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Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 6:22 AM The drought-induced rise in corn-feed costs led farmers to up the pace of hog slaughtering to 73.3M pigs from Jan-Aug, the most in 3 years, although farmers are making steep losses as pork prices fall. The increased slaughtering has prompted the USDA to estimate that pork supply will next year fall to the lowest per capita since 1975. That may well cause prices to rebound, although it will still be cheaper than beef. Comment! [Commodities]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 2:53 AM South Korea will halt customs clearance of U.S. beef imports after the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years. South Korea was once the third-largest buyer of U.S. beef but began restricting shipments in 2003. Live cattle futures rebound after yesterday's beating; +0.3% as of 12:15p.m. Tokyo time. Comment! [U.S. Economy, Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 3:18 PM Live cattle futures -2.75% on news of a dairy cow in California infected with mad cow disease. "USDA remains confident in the health of the national herd and the safety of beef and dairy products." Tyson Foods (TSN +1.3%) bounces back after initially diving on the news. Chicken producer Sanderson Farms (SAFM) +3.6%. MCD -0.9%. 2 Comments [Commodities]
Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 4:30 AM Given an expected slowdown in global growth, Morgan Stanley says it's a good time to be long on commodities, but not "indiscriminately." Gold, silver and livestock should all perform well in the coming year, while base metals and crude oil are the least preferred. Comment! [Commodities, Quick Ideas]
Friday, September 30, 2011, 11:35 AM Fertilizer stocks are hit after the USDA reports corn stockpiles are 150M bushels larger than expected. Mosaic (MOS -6.9%) shares hit a 52-week low; CF Industries (CF -7.3%) also slides. But chicken producers Sanderson Farms (SAFM +4.3%) and Tyson Foods (TSN +4.3%) gain, along with pork processor Smithfield (SFD +4%), benefiting from lower animal feed prices. 7 Comments [Consumer, Commodities, On the Move]
Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 9:05 AM Iowa State's Ellwyn Taylor says weather issues could lead to a smaller-than-expected corn crop - closer to last year's 153 bu/acre vs. the USDA forecast of 158. Though at elevated prices, corn has been held somewhat in check by hopes for a bumper crop. CORN +18.5% YTD. 1 Comment [Commodities]
Thursday, June 9, 2011, 12:12 PM Corn bulls point to weather conditions mirroring 1983, when yields also got hammered by a wet spring and cooler temperatures. Unlike 1983 however, we're exiting a strong La Nina, which means a more seasonal summer and strong production ... a must given the dangerous supply situation. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy, Commodities]
Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 12:35 PM The grain complex is sharply higher ahead of tomorrow's USDA report, expected to confirm a steep decline in reserves. Needing a perfect growing season to rebuild inventories, wet weather in some regions is preventing farmers from getting the crop planted and dry weather elsewhere will pinch yields. JJG +2.8%. 3 Comments [Commodities]
Friday, May 27, 2011, 3:05 PM A decision is expected within days on whether Russia will lift its ban on grain exports. Deputy PM Zubkov, expecting a bumper crop, says "there is a large probability" the embargo will be lifted. Domestic traders have been accumulating cheap product in the hopes the ban will be lifted and they can sell it overseas at far higher prices. Comment! [Commodities, Global & FX]
Thursday, May 12, 2011, 3:08 PM If Goldman Sachs has it right, cattle operations and pig farmers should take advantage of the recent break in corn prices to pick up some feed. Analysts are skeptical of the USDA's prediction of expanded U.S. supplies, and with stocks ultra-tight, a weather event could send prices soaring. 5 Comments [Commodities]
Monday, May 2, 2011, 4:19 PM Down sharply today, corn could get interesting tomorrow as the USDA Crop Progress report shows just 13% of planting has been done vs. a 5 year average of 40%. The market had been looking for a number in the range of 14-18%. CORN -2.2%. Comment! [Commodities]
