Actually the market nearly managed to close out the session on its daily highs, likely due to speculative bargain hunting with the trade looking for steady to lower crop condition ratings and weather forecasts that aren't all that optimal for crop development, for this week at least. Actually the market nearly managed to close out the session on its daily highs, likely due to speculative bargain hunting with the trade looking for steady to lower crop condition ratings and weather forecasts...

Other research projects discussed will include feedlots and bio-energy, solar energy and potential ethanol production from perennial wheat, sorghum, dryland corn and grass mixtures. Bill Payne, Experiment Station crop stress physiologist and coordinator of the field day, says the research farm has long been known for non-traditional windmills, and wind energy will be discussed. A field day featuring agriculture's role in the energy industry is Aug. He will outline the statewide Experiment...

Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress report showed a decline in the condition of spring wheat, although the drop was not a big surprise, Henderson said. wheat futures are expected to start Tuesday's day session steady, with possible pressure seen from weakness in European markets, analysts said. More unsettled weather, which is unfavorable for the harvest, is possible next week, but conditions look better than they were last week, the weather firm said. Wheat in western Europe,...

By CATHERINE RIUNGU Special Correspondent In a marked departure from its past stance, the Kenya government is optimistic that a trade agreement to replace the Cotonou Partnership Agreements between European Union members and the African, Caribbean and Pacific states, which lapse this December ,will be in place. The East African - Business Agenda. The East African - Business Agenda. By CATHERINE RIUNGU Special Correspondent In a marked departure from its past stance, the Kenya government is...

Last week's rising dollar and the imminent expiration of the August contract battered the gold market, which largely ignored sharply higher oil prices and tumbling stock prices. Wheat prices have been on a steep incline since May as crops worldwide have been ravaged by too much rain in some parts and too little moisture in others. The dollar's drop also helped lift copper prices in London and New York, while crude oil prices weakened amid profit-taking after finishing just shy of a record...