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Ekosem claims top rank in Russian milk production

The beef-to-seeds group unveils plans to lift its dairy herd to 20,000 cows, against the Russian trend, as it unveils a jump in profits

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Morning markets: ag commodities succumb to US stimulus fears
Ideas the US may soon start withdrawing ultra-easy monetary policy depress crop prices, besides other markets. There is a dispute over US heat too
Taste for foreign wheat keeps UK imports high
UK wheat imports stay on track to rise not far short of China's, as bakers and flour mills lose patience with the varied consistency of domestic grain
China order, downgrades, US heat lift grain prices
Wheat prices regain \$7 a bushel, while corn takes to 5% its rally this week, after China buys French grain and Informa and Lanworth cut crop forecast
Brazil pest fears eclipse warning of 15-cent sugar
Abares lowers the bar on forecasts for sugar futures, foreseeing a jump in world stocks to a record high. But prices revive on findings of cane pests
ABF shares hold despite UK adding to sugar hiccups
Associated British Foods faces an extra £25m in costs, thanks to UK beet growers demands. But its flagging shares win support from brokers anyway
US 'too generous' on China soybean import forecast
US foreign staff follow banks in questioning the USDA forecast of a jump in China's soybean imports. Official Beijing data come under fire, again, too
Dairy prices recover, amid fears of 'shortfalls'
Prices at GlobalDairyTrade rise for the first time since April, amid concerns over short-term supplies, and ideas of longer-term price strength too
Hormel warns on profits as soaring hog prices tell
Hormel cuts its earnings guidance, citing "lower than expected results" in pork, as elevated hog values press on processors' margins
Corn prices 'may correct significantly down'
Societe Generale rates corn and soybeans amongst its top underweight bets in commodities, but cotton as one of its best buys
Condition data raise doubts over US wheat revival
The rising trend of hopes for US wheat stalls as data show no improvement in winter crop condition, and continued setbacks to spring plantings
Hedge funds wrong-footed on cocoa, soy, sugar bets
Hedge funds, whose "disastrous" March bet on corn was highlighted last week, face losses on reversals in cocoa, soybeans and sugar derivatives too
EU upgrades grain hopes despite 'vast flooding'
The European Commission cuts estimates for crop yields in Germany because of this month's floods. But Spain is set for near-record yields
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UK wheat imports look like keeping on coming

UK wheat imports showed another buoyant month. And buying abroad may prove a habit which sticks - especially if the harvest disappoints again

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