Bullish factors aiding the market last week were the sharply higher US crude oil that advanced above US$77 per barrel and the weaker ringgit against the US dollar. CRUDE palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives dipped in early trading in sympathy with sharply lower soyoil prices and then rebounded on India s import duty reduction to close the week with big gains. The 3- and 7-week exponentially smoothed moving-average price lines (ESA-lines) settled in positive...

Norwalk Furniture, a custom upholstery maker and retailer based in Norwalk, Ohio, recently made the switch to foam containing soy for its standard sofas and chairs. The first generation of Preserve foam uses 10 percent to 20 percent soy product, about 1 to 2 pounds of soy in a standard size sofa. For every 1 million pounds of BiOH polyols that replace petroleum polyols in flexible foams, 2,200 barrels of crude oil are saved. The hottest trend in furniture is hidden in the seat cushions....

Soybean and bean meal sales were within estimates and corn was under all guesses. Beans and wheat were above what's needed to meet USDA projections, but corn fell short. Feature Programs & Commentary.

Note: Light soy sauce (not to be confused with low-sodium soy sauce) is thinner and less salty than regular soy sauce. Add salmon and cook 3 minutes on each side, or until desired level of doneness is reached. Combine ginger, honey, garlic, light soy sauce and 4 tablespoons olive oil in a blender. Place the salmon in a shallow dish and pour ginger mixture over fillets. Let salmon marinate for 15 minutes, then remove fillets and reserve ginger mixture. Heat remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil in...

A new set of grain tanks at Minn-Kota Ag Products inc. on the east side of Breckenridge is emblematic of what many Ag watchers perceive is a big expansion in grain storage in the region in anticipation of the 2007 corn crop. While aggregate numbers in commercial and on-farm expansion are hard to come by, individual projects such as Minn-Kota's are obvious in their communities. Jody Schuler, president of the long-standing company, put it succinctly: "With more corn acres, we're going to see...