Thursday, April 28, 2011, 2:56 PM "There are some scary things going on in Texas," says climatologist Brian Fuchs as the worst drought in decades intensifies. Major wheat crop losses are forecast and, with no grass growing, ranchers are being forced to move cattle to feedlots - easing beef prices, but likely to lead to higher prices in the future as herds get smaller. 9 Comments [Commodities, U.S. Economy]
Thursday, April 21, 2011, 1:04 PM A USDA report this afternoon is expected to show increased movement of cattle to feedlots as ranchers unload inventory due to the brutal drought in the Great Plains. The higher meat supply could boost margins for processors like Tyson (TSN) and consumers such as Morton's (MRT). 4 Comments [Commodities, Consumer, Quick Ideas]
Monday, April 11, 2011, 10:58 AM Record corn and cotton prices have farmers switching to those 2 crops at the expense of soybeans. However, a massive increase in China's livestock and fish farming industries means just the increase in bean imports will consume the entirety of Iowa's crop in 4 years. Even record yields will only maintain "razor-thin" stocks. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Friday, April 8, 2011, 9:28 AM Last corn-related post of the morning: WSJ prints the kind of article you never see at the bottom, but occasionally find at market tops. Titled "High Corn Prices are Here to Stay," the piece argues far higher prices are needed to ration demand. If corn hits the cover of Time next week, get out fast. 8 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, April 8, 2011, 9:20 AM Hanging near all-time highs, corn prices may drop today after the USDA leaves unchanged its estimate for ending inventories. At 675M bushels, a 5% stocks/use ratio, it's a frighteningly small number, but traders were hoping for an even lower figure, and a bull market must be fed. Comment! [Global & FX]

Dr. Kris
Cows 'n Coffee--a race to the bottom? Both the Livestock etf $COW & Coffee etf $JO breaking to new all-time lows since 2008 inception.
Mar 18, 2:24 PM
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Dr. Kris: real: You'll have to be our foreign economic reporter! What's breaking down-under?
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realornot: I just brought down the government. "budget plunge!" Maybe, I can afford to buy their resorts on the cheap!
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Hedge Funds Cut Bets to '09 Low as $CORN Goldman Says Buy: Commodities $JJC http://bloom.bg/YUTWo5 $GLD http://reut.rs/WfV4Gf $MAD $COW $GS
Mar 10, 6:58 PM
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x oil -field: Parliament Repeats Demand That Osborne Toughens Bank Bill. Bloomberg http://bloom.bg/XgZ8ZR
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Creditor Group Files Liquidation Plan for MF Global.Update: 19:36ET PM $COW $MOO $GRU Dow Jones Newswires (00:36 GMT)
Jan 10, 7:50 PM
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x oil -field: MF Global creditors propose liquidation plan. $COW $MOO http://trib.in/VoNkSj -Chicago Tribune
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David Jackson
Looking at the perf. of the agricultural commodities $JJG $CORN $COW $NIB $SGG $BAL http://bit.ly/9KLbQ3 . Why is $JO so weak?
8/16/12
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Russell Gold
FAT COW
8/9/12
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dak269: I'm there with ya!
8/9/12
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Russell Gold: This fall AG prices will move much higher
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The_American
Steady Rise in DBA DBC JJA JJG MOO COW along with rises in energy XLE USO can be bullish on PMs GLD SLV SIL PSLV PALL GLDX PPLT XOM XCO PBR
6/29/12
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realornot
Still remember the MAD COW disease..... no cure according to CDC. I found a cure for them. Inject doses of TVIX into the body will cure.
2/24/12
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realornot: TVIX cannot help Sec Clinton. She needs a lot of loving from Bill :)))
2/24/12
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Josh Krause: VIX is getting stronger and stronger. Even UVXY is joining the party.
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DaleW
BAL,COW, DAG, MCP, NIB, My own version of a Jim Rogers type holdings is up 2.7% today. Awaiting for the base metals to melt soon.
