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ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released its preliminary report on June farm prices. The index uses prices from 1990 to 1992 as its base value (100). The June all-products...
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courtesy ConAgra Foods Inc.ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processor and packager reported...
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courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanySome politicians and doctors may want to curb Americans’ consumption of sugar, fatty food and other junk. Americans who are willing to brave obesity, Type II...
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ThinkstockU.S. agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) this morning announced that its Australian subsidiary has offered to buy the approximately 80% of Australia’s GrainCorp Ltd....
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ThinkstockUnited Natural Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: UNFI) is relatively unknown to most investors. That needs to change. The company is known for distributing natural, organic, and specialty foods, as well...
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ThinkstockThe upheaval about the imports of genetically modified wheat has spread from Japan, where imports have been canceled, to Taiwan. It threatens to bring down wheat prices enough to undermine...
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ThinkstockIn one of the longest running lobbying battles in Washington, sugar growers have once again prevailed over big food and beverage makers like Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) and The Coca-Cola Co....
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its annual report on U.S. ethanol production capacity for 2013. The 193 U.S. ethanol plants have a total capacity of 903,000...
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ThinkstockIn its weekly report issued yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) noted that rail carloads of petroleum rose 50.8% in the week, compared to the same week a year ago. For...
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courtesy Deere & Co.Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The farm and heavy equipment maker posted adjusted diluted...
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thinkstockPotash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The fertilizer maker reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.63...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this morning released its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for April. The agency lifted its estimate on U.S....
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Thinkstock Privately held agribusiness giant Cargill today reported that net earnings for the company’s third fiscal quarter ending in February fell 42% year-over-year to $445 million. Sequentially...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has sent a proposal to President Obama spelling out the details of a sale of as much as 400,000 tons of surplus sugar to U.S. ethanol makers. Sugar prices...
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thinkstockJana Partners said this morning that it “appears” as if two of its candidates have been elected to the board of directors of fertilizer maker Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU). Jana, a U.S. hedge...
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