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Improved Method Will Minimize Potential Forfeitures WASHINGTON, April 10, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said that USDA will begin using an improved and more stable system for determining non-recourse marketing assistance loan repayment rates and loan deficiency payment rates for wheat, feed grains, pulse crops, oilseeds, wool, mohair and honey. “The new method [...]

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PRO Commentary by Canadian Wheat Board 2008-09 crop year Wheat U.S. wheat futures have remained extremely volatile on a day-to-day basis. Throughout the month, futures values showed some strengthening, but in the past few days those gains have been lost. International values, however, were pressured last month due to continued exports from the EU and [...]

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DATE: March 26, 2009 by Canadian Wheat Board Wheat, Durum and Barley Values Mostly Unchanged in Latest CWB PRO for 2008-09 Winnipeg — The CWB today released its March 2009 Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2008-09 crop year, showing only minor changes in values from last month for wheat, durum and malting barley. Wheat [...]

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Dow Jones Newswires January 13, 2009 GRAIN demand fell more sharply than expected as lowered use of corn for ethanol and greater supplies of wheat globally mean higher ending supplies for both commodities. Ending stocks for corn and wheat for the in both the U.S. and globally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday and [...]

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The Associated Press Published Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 9:16 a.m. CSTWICHITA — Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service says 91 percent of the 2009 Kansas winter wheat crop is now planted. The agency’s weekly update Monday also gave the new crop a favorable rating. The agency estimates 73 percent of the emerging wheat is in good [...]

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CHICAGO, Nov. 3 (UPI) — Grains closed higher on the Chicago Board of Trade Monday as oil prices fell and the dollar made gains. Corn was up 1 1/2 to up 1 3/4, soybeans were up 3 to up 4 1/2, wheat was up 25 1/2 to up 25 3/4 and oats were up 4 [...]

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