1/9/12
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DaleW: Up another 2.87% today- 6.15% in less than 30 days.
1/10/12
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may be: Way to go Dale nice going
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cheme
Where's cowpieTX and his COW bell?
12/8/11
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nasalpancho: cowpie sold tvix at 42.50 tuesday cant imagine very happy right now
12/8/11
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jason2788
my SPY short from y'day smiling upon me. MORE COW BELL!
12/7/11
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jason2788: it was like 7:45pm, had 15 mins to decide. figured let it ride. im glad I didnt look at futures early this morning. i would have been mad
12/7/11
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Toron: Yeah I held a lot of shorts overnight aswell... today's gonna be rocky.
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Dr. Kris
Cows 'n Coffee--a race to the bottom? Both the Livestock etf $COW & Coffee etf $JO breaking to new all-time lows since 2008 inception.
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Dr. Kris: real: You'll have to be our foreign economic reporter! What's breaking down-under?
Mar 18, 5:09 PM
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realornot: I just brought down the government. "budget plunge!" Maybe, I can afford to buy their resorts on the cheap!
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Hedge Funds Cut Bets to '09 Low as $CORN Goldman Says Buy: Commodities $JJC http://bloom.bg/YUTWo5 $GLD http://reut.rs/WfV4Gf $MAD $COW $GS
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x oil -field: Parliament Repeats Demand That Osborne Toughens Bank Bill. Bloomberg http://bloom.bg/XgZ8ZR
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x oil -field
Creditor Group Files Liquidation Plan for MF Global.Update: 19:36ET PM $COW $MOO $GRU Dow Jones Newswires (00:36 GMT)
Jan 10, 7:50 PM
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x oil -field: MF Global creditors propose liquidation plan. $COW $MOO http://trib.in/VoNkSj -Chicago Tribune
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1980XLS-2.0: Teflon Jon, is the Man!
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Russell Gold
FAT COW
8/9/12
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dak269: I'm there with ya!
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DaleW
BAL,COW, DAG, MCP, NIB, My own version of a Jim Rogers type holdings is up 2.7% today. Awaiting for the base metals to melt soon.
1/9/12
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DaleW: Up another 2.87% today- 6.15% in less than 30 days.
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may be: Way to go Dale nice going
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realornot
Still remember the MAD COW disease..... no cure according to CDC. I found a cure for them. Inject doses of TVIX into the body will cure.
2/24/12
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realornot: TVIX cannot help Sec Clinton. She needs a lot of loving from Bill :)))
2/24/12
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cheme
Where's cowpieTX and his COW bell?
12/8/11
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nasalpancho: cowpie sold tvix at 42.50 tuesday cant imagine very happy right now
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jason2788
my SPY short from y'day smiling upon me. MORE COW BELL!
12/7/11
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jason2788: it was like 7:45pm, had 15 mins to decide. figured let it ride. im glad I didnt look at futures early this morning. i would have been mad
12/7/11
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Toron: Yeah I held a lot of shorts overnight aswell... today's gonna be rocky.
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John Rayhall
HOLY COW! Glad I covered my TXI short yesterday that stock is going nuts today lol
12/1/11
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1980XLS-2.0: I thought it may have had to do with Sawiris. He was buying in and lost big in 2007, before the crash.
12/1/11
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John Rayhall: Oh I didn't know that just start following this company been one hell of a ride lol.
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jason2788
We need MORE COW BELL!
11/21/11
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jason2788: haha, with i had the balls to short this back then.
11/21/11
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tunaman4u2: Whoever thought that Eurozone just saying 2 trillion but not having it would be a problem?
11/21/11
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cowpieTX
As we enter the next phase of the global depression the control of food will be the new gold trade. get to know COW, SFD, COWS, COWL, ADM...
10/7/11
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cowpieTX: POT, yes how could i forget? everyone should have a stash of POT in their portfoliio if you get the dillio.
10/7/11
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Barron's article this weekend, Bullish.
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