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Ethanol Profits Sag 

By Richard Brock

After two years of stellar profits, the U.S. ethanol industry is seeing margins crumble as more plants come online and further declines in profitability could be on the horizon. As the sector matures...

Eastern Corn Belt Staying Dry 

By Richard Brock

Soil moisture supplies continue to drop in the eastern Corn Belt and the dry region is not expected to see enough rainfall this week to reverse that situation, while...

No Major Report Surprises 

By: Richard Brock

The June 11 monthly USDA report contained a couple mild surprises, but nothing that will take weather off the front burner for the grain/soy complex. As expected, government analysts did not ...

"Unassailable" Farm Bill Sought 

By Richard Brock

The Bush administration is pressing Congress to build a farm policy that will withstand challenges at the world trade court, a senior U.S. agriculture official told...

Moisture Concerns Remain In East 

By Richard Brock

Moisture concerns continue in the eastern Corn Belt locations with many locations still well behind on rainfall for May following spotty Memorial Day weekend coverage ...

Midwest Weather Worries 

By Richard Brock

The eastern and central parts of the U.S. Corn Belt are drying out after more than a month of below-normal rainfall and the latest forecasts for this week show limited help on the way...

CME Raises Bid For CBOT 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME) upped its bid for the Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT) parent company by 16% on May 11, to nearly $10 billion in an effort to end a bidding war...

Disaster Aid Plan To Take Some Work 

By Richard Brock

House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson wants the new farm bill to guarantee disaster aid to crop and livestock producers, but says a permanent disaster aid plan may not ...

WTO Official: U.S. Must Cut Ag Subsidies 

Richard Brock

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) chief negotiator on agriculture on April 30 sharply criticized the U.S. position on farm subsidies and said both the U.S. and the European Union (EU) must ...

Market News | Corn Planting Progress Half Normal 

Richard Brock

Monday’s USDA crop update showed U.S. corn planting progress through Sunday at only half of the five-year average level. ...

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