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The late harvest and economic uncertainties affected planting decisions being made, and are expected to make markets more volatile. (DTN graphic by Scott R Kemper)
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| Outlook 2009: Focus on Ag Markets |
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Mon Jan 5, 2009 08:30 AM CST
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Ethanol Will Remain Big Issue to Watch in 2009
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DTN has a long list of potential market-movers to watch in 2009. What happens to ethanol and other biofuels and how that affects ag is the big issue to watch.
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DTN Fertilizer Outlook
Fertilizer Demand Very Low
Mon Jan 5, 2009 09:01 AM CST
World fertilizer markets saw very slow demand at the end of 2008. Some sellers continue to hold high-priced inventory.
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Outlook 2009: The Confidence Game
Focus on Ag Markets: The Confidence Game
Mon Jan 5, 2009 08:34 AM CST
The uncertainties of the global economic outlook in 2009 are casting dark clouds over the prospects for U.S. agriculture.
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Top Ag Story of 2008
Volatile Markets
Fri Jan 2, 2009 06:30 AM CST
Corn futures have ranged more than $4.64 this year, and there were weeks when limit-moves seemed to be the norm; that volatility and its consequences are the top ag story of 2008.
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Tyson Foods CEO Resigns
Former Chairman, CEO Tollett to Serve as Interim CEO
Mon Jan 5, 2009 10:54 AM CST
Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday that its president and chief executive, Dick Bond, was stepping down immediately in a move he said was in the best interest for himself and the company.
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The Progressive Farmer
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| You Can Do It Projects |
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Mon Jan 5, 2009 11:53 AM CST
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Great Shops
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After sorting through dozens of entries and visiting high-quality farm shops, The Progressive Farmer chose three winners in our 2008 Great Shops Contest. Each shop ably supports the work of the farm on which it sits. Read on. You'll find farmer-invented (and tested) ideas for innovative use of space and money-saving organization that you can bring into your own shop.
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Maneuver Through the Market Maze
Part of an Ongoing Series: "Managing Risk in Volatile Times"
Mon Jan 5, 2009 11:55 AM CST
Rapid changes in commodity prices are causing growers to alter their marketing plans.
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Reign in 2009 Costs
Part of an Ongoing Series: "Managing Risk in Volatile Times"
Mon Jan 5, 2009 11:57 AM CST
Fertilizer and fuel costs have dropped, but seed and herbicides will cost you more.
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Cash Is King
Part of an Ongoing Series: "Managing Risk in Volatile Times"
Mon Jan 5, 2009 11:59 AM CST
Greater liquidity provides you with security and leverage to negotiate better deals.
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DTN Blogs & Forums
DTN Market Matters Blog
Corn Index Steady, But Regional Variations
The DTN corn index was nearly unchanged Monday, at $3.77, but that masks some interesting regional differences.
DTN Ethanol Blog
Energy Options Brew in Florida County
" 'Drill, baby, drill' could soon become 'grow, baby, grow.' A new age of fuel is budding, bubbling and brewing in local lab beakers, garages and orange groves, promising to break up the nation's love affair with foreign oil.
DTN Ag Weather Forum
Hints of a change in the weather pattern in South America
An improving rainfall pattern for the dry corn and soybean areas of central Argentina and southern Brazil is possible during the next 10 days.
DTN Production Blog
Going to try Growing Teff
Teff is an annual forage that can replace Sudax and sudangrass.
DTN Ag Policy Blog
Vilsack Hearing Set for Next Week
The Senate Agriculture Committee has set Jan. 14 as the confirmation hearing for Secretary of Agriculture-nominee Tom Vilsack. In a release from the committee, Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced the hearing date.
Minding Ag's Business
Watch the Fed's Helicopter Drop
What's left for the Fed to do now that the short-term interest rates they control are running near zero? U.S. policy leaders will be deploying every piece of ammunition in the arsenal to prevent the economy from slipping into a full-blown depression over the next few months.
South America Calling
Asian Rust Under Control in Brazil
Dry weather has kept problems with Asian rust to a minimum so far this season, according to Brazil's agricultural research agency Embrapa.
Editor's Notebook
Tomorrow the World Will Not End
As we enter the New Year, the mood in the countryside is very much like the mood of the rest of the country -- fearful. Under the circumstances fear is normal, but reasons abound for not letting it get out of control.
In Other Media Blog
APSU Students Study Bacteria as Fuel Source
"When Austin Peay State University associate professor Sergei Markov looks at bacteria, he doesn't see a microscopic villain, but instead a facilitator to create a cost-efficient biofuel for use in vehicles," the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, Tenn.
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Latest Markets
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DTN Early Word Grains
6:00AM
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Grains Higher Overnight
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(DTN Illustration by Steve Negus)
Corn futures are expected to open 3 to 5 higher; soybeans 15 to 20 higher; wheat steady to 5 higher.
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Chg |
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CORN [10]
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Mar-09
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411'2s
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-1'0
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415'0
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404'0
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Dec-09
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455'2s
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-1'0
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458'4
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448'4
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ELECTRONIC CORN [10]
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Mar-09
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418'2
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7'0
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418'2
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407'2
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Dec-09
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461'6
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6'4
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462'0
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451'4
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SOYBEANS [10]
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Jan-09
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983'6s
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13'6
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985'0
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968'0
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Nov-09
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1012'0s
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8'4
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1014'0
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999'0
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ELECTRONIC SOYBEANS [10]
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Jan-09
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1005'4
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21'6
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1005'4
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979'4
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Nov-09
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1029'4
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17'4
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1035'0
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1001'0
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WHEAT [10]
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Mar-09
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616'6s
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5'6
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618'4
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598'0
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Dec-09
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680'4s
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6'2
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680'4
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669'0
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HARD RED WINTER WHEAT [10]
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Mar-09
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642'2s
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8'6
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656'0
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619'4
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Dec-09
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690'2s
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5'0
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684'0
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680'0
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ELEC. HRS WHEAT [10]
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Mar-09
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664'0
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6'6
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664'0
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654'4
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Dec-09
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703'0
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9'0
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703'0
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695'0
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LIVE CATTLE [10]
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Feb-09
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87.550s
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0.450
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87.850
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86.700
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Apr-09
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90.400s
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-0.350
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91.200
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90.150
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FEEDER CATTLE [10]
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Jan-09
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97.000s
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1.400
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97.150
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95.300
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Mar-09
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96.725s
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1.200
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97.250
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95.200
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ELECTRONIC COTTON # 2 [30]
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Mar-09
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49.54
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1.23
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49.54
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48.35
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Tue, Jan 6, 2009 6:16 AM CST
*Quotes are in market time.
Delay is indicated in brackets.
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Last |
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Low |
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NATIONAL CORN INDEX [15]
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3.7696
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-0.0051
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3.7696
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3.7696
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NATIONAL SOYBEAN INDEX [15]
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