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Corn Futures Finally Getting Upside From South America

Corn futures have been dwindling lower in the last couple months on pressure from outside markets and prospects for record crops from South America.  However, in the last couple days, those same factors have turned into a positive for corn prices.  … Read … Continue reading

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Corn Futures Facing Harvest Lull

   Corn futures have been trading sideways for about three months as traders try to figure out whether corn yields will come in higher or lower than expected. The USDA will release their monthly estimates next week and that might … Continue reading

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Iowa land boom: The political economy of corn

THIS fascinating installment of “Planet Money” on the farmland boom in Iowa is evidence that college towns occupy an alternate dimension; I had to listen to NPR to learn that the value of the rolling farmland I drive through every … Continue reading

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USDA Delivers Another Blow To Corn Prices

Corn prices were riding high earlier this summer, but the USDA brought some stark realities to those hoping for even higher prices this year. The Grain Stocks Report released Friday morning indicated that corn supplies are lower than last year, … Continue reading

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