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Commodity Trend Heat Map 5-17-12
Many markets are trending below last year. Chart maps include 6 week, 26 week and 52 week market trend changes for the major restaurant industry commodities. Bullish markets are shaded in red (warm). Bearish … Read on
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May 18, 2012
ARA Restaurant Commodity Index (RCI) Yesterday- ARA RC Index higher. Today and Beyond- The ARA RC Index has put together a few positive days in the row recently. Outside market… Read on
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Corn and Soybean Supply Update 5-10-12
The USDA updated their supply and demand tables for soybeans and corn this morning including their first look at the 2012/13 crops. Regarding soybeans, news was made in both the 2011/12 crop and 2012/13… Read on
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Continuous Commodity Index Lowest Since November 2010
The chart of the week is Non Commercial Net Buys (An indication of Speculative Buy Levels in Commodities) and the Continuous Commodity Index (A basket of Commodity Prices). As one can tell from the… Read on
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Class III Milk
See below the daily class III milk June futures chart. This chart shows the class III milk market (June contract) in an upward price channel now after bottoming at $14.00 just over a… Read on
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U.S. oil demand down in April, gasoline demand tepid: API
U.S. crude oil demand dipped slightly in April as gasoline consumption posted a small gain for the month, the…
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Early Glance: Silver companies
Shares of some top silver companies are up at 10 a.m.:Hecla Mining Co. rose $.10 or 2.6 percent, to $3.99.Pan…
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Early Glance: Gold companies
Shares of some top gold companies are up at 10 a.m.:Barrick Gold Corp. rose $.85 or 2.3 percent, to $38.26.Gold…
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Early Glance: Coal companies
Shares of some top coal companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:Arch Coal rose $.01 or .1 percent, to $7.44.Consol Energy…