Early Call:Corn, Wheat Mixed, Soy Up 1-2 cents… read more
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Crop Production Report [3/10/2010]
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – U.S. soybean exports are headed for a record 1.42 billion bushels, the government said Wednesday, and heavy domestic use of the oilseed will reduce the stockpile to a scant 190 million bushels this summer, slightly less than analysts had expected. The Agriculture Department lowered its forecast for U.S. corn exports… read more
Consumer Price Index (CPI) – 2/19/2010
The CPI rose 0.2 percent last month; this was less than expected. The Labor Department claims that this is due to a rise in energy cost, equating to 0.2 percent in December. According to a poll done by Reuters analysts expected a 0.3 percent increase. If this is compared to Jan. of last year, prices rose… read more
Initial Jobless Claimes [2/11/2010]
Initial Joblesss claims for state unemployment dropped by 43,000 claims to a seaonal 440,000 for the end of the week Feb. 6th 2010. Down from the previous weeks 483,000 claims. Accorrding to a poll by Reuters the intial claims were expected to be 465,000.… read more