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Richard Brock, The Corn And Soybean Digest's Marketing Editor, is president of Brock Associates, a farm market advisory firm, and publisher of The Brock Report. To see more market perspectives, visit Brock's Web site at www.brockreport.com.
Winter Wheat Crop Tour Kicks Off
By Richard Brock
The annual winter wheat crop tour organized by the Wheat Quality Council kicks off on Monday and will wind its way across Kansas, wrapping up on Thursday...
Corn Planting Falls Further Behind
By Richard Brock
Corn-planting progress fell further behind normal last week as wet conditions again allowed only limited progress by producers across the Midwest...
Little Corn Planting Progress
By Richard Brock
U.S. producers made very little progress planting their 2008 corn crop last week as cool, wet conditions continued to limit fieldwork...
China's Grain Crop Forecast Higher
By Richard Brock
China’s production of major grains may rise in 2008 due to higher yields, despite a reduction in planted area, the China National Grain and Oils Information Center (CNGOIC) said on Monday...
USDA Seen Cutting Corn Carryout 9%
By Richard Brock
The grain trade is looking for a substantial reduction in the projected 2007-2008 U.S. corn carryout and modest increases in soybean and wheat ending stocks when USDA releases its latest monthly supply/demand update...
Argentina Bids To End Farm Strike
By Richard Brock
In a bid to resolve a 19-day farm strike that has produced severe food shortages and a major political crisis, Argentina’s economy minister on Monday announced measures to compensate ...
Argentine Farm Strike Continues
The two sides in the Argentine farm strike appear to be digging in their heels as the protest enters its third week. Transportation into the nation’s main export ports has been blocked...
USDA Cuts U.S. Soy, Wheat Stocks
By Richard Brock
On Tuesday morning, USDA lowered its estimates of 2007-2008 U.S ending stocks for soybeans and wheat by more than the trade expected, while leaving its corn carryout estimate unchanged from February...
Slow Progress In Farm Bill Talks
By Richard Brock
The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said on Sunday he is optimistic Congress can reach an agreement on farm bill spending this week, but added that a short-term extension of the current law may be needed to allow for further negotiations with the Bush administration...
APHIS: Unapproved Corn No Threat
By Richard Brock
An unapproved biotech trait was found at “extremely low” levels in some 2006- and 2007-crop U.S. corn, but the grain poses no safety threat and export trade is not likely to be affected, the USDA said on Friday...















