Mary: I’m Mary Walden, with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program asks if higher interest rates will hurt homebuying. Mike, mortgage interest rates have been trending upward in the last six month. For example, 30 …
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Livestock futures inched up on Wednesday despite growing unease about a glut in the cattle and hog markets. Analysts expect to see an increase in the domestic hog herd when the USDA releases a quarterly inventory report later today. Given …
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Leaders from the U.S. Grains Council recently traveled to Mexico to talk trade policy concerns with Mexican customers of U.S. Grains. Grains Council Chairman Chip Councell says the goal was to focus on the importance of the U.S.-Mexico trading …
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Livestock futures fell on Tuesday as concerns about oversupply continued to weigh on the market. Lean hog futures reversed gains earlier in the session, with the April contract falling 55 to $65.10, and May dropping 92 to 69.40, the lowest …
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At the 3 weekly livestock auctions held Monday at Canton, Siler City and Turnersburg a total of 2,048 cattle and 24 goats were sold. Slaughter cattle were mixed. Feeder cattle were also mixed when compared to the previous sales. Average …
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Mexico’s hunger for U.S. pork continues to grow. Members of the National Pork Board spent time in Mexico building trade relations with our neighbors to the south. National Pork Board President Jan Archer, a pork producer near Goldsboro, North …
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It’s been right at two weeks ago that a hard freeze hit the southeast, not only one, but two nights in a row. The area’s peach, blueberry and strawberry crops were all affected, as well as the region’s winter …
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Georgia, the nation’s top poultry-producing state, confirmed Monday the likely presence of low pathogenic avian influenza. The state’s agriculture department confirmed the presumptive low pathogenic avian influenza in a northwestern Georgia county that borders Alabama and is near Tennessee, …
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Mary: This is Mary Walden with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program asks if robots should pay taxes. Mike, many futurists think robots will increasingly take the place of humans in the performance of many …
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Cattle: At the livestock auction held Friday in Siler City a total of 931 cattle, 128 goats, and 157 sheep were sold. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were unevenly steady; while bulls were 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly …
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