Iowa jobless rate climbs to 3.7 percent in February
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent in February from 3.5 percent in January as the number of unemployed Iowa residents increased to 63,000. Nonfarm employment fell 0.4 percent, with private sectors down 5,000 jobs and manufacturing hampered by agribusiness and energy sectors.
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Deere
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Cocoa prices rise as cocoa beans, sugar hit multi month highs
Cocoa bean futures climb to a two month high on tighter West African crop prospects with Ghana and Ivory Coast weather threats. Sugar futures also rise on El Nino worries. analysts expect limited pass through to Easter prices as buyers lock in materials earlier.
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Ivory Coast
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Valparaiso
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Winnebago earnings rise on travel trailer surge
Winnebago Industries reports $9.4 million net in Q2 fiscal 2016, 35 cents a share, up 15.5 percent. Revenue falls to $225.7 million as large Class A RVs grow while smaller Class B and C units decline. Towable trailers and fifth wheels surge 58 percent, motor-home backlogs rise to 2,792 units. CEO Michael Happe cautions about lower motorized revenues.
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Forest City Company
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Cattle herds grow as feed costs ease and demand picks up
Beef producers see a possible turnaround as cheaper feed and larger cattle herds lift margins for U S feedlots. Analysts note losses narrowed to about 218 per head in February from 500 in December, though total feedlot numbers slipped year over year.
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Livestock Marketing Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cargill Foods
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