The Cattle on Feed report indicated fewer cattle on feed and fewer placements for April with increases in numbers marketed and should indicate a relatively healthy fed cattle complex assuming a continuing good summer demand and increases in exports. May weather for the most part dried up a little at first of month, allowed the farm boys to work and set aside a large portion of the grain crop, the cotton boys got off to a good start, and the cowboys turned haymakers and made hay while the...

Reuters . Wednesday, 6 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say A bidding war for Queensland Cotton Holdings between overseas commodities traders could ignite a new round of takeovers and mergers among Australian grains and farm groups. Reuters . Wednesday, 6 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say A bidding war for Queensland Cotton Holdings...

The soybean and grain markets The high price of corn has had a ripple effect on the price of other farm commodities, too. Food prices on the rise So if the price of corn is up, you'd expect the price of everything to be up. But there's no getting around the corn-ethanol price connection. There's rising demand from export markets for corn to use as animal feed and for human consumption. Food price inflation is running higher in developing economies than in the United States, and in those...

Although a drought can adversely affect any state, it has a profound impact on Alabama because agriculture is one of our most important industries. Officials believe there is still enough time left to rescue peanut and cotton crops, but the south Alabama corn crop is expected to sustain major losses. While Alabama s farmers are known for their hard work and resilience, there is no doubt that low yields and lost crops mean economic hard times for our agricultural community. However, there...

Wolford says growers in the FSA s local region estimate that they ve already lost between 35 percent to 90 percent of crops for 2007 from the drought. Wolford said financial losses to area growers from the cold snap and freeze that struck over Easter weekend, April 7-9, are estimated at more than $20 million. The accompanying one-two punch of the drought will add another devastating financial hit to farmers that could negatively impact area agriculture for years to come, Wolford said....