51. It thrived with the help of favorable weather and a huge crop of soybeans that sent demand soaring for its weed-killers and pesticides. 52. Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures prices closed higher Tuesday, while improved crop ratings and favorable growing weather sent corn and soybean futures lower. 53. Last year, farmers were able to begin harvesting earlier than usual because of favorable weather. 54. More precise farm machinery, pest-resistant crops and generally favorable weather patterns have helped triple many crop yields in the last quarter-century. 55. My choice will be based on which period offers more favorable weather. 56. Offsetting the favorable weather outlook were larger-than-expected export sales last week, analysts said. 57. Price gains have been limited by favorable weather conditions for those acres, though. 58. Prospects for more favorable weather sent speculators from the market, selling contracts to offset existing long positions and exaggerating the decline, analysts said. 59. Price gains were limited by expectations that favorable weather will aid the harvest, analysts said. 60. Prices were lower for most of the session on forecasts for favorable weather for soft red winter wheat planting. |