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March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service in a weekly crop report on Monday rated 36% of the Kansas winter wheat crop in good to excellent condition, down from 37% a week earlier. * Kansas is the biggest U.S. winter wheat producer. The USDA reported that topsoil moisture was short to very short in 47% of the state, up from 42% the previous week. * For Texas, the No. 2 winter wheat state by planted area, the USDA rated 27% of the crop as good to excellent, down from 28% the previous week.

By Rajesh Kumar SinghCHICAGO, March 8 (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc has decided the best way to get younger customers to buy a new motorcycle is to sell them a used one first.The Milwaukee-based company plans to roll out a certified pre-owned bike program, known as H-D Certified, adapting a strategy carmakers have been following for years to position well-tended used vehicles as a substitute for low-margin, "entry-level" new models.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said his state will set aside 40% of its COVID-19 vaccine doses for the hardest-hit communities and will establish a "vaccine equity metric," local media reported.

U.S. 10-yr Treasury yield to hit 1.9% by year end -Goldman Sachs 03/04/2021 | 05:46pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields March 4 (Reuters) - Stronger economic data should push the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield up to 1.9% by the end of 2021, according to Goldman Sachs' latest forecast released on Thursday. Expectations that government stimulus and a countrywide coronavirus vaccination program are fueling an economic rebound in the United States have pushed Treasury yields higher in recent weeks, a move that has reverberated throughout global markets and weighed on U.S. stocks...

By Tom PolansekCHICAGO, March 1 (Reuters) - Technical selling on Monday drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures to their lowest prices in more than five weeks, while lean hog futures recovered from a sell-off.The cattle market's losses brought the most-active April contract down 6% from a life-of-contract high reached on Feb. 16.