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 Mohammed Isah - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 13, 7:57PM CST
USDCHF may be consolidating but faces risk of a move further lower. Resistance comes in at the 0.9950 level. (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 6:26PM CST
In this week’s AgFax Weekend – Hemp Gin Planned | Dicamba Fatigue | and more. (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 5:45PM CST
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist Joe Outlaw didn’t sugar-coat agricultural commodity outlooks at the recent Texas Wheat Symposium. Times are tough. But Outlaw, Ph.D., co-director of the Agricultural and […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 5:35PM CST
The Blackland region’s most comprehensive agricultural and food production conference is scheduled for Jan. 14 at the Waco Convention Center, 100 Washington Ave. The event is sponsored by the Texas […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 5:17PM CST
As of December 3, 2019, USDA reported $10.33 billion in Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for 2019, with payments being made in three tranches of 50% in August, 25% in […] (full story)
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Owen Taylor - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 5:16PM CST
Cash Market Rice prices in India have experienced a setback this week. U.S.DA has forecast that India’s production will drop 2% from last year. With all the focus on the […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 5:06PM CST
Lingling Wei, Bob Davis, William Mauldin and Josh Zumbrun reported in Friday’s Wall Street Journal that, “President Trump has agreed to a limited trade agreement with Beijing that will roll back […] (full story)
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Owen Taylor - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 4:50PM CST
The new baby bull – now just some five weeks old and falling with almost every step – finally completed a few successful steps this week. As we have said […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 4:48PM CST
The U.S. rural economy will continue to face headwinds in 2020 and is expected to underperform relative to the economy of urban America. Since 2014, GDP growth in rural counties […] (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Dec 13, 4:47PM CST
Market Watch with Alan Brugler Dec 13, 2019 Chinese Wolf The number of official trade consultations between the US and China is into double digits since the trade war began. The number of tweets, trial balloons and statements regarding the... (full story)
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BRUG - Fri Dec 13, 4:42PM CST
Soybean futures were nearly up by double digits on Friday, retreating from earlier session gains of 18-19 cents. Optimism about increased Chinese purchases drove the buying. Meal futures were $2.70 higher Friday, with Jan meal down $2.40 for the week... (full story)
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BRUG - Fri Dec 13, 4:42PM CST
The wheat market posted gains of as much as 2 3/4 cents in the front month, with front month KC wheat showing no change on the day. Chicago wheat futures were 8 cents higher wk/wk. KC wheat futures were higher by 12 cents over last week. MPLS wheat g... (full story)
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BRUG - Fri Dec 13, 4:42PM CST
Live cattle futures were higher Friday, by more than $2 in many contracts. Dec futures finished the week with a $2.17 1/2 gain over last week. Feb futures led the Friday rally with a $2.72 push. Feeder cattle futures neared the $4.00 mark, with Jan f... (full story)
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BRUG - Fri Dec 13, 4:42PM CST
The cotton market closed in the red on Friday, with front month futures down by as much as 46 points. That wasn’t enough to erase earlier March gains, as the front month futures were higher wk/wk, by 71 points. The weekly Commitment of Traders repo... (full story)
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BRUG - Fri Dec 13, 4:42PM CST
Lean hog futures were higher on Friday, with gains of 60 cents to $1.87 in the nearby contracts, while Feb gained $1.950 cents on the week. The CME Lean Hog Index for 12/11 was up 26 cents to $59.72. Managed money was shown Net short hog futures in t... (full story)
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BRUG - Fri Dec 13, 4:42PM CST
Nearby contracts for corn rose by 3 1/4 to 3 3/4 cents on Friday, pushing the futures to a 4 1/4 cent gain on the week. Corn futures were again shorted by the spec traders. Their net position grew by 29,664 contracts wk/wk which was the largest wk/wk... (full story)
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BRUG - Fri Dec 13, 4:42PM CST
Nearby contracts for corn rose by 3 1/4 to 3 3/4 cents on Friday, pushing the futures to a 4 1/4 cent gain on the week. Corn futures were again shorted by the spec traders. Their net position grew by 29,664 contracts wk/wk which was the largest wk/wk... (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 4:39PM CST
U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers say they’re encouraged by news of a trade agreement with China. Steven Mercer with U.S. Wheat says, “We don’t have a lot of details about what’s in it yet but... (full story)
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Rhiannon Branch - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 4:30PM CST
Farmers for Free Trade’s Co-Executive director says they need to see commitment from China to be satisfied with the phase one trade agreement reached Friday. Brian Kuehl says there are doubts about President Trump’s claim that China will... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 4:27PM CST
Irrigation is expensive. And there are a lot of non-irrigated or “dryland” acres across the Panhandle. 2019 was characterized by persistent drought stress for much of the season (see below). […] (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 4:23PM CST
Missouri state agriculture director Chris Chinn says seeing a deal reached on the USMCA and now a tentative ag agreement with China is an early Christmas present for farmers. “Since day one of me being director at the Missouri Department of... (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 4:22PM CST
The details of the U.S. and China phase one trade deal have not been announced, but a Wisconsin corn grower says it’s the kind of news they’ve been waiting for. Tom Gillis is on the Wisconsin Corn Growers board and serves the U.S. Grains Council. ... (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 4:16PM CST
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa called it an important milestone that Congress received the text and materials for the US Mexico Canada Agreement today. Grassley says he expects the House to pass the deal soon followed by... (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 4:14PM CST
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association say they want to learn more about the details but are optimistic the phase one agreement with China could bring long lasting relief to farmers and ranchers. CEO Colin Woodall says they encourage the... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 4:13PM CST
After one year of growing industrial hemp in test plots, Kansas State University researchers say they’ve moved closer to providing guidance to producers interested in growing the alternative crop in […] (full story)
