Entries for August 2015
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26 Aug 2015
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Wed, August 26 Bank of Canada Noon exchange rate was 1.3303 up 0.0007 Chicago soybeans closed slightly to moderately lower. NOV15 HI 8.82 NOV15 HI 8.82 LOW 8.64 LOW 8.64 CLOSE8.65 Down 12 3/4 CLOSE 8.65 Down 12 3/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt Adj. $/bu $/mt BasisAdj. $/bu $/mt ELEVATO...
26 Aug 2015
By Pam SmithDTN/The Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Months of conjecture over a possible merger between Monsanto and Syngenta came to an end Wednesday morning. Monsanto officially backed away from its latest proposal to acquire the Switzerland-based company. News releases from Monsanto indicated company officials c...
26 Aug 2015
By Pamela SmithDTN/The Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor BLUE MOUND, Ill. (DTN) -- It's 7 a.m. and the pile of shoes and water jugs sitting outside Amy Brown's back door tell a tale. Inside the white farmhouse, teenagers cover the carpet and sprawl across sofas, soaking up the last few gasps of air conditioning before heading to the soybea...
26 Aug 2015
DTN Closing Grain Comments 08/26 13:44 U.S. Dollar Rebounds, Presses Commodities Lower All three grains finished lower Wednesday, weighed down by favorable August weather, ongoing concerns about China, and expectations for big crops this fall. Nearly all commodities were lower as the U.S. dollar index continues to rebound from Monday's sell-off.
26 Aug 2015
DTN Closing Grain Comments 08/26 13:44 U.S. Dollar Rebounds, Presses Commodities Lower All three grains finished lower Wednesday, weighed down by favorable August weather, ongoing concerns about China, and expectations for big crops this fall. Nearly all commodities were lower as the U.S. dollar index continues to rebound from Monday's sell-off.