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		MA Group's $1bn bid for US sprays giant collapses The Israeli group blames "material gaps" in accounts for the failure of its Albaugh bid. But the US group cites "unacceptable" demands by MA Read more...


		BrasilAgro accelerates growth in sowings to 40% The Brazilian farm operator plans to plant a further 19,000 hectares of land in 2010-11, despite a slide into the red				Opinion: who cares about sustainable palm oil? Doug Hawkins of Hardman & Co analyses the hurdles to the campaign to improve palm oil practices - and where its ultimate battle will be fought

Milk prices defy gloom to rebound by 25%
Whole milk powder prices, which many analysts have forecast as ripe for falls, break a three-month losing streak at Fonterra auctions

Friesland dairy farmers to see big rise in payouts
Co-operative members look set to enjoy benefit from increases in both milk prices and group profits, despite a weak European performance

Earnings caution sends Monsanto shares down 6%
The seeds and sprays giant says full-year earnings will fall short of Wall Street hopes, and says it is to cut a further 650-700 jobs

Silvinit-Uralkali merger would 'create huge value'
The tie-up of Russia's top potash groups might create more than $2bn in value even before an antidote to BHP Billiton plans is factored in

Drought 'makes big dent' in Ukraine corn crop
Kernel pegs the harvest in the biggest exporter of the grain outside the Americas at 10m tonnes, well below forecasts from other analysts

China bid for PotashCorp 'may worry regulators'
BHP Billiton believes that Canadian authorities are likely to have "issues" about a rival bid for PotashCorp from a major potash buyer

Black Earth yields fall as Russia wheat hopes fade
The Russian farm operator reports yield drops of more than 50%, as US staff lower the bar further on estimates for the drought-hit wheat crop

D1 boss departs, sending shares to all-time low
Ben Good leaves the turbulent oilseeds group "by mutural agreement", becoming the fourth director to quit this year

Bunge finance boss quits for drugs giant
Jacqualyn Fouse is, after three years, and at least four profits warnings, leaving the oilseeds crusher for Celgene Corporation

Astarta shares near record high despite wheat hit
The group says Ukraine's heatwave left its wheat yields short of reduced expectations. But, with quality high, prospects for prices are good

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