ETHANOL
Sugar beets-to-ethanol
FARGO, N.D — With planting less than a month away, a company hoping to contract with farmers in 2012 to convert sugar beets into ethanol at a defunct corn-based ethanol plant in Grafton, N.D., has only about 400 acres of its 12,000-acre goal, officials say.
By Mikkel Pates , April 02, 2012
Leap year?
REDFIELD, S.D. — Redfield Energy LLC is making a leap this year, using its own ethanol plant as a springboard and with money from a big new partner for the muscle.
By Mikkel Pates , April 02, 2012
Exports drive market
The corn market was up 30 cents last week in old crop, while new crop contracts gained about 10 cents. Talk of increased exports to China provided direction to the market early last week, while the possibility of an early planting season due to warm weather in the Corn Belt was talked about through the second half of last week.
By Ray Grabanski , March 19, 2012
Dust control
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Devin Weber, Mason Berg, and Jerome Lies incorporated WeberWorks LLC based in West Fargo, N.D., in May to market and manufacture a corn oil-based product for dust suppression and soil stabilization, in both agricultural and road applications.
By Mikkel Pates , March 12, 2012
Johnson re-elected Farmers Union president
BISMARCK, N.D. — Roger Johnson has been re-elected president of the National Farmers Union.
By Associated Press , March 06, 2012
Firm markets start new month
The corn market gained 8 to 10 cents in both old and new crop contracts last week. Corn found support from smaller South American production and tighter U.S. old crop ending stock estimates. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its next monthly crop production and supply/demand report on March 9.
By Ray Grabanski , March 05, 2012
Soybeans take a strong lead
The corn market lost 5 cents in March and 15 cents in December last week. Corn continued to trade in its sideways pattern. The market found support from fresh export sales along with tight ending stocks, while the new crop market is finding pressure from larger acreage and yield estimates.
By Ray Grabanski , February 27, 2012
Vilsack grilled on budget request
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack may have thought he was complying with the mood in Congress recently when he presented a budget with a minimum of increases, but at a four-hour hearing before the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee he got a full dose of members’ views on cuts to the programs they think are important.
By Jerry Hagstrom , February 27, 2012
A wave of export sales
The corn market gained 10 cents last week. The futures came under pressure mid-week with larger acreage and production estimates for 2012. Buying interest did resurface late last week with fresh export sales.
By Ray Grabanski , February 20, 2012
USDA report offers little surprise
The corn market lost 10 cents last week as there were no big surprises in the U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report. Traders were expecting tighter stocks and an increase in exports, which did materialize and was built into the market.
By Ray Grabanski , February 13, 2012
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