Pearson: Here now to lend us their insight on these and other trends are two of our regular market analysts, Walt Hackney and Virgil Robinson. Gentlemen, welcome back. The global situation first, since we are part of a global economy, we celebrate the fact on Market to Market. How is the global economy ...
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Latest Episode: November 20, 2009 (#3512)
Despite bountiful harvests, grain and oilseed prices rally. A key producer of cellulosic ethanol cuts its production costs dramatically. An octogenarian ... (27:45) Read Transcript
Expanded Market Analysis: November 20, 2009
Pearson: Here now to lend us their insight on these and other trends are two of our regular market analysts, Walt Hackney and Virgil Robinson. Gentlemen, welcome back. The global situation first, since we are part of a global economy, we celebrate the fact on Market to Market. How is the global economy ...
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2009 Episodes
November 13, 2009 (#3511)
The Agriculture Department releases its November Crop Production Estimates. Proponents explain why cap-and-trade legislation ...
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November 6, 2009 (#3510)
Growers burn the midnight oil to bring in what many believe will be a record harvest. Proponents of Atrazine call on the ...
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October 30, 2009 (#3509)
A lucrative export market re-opens its doors to U.S. pork. Wet weather continues to delay the harvest in corn and soybean ...
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October 23, 2009 (#3508)
Wet weather delays the harvest of near-record grain and oilseed crops. USDA predicts net farm income will fall by nearly 40 percent from 2008. Nevertheless, a cutting-edge renewable fuels producer is bullish on the future. An examination of the economic outlook for rural America.
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October 16, 2009 (#3507)
A Midwestern ethanol plant unveils a scientific breakthrough in renewable energy. The World Food Prize honors a champion ...
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October 9, 2009 (#3506)
The Environmental Protection Agency takes aim on a popular herbicide. A pioneer in alternative fuels explains why production ...
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October 2, 2009 (#3505)
This week, veteran analysts Walt Hackney and Virgil Robinson discuss the commodity markets.
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September 25, 2009 (#3504)
Market analyst Darin Newsom. Government officials, environmentalists, and farmers work to curtail runoff blamed for the ...
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September 18, 2009 (#3503)
Market analyst Tomm Pfitzenmaier. The EPA considers new rules for power utilities to make sure efforts to reduce air pollution ...
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September 11, 2009 (#3502)
Market analyst Jamey Kohake. President Obama tells Congress it's time for action on health care reform... And agricultural ...
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September 4, 2009 (#3501)
Market analyst Don Roose. A coalition of advocacy groups calls for changes in America’s food safety system. A Creighton ...
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August 28, 2009 (#3452)
Market analyst Alan Brugler. Despite weather losses in some regions, most of America's row crops are in very good condition. ...
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August 21, 2009 (#3451)
Market analyst Sue Martin. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack holds a town hall meeting of his own at the Iowa State Fair. ...
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August 14, 2009 (#3450)
Market Analyst John Roach. The Agriculture Department predicts near record corn and soybean production. Senator Arlen Spector ...
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August 7, 2009 (#3449)
Market Analyst Jamie Kohake. Private firms predict near record corn and soybean production. Texas farmers and ranchers sweat ...
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July 31, 2009 (#3448)
Lawmakers ponder the rural impact of health care reform. At the pump, proponents and critics debate the merits of increased blends of ethanol. The agriculture department gazes into the crystal ball to predict the future of commodity prices. Market analysis with Sue Martin.
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July 24, 2009 (#3447)
Market analysts Walt Hackney and Virgil Robinson. On the Hill, more testimony is heard on cap and trade legislation. At ...
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July 17, 2009 (#3446)
Market Analyst Tom Pfitzenmeier. Experts debate the impact of cap and trade legislation on agriculture. Dairy producers ...
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July 10, 2009 (#3445)
Market analyst John Roach. USDA's latest supply and demand estimates spark a rally in grain and oil seed prices. Senate ...
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July 3, 2009 (#3444)
Market analyst Darrin Newsom. Prices trend lower after USDA finds a few million more acres of corn and soybeans. Farmers ...
