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May 18, 2012
CME Soybean Complex Market Recap: Further Weakness In China
July Soybeans finished down 33 at 1405, 33 3/4 off the high and equal to the low. November Soybeans closed down 18 1/2 at 1288.

May 18, 2012
CME Wheat Market Recap: July Surges Up 37 Cents; Weather Concerns
July Wheat finished up 37 1/2 at 695 1/4, 2 1/4 off the high and 42 3/4 up from the low. December Wheat closed up 31 1/4 at 720.

May 18, 2012
CME Corn Market Recap: Less Than Perfect Weather; 2nd Guessing Record Yield
July Corn finished up 10 1/2 at 635 1/2, 3 off the high and 16 up from the low. December Corn closed up 8 3/4 at 537.

May 18, 2012
Outlook: Mexico Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup
Mexico sugar production for 2011/12 is still estimated at 4.900 million metric tons (mt). Production through May 5, 2012, has totaled 4.597 million mt.

May 18, 2012
Corn News: Are Illinois Farmers Getting Older?
There is some thought that the age of the farmer/producer is advancing rapidly and with the barriers to entry into the business of farming, that there are fewer and fewer ‘young’ farmers.
May 18, 2012
Sugar Policy Developments and Implications for Imports
On May 10, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its latest supply and use estimates for fiscal year (FY) 2012 and first projections for FY 2013 in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.
May 18, 2012
NFU: CFTC Should Hold Comment Period Regarding Extended Trading Days
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler today urging the chairman to establish a 30-day public comment period to discuss the extension of electronic commodity trading up to 22 hours per day.

May 18, 2012
Wheat: Six Years On, U.S.-Colombia FTA Implemented on Tuesday
The United States and Colombia officially implemented on Tuesday a free trade agreement (FTA) first signed in 2006, immediately eliminating all tariffs on wheat imports to the South American country.
May 18, 2012
Agricultural Weather: Frost In Pennsylanvia; Dry In Southern California
Following this morning’s frost from northern Pennsylvania into western New England, much warmer air will overspread the Northeast during the weekend.
May 18, 2012
Sugar May 2012
U.S. sugar supply for fiscal year (FY) 2013 is projected down 2.4 percent from FY 2012, as lower imports more than offset higher production and beginning stocks.

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