Tag Archives: Economis news

Opening Grain Calls

Posted on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at 5:59 am.

CHICAGO, March 31 (Reuters) – CBOT soy futures were called to open down at least 7 to 12 cents per bushel Wednesday, with corn down 3 to 5 cents and wheat down 2 to 4 cents on what traders called bearish stocks data in USDA’s quarterly stocks report. (Reporting by Sam Nelson; Editing by John… read more

Livestock News

Posted on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at 6:54 am.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were lower early on Wednesday in electronic trading amid carry-over technical selling and pressure following weakness in other commodities. Hog futures were lower with the weak tone to cash markets weighing on April and premium to cash pressuring other months.… read more

Early Call for grains

Posted on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 6:40 am.

Early Call:Corn, Wheat Mixed, Soy Up 1-2 cents… read more

Consumer Price Index (CPI) – 2/19/2010

Posted on Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 8:05 am.

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