With only late-planted milo and corn fields still out, Reed said yields were well above last year s totals for both commodities. Mother Nature blessed us with favorable growing conditions, he said, pointing out that farmers were able to plant with a full moisture profile in the spring and didn t have to irrigate until much later than normal in the summer. With the grain harvest grinding to a close across the region, local elevators are running over. He explained that not only is there the...

Next year's soybeans could perform like this year's corn, which was planted in record acreage because of the demand for ethanol. Overall, most northeastern Louisiana farmers enjoyed a profitable 2007 with the perfect combination of high prices and bumper yields almost across the board. LaFoe and Mulhern said wheat and soybeans also generally have lower input costs that other crops, such as corn and cotton. Soybean prices have risen for the same reason corn spiked last year. But that's not...

Department of Agriculture that showed corn sales were well-below trade expectations. Oil soared Wednesday after the Department of Energy's weekly inventory report showed a drop in stockpiles and posted a record close of $94. On the economic front Friday morning, the Department of Labor released its report on the employment situation in the month of October, showing that employment increased by more than expected. The precious metal has been moving higher for 2 months as weakness in the...

Enter your search terms Submit search form Taipei Times. STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Sunday, Nov 04, 2007, Page 11 Many large domestic foodstuff manufacturers have benefited from the increase in international raw food material prices since they began selling to smaller processors in the sector, members of the Taiwan Feed Industry Association (TFIA) said yesterday. STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Sunday, Nov 04, 2007, Page 11 Many large domestic foodstuff manufacturers have benefited from the increase in...

Historically, the university has had crop-share arrangements with its tenant farmers, meaning the farmers and the university share the cost of getting crops in the ground and harvesting them. As a consequence, farmers say land leases in counties where this happens will become more expensive, and long-term farmers like the Thurmans could lose their leases. While he was in the hospital fighting infection and trying to recover, his family and neighboring farmers steered their combines toward...

Corn prices have shot up because energy companies are buying the grain to produce ethanol. While America this year produced about 200 million barrels of the clear, clean biofuel, the process withdrew 10 per cent of supplies from US grain stores. The turkey, cranberry sauce, green beans, ingredients for the pastry for pumpkin pie, ice-cream on top, and the cheese to go with crackers, have all soared in price. A global shortage of dairy produce and a doubling of the price of corn in the past...