Contrarily, the markets actually moved higher in spite of that news before private acreage estimates showed increased corn acres (150,000 acres) over the amount initially forecasted by USDA on March 30 acreage intentions report. Wheat Wheat futures struggled last week; and rightfully so considering bearish domestic forecasts, improving crop conditions and impending winter wheat harvest. The USDA weekly crop progress report for the week ending May 13 was perhaps the most bearish report yet...

They make it difficult to determine what speculators are actually doing, and they also pump a significant amount of liquidity to one side of the market. Open interest is relatively low, indicating that speculators are unsure of market direction and do not have a position in the market. Soybean futures are not performing as well as soybean oil futures, but they are still quite strong. I prefer to wait for the right opportunity and look to buy following one- to three-day retracements in...

This view is further supported by the anticipated union strike in Nigeria, general violence and exposure to militant oil strikes in that country (Chevron has pulled workers throughout the country due to the violence), disruptions in gasoline refineries and the general exposure to weather issues given the current low levels of gasoline supplies heading into the high demand summer driving season. This view is further supported by the anticipated union strike in Nigeria, general violence and...

The first diet, the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet, consisted of 30 percent of calories from fat (with 7 percent or less from saturated fat), 15 percent from protein and 55 percent from carbohydrates; 1,200 milligrams of calcium per day; two meals of fatty fish (such as salmon or tuna) per week; and less than 200 milligrams of cholesterol per day. The first diet, the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet, consisted of 30 percent of calories from fat (with 7 percent or less...

This would cause the US corn acreage toincrease to more than 110m acres, largely at the expense of soybean and wheat acres. It confirms thatgreater US ethanol production will meanmore competition for land and grain, and will subsequently cause long-run crop price increases. The magnitude of US ethanol market will depend on the price of oil - which is unlikely to decrease much from current levels - and the future makeup of the US automobile fleet. The reportsuggests that this rise in US...

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