed.

More Power Hour News

• Was That the High in July Soybeans?
• Challenges Ahead for Dairy Industry
• End-users of Grain Encouraged to Invest Now
• Brazil’s Real Rises From Four-Month Low on Fed Stimulus Outlook
• New Zealand Drought Provides Opportunity
• Power Hour: Corn Planting Back on Track
• Corn Planting Report Holds Soybean Clues
• U.S. 10-Year Yield Drops Before Bernanke Talk
• Could 65% of the Corn Crop Be in the Ground?
• Wheat Heading for Biggest Weekly Drop Since March on Output Gain

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