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From a mid-August peak of a record $8.49 a bushel, corn December futures have fallen to around $7.40 a bushel today. The spread between corn for December 2012 delivery and March 2013 delivery has...
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Genetically modified foods have long been the source of controversy, but a study by University of Caen released in Food & Chemical Toxicology may have the world of GMO foods and seeds up in...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) now estimates that the U.S. corn crop will fall by another 100 million bushels below the estimate provided just a month ago, to 10.7 billion bushels, the...
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If you were just focused on the poor earnings report from Titan Machinery, Inc. (NASDAQ: TITN) in agricultural equipment sales this week, the report may be a one-off item. Still, the news was bad...
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Farm equipment and machinery retailer Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ: TITN) this morning reported second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.25 on revenue of $410 million before markets opened. In...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its annual report on household food security in the United States in 2011. The study found that 14.9% of American households “had difficulty at...
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Three U.N. agencies — the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) — called for...
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A new report from the World Bank states what has been obvious for months: food prices have spiked so high that the costs represent a threat to the ability of many people to feed themselves. The...
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Higher commodities prices and payments to farmers who purchased crop insurance have led the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conclude that total farm profits will rise this year to $122.2 billion,...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that its estimate for food price inflation did not change in July. The agency still expects food prices to rise 2.5%-3.5% this year and 3%-4%...
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Slowing global economic growth is cutting into sales of heavy construction and farming equipment in what were the world’s fastest growing markets: China and India. The impact on U.S. makers like...
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In something of a surprise today, corn prices gave back nearly all the gains they made in August, closing at the Chicago Board of Trade at $8.13/bushel. That’s a 12% drop in the last week and a 7%...
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The first official warning of food price increases due to the U.S. drought came last month, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast an increase of 2.5% to 3.5% for food consumed at home in...
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The drought that has put a severe dent in the US corn crop is now threatening to do the same kind of damage to the soybean crop. Corn, which is planted and harvested earlier than soybeans, has been...
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Farmers are bringing in corn harvests as fast as possible. The trend will not help overall supply, except in the early part of the season. The shift in harvest time, therefore, will not undercut high...
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