Livestock & Meats Markets

UPDATES: Ranchers eligible for drought aid

Livestock producers who experienced grazing losses because of the 2008 and 2009 drought in Tom Green, Coke and Sterling counties are eligible to apply for compensation to the Livestock Forage Disaster Program. “Eligible...

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Turkey may be regional livestock leader with proper policies

The president of the Turkish Union of Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), Şemsi Bayraktar, has announced that Turkey has the potential to seize the largest share in the $1.5 billion Middle Eastern ovine market, if it adopts an...

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Australia:Wool market finishes 0.5% lower

The Australian wool market finished 0.5% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week when the exchange rate against the US$ fell by 1.1%. The AWEX Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) fell by 3¢ (-0.4%),...

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Rockwool nears construction on Indian insulation factory

November 20, 2009 - by Emma Ritch, Cleantech Group Danish maker of stone wool insulation reports surprise growth areas despite 3Q09 report showing 21 percent decline in YTD sales. Denmark-based insulation maker Rockwool...

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UPDATE 1-US cattle supply up, but still historically low

CHICAGO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - 'For the most part the numbers came in about as expected,' said Erica Rosa, economist at the Livestock Marketing Information Center. 'We typically expect cattle on feed to increase this time of year...

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Earnings Preview: Hormel Foods Corp.

Hormel Foods profit expected to rise in fiscal 4Q as hog costs ease By EMILY FREDRIX AP Food Industry Writer MILWAUKEE November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Hormel Foods Corp. reports results for its fiscal...

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Agriculture futures mostly fall, livestock higher

Agriculture futures were mostly lower early Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery lost 5.5 cents to $5.57 a bushel, while December corn shed 2 cents to $3.93 a bushel and oats for December delivery...

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What's Up, What's Down: Bullish on the RBOB (TradingMarkets.com)

Rick Alexander has been a broker and analyst in the futures business for over thirty years. He is a Vice-President for Sales and Trading at the Zaner Group (zaner.com) a Chicago-based futures brokerage firm. Comments for...

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ProAg expects more farm strain

A weak dollar and high demand are creating a cushion for area grain producers. But livestock farmers will have to weather tough times into next year. These were the market projections shared by Iowa State University specialists...

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Fufore Area Council As Adamawa's Development Pivot

The third tier of government in Nigeria (local government) was conceived to be the fulcrum of grassroots development and Fufore Local Government, one of the biggest area councils in Adamawa State can be mirrored in the light of...

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