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Owen Taylor - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 4:12PM CST
Christmas came early to the cotton market this week via several items of encouraging news. Starving for something positive, the market broke out the top side of a narrow trading […] (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 4:11PM CST
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying, helping the most active months to double digit weekly gains. Phase one of the trade deal between the U.S. and China has been confirmed, but more details will need to be ironed out, including about... (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 4:08PM CST
The President of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers praises the Trump administration’s decision to scale back tariffs and NOT put new tariffs this Sunday in place as planned. Dennis Slater says it’s a step in the right direction because... (full story)
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Meghan Grebner - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 3:53PM CST
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher supported by higher cash trade, strong wholesale values during the session, and optimism surrounding the trade deal with China. Feeder cattle were higher on the same... (full story)
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 Ben Dicostanzo - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 13, 3:39PM CST
Cattle and Feeders surge, Hogs fail to hold its gains (full story)
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Stewart-peterson Commentary - SPC - Fri Dec 13, 3:28PM CST
CORN HIGHLIGHTS: Corn futures ended the day mixed with nearby Dec losing 3/4 cent, closing at 3.66-1/4, the final closing price for the Dec contract. Mar gained 3-1/4 closing at 3.81, its highest close since the first week of December. New crop Dec c... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 3:26PM CST
Agriculture’s grand challenge of feeding the world’s growing population while protecting the environment just got a big boost. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) awarded […] (full story)
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 Kevin J. Davey - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 13, 3:21PM CST
Based on 8 algo trading strategies developed with the Strategy Factory approach and 4 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for Gold is NEUTRAL. (full story)
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 Kevin J. Davey - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 13, 2:29PM CST
Based on 9 algo trading strategies developed with the Strategy Factory approach and 4 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for Crude Oil is NEUTRAL. (full story)
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 Sean Lusk - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 13, 3:17PM CST
Long Term Option Play Explored (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 3:17PM CST
In its December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, USDA now expects world wheat production for marketing year 2019/20 to increase by 5 percent to 765 million metric […] (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Dec 13, 3:14PM CST
The pork industry is excited about the prospects for expanded opportunities in China after the U.S. and China agreed on the text of a phase one trade deal, which will see the removal of tariffs on Chinese goods in stages, Bloomberg reports. "We... (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 3:08PM CST
Dec. corn closed at $3.66 and 1/4, down 3/4 cent Jan. soybeans closed at $9.07 and 1/2, up 9 and 1/4 cents Dec. soybean meal closed at $295.50, up $2.90 Dec. soybean oil closed at 32.27, up 24 points Dec. wheat closed at $5.39 and 1/4, unchanged Dec.... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 3:00PM CST
Angus Catchot and Darrin Dodds talk with Brandon Potts and Amy Unzicker from Case IH from the 2019 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course. http://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/audio/CSR_CaseIH.mp3 (full story)
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Amie Simpson - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 2:57PM CST
Indiana Farm Bureau photo Indiana Farm Bureau has been providing Hoosier farmers a voice since 1919. President Randy Kron says the organization will continue to advocate for growers as they face challenging growing conditions, trade disputes,... (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Dec 13, 2:47PM CST
By Jennifer Brown This market update is a PorkBusiness.com weekly column reporting trends in weaner pigs. All information contained in this update is for the week ended Dec. 13. Looking at hog sales in June 2020 using June 2020 futures, the... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 2:46PM CST
From soybeans to rice, corn to peanuts, 2019 has been a challenging year for many, if not most, Arkansas growers. Continuous intermittent rains postponed winter fieldwork or outright made it […] (full story)
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Owen Taylor - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 2:37PM CST
PhytoGen announces two new cottonseed varieties – PhytoGen brand PHY 400 W3FE and PHY 500 W3FE – will be available in 2020. These two varieties enhance the company’s wide-ranging portfolio […] (full story)
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 Kevin J. Davey - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 13, 2:31PM CST
Based on 4 algo trading strategies developed with the Strategy Factory approach and 3 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for Euro Currency is BEARISH. (full story)
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 Kevin J. Davey - InsideFutures.com - Fri Dec 13, 2:30PM CST
Based on 8 algo trading strategies and 4 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for S&P500 is BULLISH. (full story)
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Agrivisor - SETZ - Fri Dec 13, 2:28PM CST
Commodity values were sharply higher to start the day as buyers surfaced after new a trade deal with China had been reached. It was initially reported that China would buy $50 billion of US products in 2020, including ag products, energy products, an... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 2:26PM CST
Arkansas peanut growers faced harsh weather challenges in 2019, including weeks when the rain never seemed to end and a late-season deep freeze. In early November, a mass of arctic […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 2:23PM CST
Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 17.1 cents per pound for the week ending December 7, down 2.5 cents from the previous week. Marketings of […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Dec 13, 2:17PM CST
Spot quotations averaged 156 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, […] (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - Fri Dec 13, 2:15PM CST
Milk futures were mostly down and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. December Class III milk was down $.03 at $19.40. January was down $.21 at $18.03. February was down $.07 at $17.60. March was... (full story)
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