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June 26, 2009 (#3443)
Market analyst Alan Brugler. In the country, Secretary Chu doles out some stimulus money. In Washington, farm state legislators ...
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June 19, 2009 (#3442)
Market analyst Jamie Kohake. In Washington, the battle lines over health care are drawn. At the plant, the proposed changes ...
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June 12, 2009 (#3441)
Market analyst Sue Martin. Secretary Vilsack testifies on agriculture's role in pending climate change legislation. Proposed ...
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June 5, 2009 (#3440)
Market analyst Tomm Pfitzenmaier. Slumping demand prompts a key manufacturer of agricultural machinery to slash payrolls. ...
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May 29, 2009 (#3439)
Market Analyst Jamie Kohake. House lawmakers mull sweeping emissions reforms, but not before hearing about the impact on ...
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May 22, 2009 (#3438)
Market analyst Darin Newsom. Economic developments indicate the worst recession in decades is far from over in Rural America. ...
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May 15, 2009 (#3437)
Market analysts Erin Golly and Virgil Robinson. Prolonged rains and cool temperatures delay planting -- but are friendly ...
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May 8, 2009 (#3436)
Market analyst Alan Brugler. The specter of H1N1 casts a pall over the pork industry -- but swine researchers are close ...
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May 1, 2009 (#3435)
Market analyst John Roach. The threat of an influenza pandemic puts policy makers and the pork industry on the defensive. ...
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April 24, 2009 (#3434)
Market analyst Tomm Pfitzenmaier. In Iowa, President Obama renews his pledge on renewable energy. In the barn, preservationists ...
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April 17, 2009 (#3433)
Market analyst Don Roose. In Washington, a Congressional study on Ethanol's role in rising food prices is cheered and jeered. ...
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April 10, 2009 (#3432)
Market to Market discusses the U.S. trade deficit and how the dairy industry is working through the sudden changes, flooding ...
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April 3, 2009 (#3431)
Market analyst Alan Brugler. In the field, USDA's prospective plantings report reveals nearly 8 million acres of American ...
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March 27, 2009 (#3430)
Market analyst Virgil Robinson. Government and private reports released this week offered glimmers of hope for the beleaguered U.S. economy, yet the deteriorating labor market also indicates the worst recession in more than 25 years is far from over.
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March 20, 2009 (#3429)
Market analyst Darin Newsom. At the plant, America's largest oil refiner stakes its claim on Midwestern ethanol. At the ...
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March 13, 2009 (#3428)
Market analyst Sue Martin. In Washington, agricultural groups react to President Obama's plan to curtail farm subsidies. ...
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March 6, 2009 (#3427)
Market analyst John Roach. At the White House, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack defends farm subsidy reform. At the ...
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February 27, 2009 (#3426)
Market analyst Walt Hackney and Don Roose . At the Capitol, President Obama outlines his plans to reign in the Federal budget. ...
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February 20, 2009 (#3425)
Market analyst Jamie Kohake. On the podium President Obama signs the largest stimulus bill in American history. At the turkey ...
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February 13, 2009 (#3424)
Market analyst Alan Brugler. At the pump, new research examines the efficacy of ethanol. In the field, a USDA census of ...
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February 6, 2009 (#3423)
Market analyst John Roach. In the pits, the impact of financial derivatives draws Congressional scrutiny. At the store, ...
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January 30, 2009 (#3422)
Market analyst Tomm Pfitzenmaier. On the 405, California gets a chance to draft its own emissions standards. In Washington, ...
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January 23, 2009 (#3421)
Market analyst Sue Martin. In the pits, grain prices struggle in the wake of a bearish supply and demand report. In the ...
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January 16, 2009 (#3420)
Market analyst Jamey Kohake. At the hearing lawmakers ponder President-elect Obama's choice for Secretary of Agriculture. ...
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January 9, 2009 (#3419)
Market analyst Alan Brugler. In Washington USDA reports on the growth of million dollar farms, at the lagoon government ...
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January 2, 2009 (#3418)
Market analyst Virgil Robinson. Unlikey Coalition Opposes Higher Ethanol Blends. In Memory of Doug Hjort. 2008: Year ...
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