http://www.agrimoney.com/index.php The latest UK and international news, comment and analysis on soft commodities, agriculture companies and farm investment from Agrimoney.com http://www.agrimoney.com/news/hormel-warns-on-profits-as-soaring-hog-prices-tell--5955.html Hormel cuts its earnings guidance, citing "lower than expected results" in pork, as elevated hog values press on processors' margins http://www.agrimoney.com/news/elders-shares-tumble-after-ruralco-bid-rebuffed--5952.html The Australian group accepts a bid for its Futuris car parts unit, but rejects as too low an offer from rival RuralCo for its farm services operations http://www.agrimoney.com/news/uralkali-upbeat-on-world-potash-prospects--5951.html Uralkali foresees world potash use hitting the "high end" of its forecast, lifted by a revival in its home Russian market, and a record in Brazil http://www.agrimoney.com/news/weyerhaeuser-paid-upper-end-price-for-longview--5950.html Moody's says the$4,000 an acre the group paid in a $2.7bn timber deal is at the top end of comparatives. Still, Weyerhaeuser keeps its credit ratin http://www.agrimoney.com/news/late-spurt-in-crop-sowings-revives-potash-prices--5946.html Benchmark potash prices rose in May for the first time in two years as Canadian and US farmers sought to catch up on plantings after a late start http://www.agrimoney.com/news/us-pork-export-slump-hurts-smithfield-profits--5945.html Smithfield Foods reports a bigger-than-expected profits drop, citing lower exports to buyers including China, the home of its bidder Shuanghui http://www.agrimoney.com/news/yara-axing-$2bn-scheme-warns-of-us-nitrogen-glut--5943.html Yara becomes the second nitrogen group in two weeks to shelve North America expansion plans, blaming construction costs and the threat of overcapacity http://www.agrimoney.com/news/prolonged-sale-of-iconic-agribusiness-nears-finish--5942.html Elders, the Australian feedlots-to-car parts group which traces its history back to 1839, says it has received "final bids" in an auction process http://www.agrimoney.com/news/agrimoney.com-wins-prestigious-media-award--5939.html Agrimoney.com is named best finance and business website at the Online Media Awards, whose other winners include the BBC, New York Times and Reuters http://www.agrimoney.com/news/ag-deal-wave-continues-with-$1bn-dole-foods-bid--5929.html The US fruit and vegetables group receives an offer from its 90-year-old boss, extending a spike in deal activity in the agribusiness sector http://www.agrimoney.com/news/zambeef-upbeat-despite-wage-hike-dent-to-profits--5923.html The group unveils a drop in profits, but flags its potential for exploiting Zambian and regional ag trends, including some revival in Zimbabwe farming http://www.agrimoney.com/news/titan-backs-fsu-farming-as-it-nears-russia-deal--5920.html The tyremaker says the "future growth of farming" will be in the former Soviet Union as it reveals it is in a consortium in talks with a Russian group http://www.agrimoney.com/news/controversy-hit-monsanto-hands-shareholders-$2bn--5918.html MThe seed giantramps up spending on buying back shares, which are under pressure after the discovery of unapproved Monsanto GM wheat in a US field