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Archer Daniels Midland this week filed an appeal of a May 3 ruling by a federal court in Illinois. The court ordered the release of documents in connection with the suspension of an accounting employee at the center of an ethanol markets lawsuit.
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Renewable diesel demand is leading to a rapid expansion of soybean crush. While some communities are welcoming new and expanding facilities, in one North Dakota area, this also led to controversy.
Friday, May 20, 2022 11:34AM CDT
Former eastern Washington rancher Cody Easterday has asked a federal court to further delay his criminal sentencing on wire fraud in connection with a "ghost cattle" scam.
Over the weekend, more bad news emerged for world wheat markets. Just days after USDA projected India wheat production to be nearly record high and India wheat exports to reach a r...
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Long-term CME soybean meal/corn ratio on per ton basis with average and plus and minus one and two standard deviations from January 1990 to the present.
The House Agriculture Committee advanced several bills in areas, including a bill that would create a special investigator office at USDA to investigate meatpacking market manipula...
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A recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds that a record number of operating loans surpassed $1 million in the first quarter of 2022, reflecting soaring pri...
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EPA is expected to officially announce on Monday a settlement with Growth Energy that will require the agency to propose 2023 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes by Sept. 16.
Packers know that the market favors their position for now, but when the cattle that are currently fed get worked through, the cash market is going to drastically change to favor f...
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Southern Brazil has escaped the greatest risk of frost this week thanks to cloud cover and elevated winds. Skies clear out and calm down for Friday and Saturday, which may still br...
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Demand for labor is strong, but the labor force participation rate still hasn't returned to where it was before the pandemic. Should the boomers be blamed?
It's been a tough 2022 for U.S. farmers in the market for equipment. Farm equipment prices -- new and used -- are only going up while supplies are going down.
This study looks at recent weather maps indicating wet springs, along with Statistics Canada's summerfallow acre estimates and the change in seeded acres from the March Intentions...
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During an international video meeting of agricultural journalists this week, a Ukrainian ag journalist gave a glimpse of some of the challenges farmers as well as journalists are f...
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July corn was down 5 1/2 cents, July soybeans were up 1 cent and July KC wheat was down 16 cents.
Nearby live cattle contracts closing positive along with deferred hog contracts. Live cattle showed limited price fluctuations. Feeder cattle were under pressure again despite lower corn futures. Hogs saw lower cash and cutouts.