Credit crunch crunching markets
If recent conversations with elevator managers and farmers are even slightly predictive, it’s gonna be a long, ... downtrend lines from Sept. 23’s action on futures price charts for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton ... the harvest season peak for Dec. corn futures at $5.72 per [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 05:58:00
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Not Even a Hill of Beans As Crisis Weighs on Commodities
Agro commodities slump Corn, wheat, pork, soybeans, ethanol and cattle futures all ended lower Thursday while rice prices edged up slightly, according to the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Newsletter published with Dow Jones. Jitters over ... to commodity hedging. Ethanol contracts for December fell 3.3 cents to $2.125 per gallon, and CBOT [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 13:12:00
Zimfo Bytes
Rising production costs and uncertain profit margins have risk-averse farmers ready to cut corn plantings in 2009 in favor of soybeans, ... Futures survey. The daily volume of 7,363 contracts traded Dec. 10, 2008 topped the former daily Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) record. The new daily record also pushed December 2008 in to the top 20 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 13:42:04
The Top 10 Biofuels Stories of the Year: #6, Commodity prices
Palm, corn, wheat, ethanol, oil, and soybeans went on their biggest Coney Island rollercoaster ride ever this year, with corn rising as high last summer as $7.85 in the futures markets before falling to $3.50 late ... , had just two biodiesel plants operating in the country. Corn, soybean futures rise sharply on weak [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 12:59:02
Ah November …
Somehow, some way, 700 became the number the month of October revolved around. The stage was set Sept ... lows, new crop corn, soybean and wheat futures have, respectively, lost 53, 46 and 43 percent ... high of $16.10 for November futures and Oct. 24’s low of $8.63. Much of mid-October’s corn [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 05:00:36
Ask an Infantryman: Pining in Madison
Uncle Jimbo writes: Oh and yes I am totally hot for Kathy, I know she is anti-religion, I'm not but if you can get in touch with her let her know ... out there, my friendships would be analogous any other commodity, to be bought and sold on the CBOT ... . Should I risk burning up the expected future value of this friend -- we'll call him "July Soybeans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 02:14:10
Recession adds uncertainty to 2009 farmland leases
No business partnership seems unaffected by the recession, including one of agriculture’s most common, said Craig Dobbins, ... . “In September if you used the futures market to give you an idea of what prices might ... , soybeans and wheat had dropped that margin to about $200 an acre.” Prices are still falling, lowering [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 13:19:08
12/31/2008 Farm Bureau Market Report
Click here to view this report online. Grain & Soybean Date: December 31, 2008 Soybeans Local Elevators: (Dec) EAST AR: 935 to 972 (NC) Summ ... Futures:Jan 09up26 1/2at 972 1/4 Mar 09 up 27 at 980 May 09up26 3/4 at 991 1/2 July 09up26 1/2 at 1002 3/4 ... rode a late rally in oil futures to a positive year end close. Weather concerns in South [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 19:40:00
Potash Pricing Quietly Holding Up, But Commentary Has Vanished (POT)
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT) has seen a lot of its commentary drop along with its stock price ... Index. Grain futures have also fallen dramatically from their summer peaks, with corn, wheat, and soybeans all down 40% or more. But recent weeks have seen short month futures stabilize (especially [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 20:59:11
01/02/2008 Farm Bureau Market Report
Click here to view this report online. Grain & Soybean Date: January 02, 2008 Soybeans Local Elevators: (Jan) EAST AR: 947 to 970 (NC) Summ ... Futures:Jan '09down2 1/4at 970 Mar '09 down 3 at 977 May '09down3 at 988 1/2 Jul '09down2 3/4 at 1000 Nov ... 501 to 506; Bids to farmers at Local Elevators505-520;River Elevators516-555;Chicago Futures:Mar [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 21:14:00
Soaring Soybeans
I believe that more investors are beginning to bet on future inflation by returning to the commodity markets. This is one reason why the price of gold has continued bouyant despite soft prices [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 19:03:00
CBOT Limits Ag Receipts Held by Non-Grain Companies to Improve Performance of Hedging
In response to pressure over the last year, the CBOT has responded to requests from its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, ... are the parameters below:Commodity - LimitCorn shipping certificates - 600*Soybean shipping [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 02:59:00
12/30/2008 Farm Bureau Market Report
Click here to view this report online. Grain & Soybean Date: December 30, 2008 Soybeans Local Elevators: (Dec) EAST AR: 923 to 946 (NC) Summ ... to 913Riceland Foods: (Dec) Stuttgart 946 ; Pendleton 946 ; West Memphis 971Chicago Futures:Jan ... ;Chicago Futures:Mar 09up 12 3/4 at 604 3/4 May 09up13 at 617 1/2 July 09up 13 at 628 3/4 Sept 09up [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 20:37:00
12/29/2008 Farm Bureau Market Report
Click here to view this report online. Grain & Soybean Date: December 29, 2008 Soybeans Local Elevators: (Dec) EAST AR: 916 to 939 (NC) Summ ... ) 899 to 904Riceland Foods: (Dec) Stuttgart 939 ; Pendleton 939 ; West Memphis 964Chicago Futures ... Elevators498-536;Chicago Futures:Mar 09down 7 1/4 at 592 May 09down7 1/4 at 604 1/2 July 09down 7 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 20:09:00
Food Prices Will Rise, Causing Export Bans, Riots: Chart of Day
By Mark Gilbert Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Food prices will rise next year, ... physical stockpiling and futures contracts, new food unrest is even conceivable in the second half ... compiled by UBS AG and Bloomberg that tracks at least 13 foodstuffs, including wheat, soybeans, sugar [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 02:11:33
Commodities
Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 29.5 cents to $8.7475; December corn gained 10.5 cents to $5.95; November soybeans [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 05:00:00
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