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Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:10PM CDT Opponents of COOL on Thursday criticized USDA and the new labeling requirements. Those criticisms were loudest from U.S. meatpackers, feeders and Canadians. The new rule would prohibit packers and retailers from co-mingling meat coming from animals born or raised in different countries.

DTN Ag Business Benchmark

Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:08PM CDT Insurance accounted for about 26% of corn income last season, far above normal, an AgriSolutions study finds.

Senate Backs Insurance AGI Cap

Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:05PM CDT Repeating a provision they introduced last year, senators backed a plan that would lower the premium subsidy for farmers making more than $750,000 adjusted gross income. The vote was 59-33 despite opposition from leaders on the Senate Agriculture Committee. The farm bill debate is now on hiatus until the Senate returns June. 3.

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DTN Blogs & Forums

	DTN Market Matters Blog Katie Micik Markets Editor
Dramatic Drop in Soybean Basis Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:35AM CDT Soybeans The Bernanke Bump and Tumble Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:02PM CDT Customer Protections, Trading Issues Take the Stage Monday, May 20, 2013 2:37PM CDT

	Technically Speaking Darin Newsom DTN Senior Analyst
Another Look at July Soybeans Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:41PM CDT A couple of weeks ago I posted a blog talking about some of the bullish signals being seen in July soybeans (April 20, "July Beans Still Bullish")... [Read Full Blog] Into the Gap with July Corn Monday, April 29, 2013 4:10PM CDT Another Look at the Jul KC Chi Wheat Spread Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:44PM CDT

Fundamentally Speaking

Joel Karlin

DTN Contributing Analyst

Top Corn, Soybean States See High Rate of Improvement in Drought Conditions

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:04PM CDT

In a prior piece, we had noted that almost all of the top 21 corn and soybean producing states had seen a dramatic improvement in their Palmer Drought Sever... [Read Full Blog]

Corn Belt Sees Big Improvement in Moisture Supplies

Monday, May 20, 2013 5:33PM CDT

Spring Wheat Seedings vs. Planted Acreage Changes

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:54PM CDT

	DTN Ag Policy Blog Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor
Current Sugar Policies Probably Save the Federal Budget Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:25PM CDT Well, the sugar fight was resolved on the Senate floor Wednesday. Durbin Seeks Vote on Crop Insurance Means Testing Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:27AM CDT Senate Farm Bill Clears Hurdle in SNAP Votes Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:22AM CDT

	Minding Ag's Business Marcia Taylor DTN Executive Editor
Mandates Begin for Health Care Compliance Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:58PM CDT Attention agricultural employers: Mandatory health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) won't start until January 2014, but government requirem... [Read Full Blog] Truth Serum for Crop Insurance Costs Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:52PM CDT Foreign Ownership Ban Retained Monday, May 20, 2013 8:39PM CDT

	DTN Ag Weather Forum Bryce Anderson DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst
Prairie Planting Weather Generally Favorable Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:01PM CDT Farmers have been able to make good strides in seeding progress during the middle of May. Weather has been good for the most part, with few rainy days that... [Read Full Blog] The "Seventy-Percenters" Monday, May 20, 2013 9:04PM CDT Warmer Seeding Conditions In Prairies Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:25PM CDT

	DTN Ethanol Blog
Ethanol to RBOB gasoline Spread Narrows Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:10PM CDT As ethanol stocks continue to tighten heading into the Memorial Day holiday, ethanol prices are gaining on the price of RBOB gasoline. New York, Argo Spot Ethanol Prices Ease with RBOB Futures Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:29PM CDT Spot Ethanol Prices Boosted by Bullish EIA Supply Data Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:12AM CDT

	DTN Production Blog Pam Smith Crops Technology Editor
Technology Speeds Planting Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:50PM CDT CHAPIN, Ill. (DTN) -- Dean Werries monitored everything that mattered to him from his tractor cab last week. No less than eight monitors surrounded him, con... [Read Full Blog] Weed or Flower? Thursday, May 9, 2013 2:29PM CDT Silver Linings in Weather Whiplash Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:14PM CDT

	Harrington's Sort & Cull John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst
June Naysayers Friday, May 17, 2013 9:05PM CDT Anyone who's been around the cattle block more than once can tell you that when it comes to keeping the bullish faith, traders of June live cattle futures t... [Read Full Blog] Spring Was Tuesday? Friday, May 3, 2013 8:53PM CDT New Worthwhile Numbers on the Fly Friday, April 5, 2013 8:13PM CDT

South America Calling

Alastair Stewart

South America Correspondent

Monsanto Suffers Key Court Loss on Brazil RR1 Royalties

Friday, May 17, 2013 8:04PM CDT

Brazil's top appeals court Thursday reiterated its ruling that Monsanto's patent on first-generation RoundUp Ready soybeans expired in September 2010 and th... [Read Full Blog]

Brazil Senate Approves New Port Law

Friday, May 17, 2013 1:43AM CDT

Brazil Waits on Senate Port Vote as Stevedores End Strike

Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:58PM CDT

	Editor's Notebook Urban Lehner Vice President, Editorial
When Left and Right Meet on the Farm Bill Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:49PM CDT Just say no to the farm bill. One week into a three-week cross-country trek, I have heard that no-more-farm-bills blast twice. We Are the Microbes, My Friend Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:51PM CDT To Err, To Forgive, To Correct Monday, May 13, 2013 2:51PM CDT

	Machinery Chatter Jim Patrico Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Honda Rolls Out 2-Seater Pioneer 700 Monday, May 20, 2013 9:10PM CDT Earlier this year American Honda Motor Co. introduced the first in its new line of side-by-sides -- the Pioneer 700-4. My List: Top 5 Farm Machinery Trends Today Thursday, May 9, 2013 4:02PM CDT Kubota Searches for a Large Farm Machinery Match Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:05PM CDT

	Canadian Markets Cliff Jamieson Canadian Grains Analyst
Canada's lost Ethanol Opportunity Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:58PM CDT A Twitter communication caught my eye yesterday, stating: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Updates its Oulook Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:30PM CDT What's Next for Old-Crop Canola? Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:26PM CDT

DTN Market Headlines

Corn futures are lower, soybeans higher, and wheat higher at 6 a.m. CDT.

Live and feeder contracts are set to begin moderately lower, pressured by follow-through selling and cash nervousness. Hog futures should also start out some lower as specs and commercials take profits in the wake of Wednesday's rally.

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