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‘100% Buy’ Screener Puts a Compelling Spotlight on Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD)
Barchart2 minutes ago
Technical and fundamental factors combine to make PXD stock an intriguing bullish idea for the forward-thinking speculator.
Grain Futures Consolidate Overnight
AgWeb14 minutes ago
National Daily Feeder and Stocker Summary Report AM
USDA17 minutes ago
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How High Can GOOG Stock Go as Alphabet Wins Some Much-Deserved AI Respect?
Barchart33 minutes ago
Alphabet stock is trading sharply higher today after the company impressed markets with its Q1 earnings. Here's how high the stock could go as it wins 'AI respect' on par with its Big Tech peers.
National Rail and Piggyback Shipment (Movement) Report
USDA39 minutes ago
REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON APR 26 2024 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: THU APR 25 2024 10,000 POUND UNITS (COMMODITY TOTALS FOLLOW ASTERIKS) ...
Rail and Piggyback Shipments (Movement) - Car and Van Count
USDA39 minutes ago
REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON APR 26 2024 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: THU APR 25 2024 CAR AND VAN COUNT ...
Hogs Ready to Close Out the Week
Barchart40 minutes ago
Lean hogs fell $1.17 to $2.45 in the front months on Thursday, with the other contracts down 80 to 97 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was down $2.78 on Thursday afternoon, at $88.71. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 19 cents on April 23 at $91.64....
Cotton Posting Gains to Start Friday
Barchart40 minutes ago
Cotton futures are up 6 to 45 this morning. They posted mixed action on Thursday, with contracts anywhere from up 38 points to 21 points lower. The outside market influences saw crude oil up $1.03/barrel (highest close since April 16) and the US dollar index 260 points lower. USDA Export...
Soybeans Starting Out Lower
Barchart40 minutes ago
Soybeans are trading 5 to 7 cents lower after a round of overnight trade. They rallied off the early midday losses by 10-13 cents on Thursday to close with front months down 1 to 3 ¼ cents and the September and beyond contracts up ½ to 2 ½ cents. May...
Cattle Traders Look to Round Out the Week
Barchart40 minutes ago
Live cattle had a back and forth trade on Thursday but settled near the highs with $1.60 to $2.67 gains. Cash trade kicked off with a steady/higher note this week, as the South was at $182 in TX and $182-183 in KS, even to $1 above a week ago. Northern...
Corn Showing Slight Losses on Friday Morning
Barchart40 minutes ago
Overnight trade has corn prices slightly lower this morning. Corn finished Thursday with contracts up 1 ¾ to 5 cents across the board. Futures were helped out by spillover support from wheat and positive Export Sales data. USDA reported corn bookings of 1.3 MMT for the week of 4/18 in...
Soybeans Starting Out Lower
Barchart40 minutes ago
Soybeans are trading 5 to 7 cents lower after a round of overnight trade. They rallied off the early midday losses by 10-13 cents on Thursday to close with front months down 1 to 3 ¼ cents and the September and beyond contracts up ½ to 2 ½ cents. May...
USDA Makes $1.5 Billion Available to Help Farmers Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
Wed Apr 3, 8:00AM CDT
MANKATO, Minn., April 3, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of an historic $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) as part of President Biden...
Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Protections for Thompson Divide
Wed Apr 3, 6:05AM CDT
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2024 — The Biden-Harris administration today took action to finalize protections for the Thompson Divide area in central Colorado, one of the state’s most cherished landscapes, known for its ranching heritage and grazing lands, important wildlife habitat, recreation opportun...
Update to USDA Entity-Scale Greenhouse Gas Methods Report Available
Tue Apr 2, 7:00AM CDT
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. The report provides farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners with the methods and tools needed to...