CME: 'Freed-Up' Corn May Still Go To Ethanol

18:52 | 11/10/2011

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US - What would happen to the “freed-up” corn if the RFS waiver passes and goes into effect in the 2011-12 crop year? write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

NCBA Supports Legislation To Free Up Corn Supplies

23:27 | 06/10/2011

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US - With the increased use of corn for ethanol production, new legislation will provide relief from tight corn supplies for livestock producers and consumers.

NFU Says Milk Price Rises Are Not All They Seem

21:50 | 05/10/2011

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UK - National Farmers Union (NFU) dairy board chairman, Mansel Raymond, has called for meaningful net price rises this autumn to avoid disappointment across the sector.

CME: Range & Pasture Conditions Improve

23:30 | 29/09/2011

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US - US range and pasture conditions improved — if one measures that as a drop in the percentage of acres rated as in poor or very poor condition — last week for the first time since the first week of June, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Gate Milk Prices Still Behind Europe

23:10 | 28/09/2011

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UK - Despite growing worldwide demand for milk and dairy products, UK milk producers are still seeing prices that are three to four pence per litre (ppl) down on their European counterparts.

Feedgrain Prices Still Driven by US Corn Yield

14:17 | 24/09/2011

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US & CANADA - A weather and crop analyst with the Canadian Wheat Board warns declining US corn yield forecasts can be expected to continue to put upward pressure on North American feedgrain prices, Bruce Cochrane writes.

Will The Corn Production Forecast Change?

23:48 | 20/09/2011

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US - Corn prices have declined sharply so far in September. After reaching a high of $7.79 on 29 August, December 2011 corn futures traded to $6.76 early in the trading session on 19 September.

LMC Report: Increased Slaughterings In August

08:01 | 18/09/2011

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NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Cattle supplies had been under serious pressure from April - July of this year, but the monthly slaughter figures for August would appear to suggest that the pressure on supplies has eased to some extent.

Irish Dairy: Planning For 2015

16:17 | 17/09/2011

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Dairy producers need to develop low cost production system based on grazed grass in the future so as to ensure the financial viability of the dairy business in a market environment where there is an increased likelihood of input and output price volatility, say Padraig French and Laurence Shalloo from Teagasc.

Decline In Profitability For Dairy Farmers

22:08 | 16/09/2011

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SWEDEN - Imbalances in the dairy market have resulted in lower sales prices. With large differences in both milk income and feed costs, milk companies have had a profitability decrease over the last few months, shows the Swedish Dairy Milk Economy Report.