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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Commodities, Agriculture US,

09/21/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Farmers to plant more soybeans next year, stand pat on corn

Recent increases in market prices are making soybeans more attractive, and farmers will respond by expanding soybean acreage by nearly 5% in 2021.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Agriculture US, USDA,

09/18/2020 SOURCE: www.agri-pulse.com

USDA opens new, expanded round of COVID aid to farmers

The Agriculture Department is launching a new round of coronavirus relief payments worth up to $14 billion that will be spread over more commodities with new methods of calculating the assistance.

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Commodities, Trade (Commodities),

09/15/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Soybeans top $10/bushel on Chinese demand, smaller U.S. crop

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures advanced on Monday, with the most-active contract rising above $10 a bushel for the first time in two years on strong export demand from China, before paring gains on profit-taking, analysts said. Corn futures ended modestly higher after reaching a six-month top and wheat also rose.

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities,

U.S. corn, soybean crops stumble to the finishline, USDA report shows

The USDA’s data is not a surprise to the trade.

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities, Economics, Ag North America,

Area corn and soybean crops pulling through despite hot, dry summer

After the mostly hot and dry summer months, new projections show Ontario corn yields are expected to increase slightly from 2019 levels, although soybean yields are expected to take a hit.

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Commodities, Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Fertilizer, Vertical Farming,

09/06/2020 SOURCE: news.knowledia.com

The yield potential of wheat grown in controlled-environment vertical farms

A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in the U.S. has investigated the yield potential of wheat grown on controlled-environment vertical farms, finding it higher than expected. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes modeling indoor vertical wheat farming and what their models showed.

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Topics: Commodities, Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Economics, Trade (Commodities),

Coffee prices touch new high, but Indian exporters unable to cash in on it

Prices are expected to increase further since the outlook for a smaller coffee crop in Vietnam, the world's largest robusta coffee producer, is boosting robusta prices

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, World Population,

Coffee prices touch new high, but Indian exporters unable to cash in on it

Prices are expected to increase further since the outlook for a smaller coffee crop in Vietnam, the world's largest robusta coffee producer, is boosting robusta prices

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Topics: Cotton, Commodities, Sugarcane, Agriculture US, Water, Economics, Government / Policies, Sugar,

Laura largely misses U.S. cotton, sugar fields; rains to skip dry Midw

Laura largely misses U.S. cotton, sugar fields; rains to skip dry Midwest grain belt

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Economics, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Population,

08/29/2020 SOURCE: vietnamnews.vn

Pig imports push domestic pork prices down

Efficient reproduction of pigs and enhancing imports of frozen pork and live pigs have made prices of live hogs fall, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

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