CornNews and information about corn.Monsanto Guidance Grows From Seeds- September 16, 2008 Monsanto , which develops seeds to produce larger harvests, is reaping a bountiful yield of its own.http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/09/16/monsanto-guidance-seeds-markets-equity-cx_mp_0916... High grain prices are likely here to stay: study- September 16, 2008 New research by two University of Illinois farm economists predicts the ethanol-fueled spike in grain prices will likely hold, yielding the first sustained increase for corn, wheat and soybean prices in more ...http://www.meatpoultry.com/news/headline_stories.asp?ArticleID=96528 Senators urge USDA to implement farm bill as written- September 16, 2008 A group of farm-state senators led by Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin is asking Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to stop trying to re-write the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 through the ...http://southwestfarmpress.com/legislative/farm-legislation-0916/ Ag Economists Darrel Good and Scott Irwin: Ethanol Demand for Corn...- September 16, 2008 Ag Economists Darrel Good and Scott Irwin: Ethanol Demand for Corn Likely to Keep Grain Prices High for Years Date Posted: September 16, 2008 Champaign, IL-An ethanol-fueled spike in grain prices will likely ...http://www.grainnet.com/articles/Ag_Economists_Darrel_Good_and_Scott_Irwin__Ethanol_Demand... Global Futures Market Summary- September 16, 2008 Crude oil fell to a 7-month low today, with the October contract settling $5.47 lower at $95.71 a barrel.http://www.safehaven.com/article-11251.htm Corn, Gasoline and Silver Decline as Turmoil May Reduce Demand - Bloomberg- September 16, 2008 Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Corn, gasoline and silver led a decline in commodities on concern that turmoil in financial markets will slow global economic growth and reduce demand for raw materials. Corn fell the most allowed by the Chicago Board of Trade ...http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601012&sid=aS2rrsgxvyiQ&refer=commodities Ike remnants blamed for Midwest deaths, blackouts - San Francisco Gate- September 15, 2008 Residents of the Midwest faced blackouts affecting more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooded homes Monday after a weekend of devastating weather caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike. The violent weather in the Midwest, the latest in a ...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/09/14/national/a151343D82.DTL&ts... Diamond Foods Completes Acquisition of Pop Secret(R) - Forbes- September 15, 2008 Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND), a leading branded food company specializing in processing, marketing and distributing culinary nuts and snack products under the Diamond(R) and Emerald(R) brands, today announced that it completed the acquisition of ...http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/09/15/businesswire2008091500508... CBOT Corn Review: Down On Outside Mkts; Fundamentals Support - CattleNetwork.com- September 15, 2008 CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended a two-sided session modestly lower Monday on weakness from outside-market influences. December corn ended 1 14 cents lower at $5.62, and March finished 1 cents lower at $5.80 14. The ...http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=252570 Oil, Gasoline Tumble as Lehman Fails, Hurricane Ike Spares U.S. Refineries- September 15, 2008 Crude oil fell to a seven-month low and gasoline tumbled after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?sid=aVSlBJAvcRCQ&pid=20601087 |