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Pound saves UK farmers while Irish peers suffer 11 Mar 2010
UK farmers, whose subsidies have been boosted by a weak pound, are raising sowings while their Irish peers cut back, the owner of Masstock says |
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US farmers squeezed by low prices, steady bills 31 Mar 2009
While produce prices have fallen 12.0% year on year, with corn, wheat and soybeans leading the way, input costs are identical, official data show |
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'Intensive' rain curbs Sipef palm oil output 25 Feb 2010
The palm-to-tea group says its Papua New Guinea estates have received 80 inches of rain. But robust results help its shares to a 17-month high |
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US wheat harvest to slump 12% this year, USDA says 19 Feb 2010
The department forecasts that US farmers are on the way to a record corn harvest, but lowers its hopes for wheat production |
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Plant Impact slips further into the red 15 Jun 2009
The agrochemicals researcher reports a 35% rise in losses, but says it is "very pleased" with growing revenues and product progress |
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Yara agrees 'one of biggest ever' potash deals 13 Dec 2010
The Norwegian group is to buy 5m tonnes of the nutrient from Russian and Belarusian suppliers, in the latest of a series of potash deals |
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Terra and Yara were in talks nearly two years ago 25 Feb 2010
Terra's $4.1bn purchase by its Norwegian peer was in the works for a while, even while CF Industries was offering an alternative tie-up
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Flat beer market takes fizz out of ABB Grain 7 Jul 2009
Australia's biggest barley and malt exporter says a slowdown in Asian beer drinking has helped dash hopes of profits growth |
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Fortune favours coffee over cereals in Brazil 8 Apr 2009
The country's rain-blessed plantation owners are poised for a far better harvest than they imagined, while soy farmers struggle with drought |
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Jump in potash prices to lose momentum, UBS says 29 Oct 2010
The bank lifts its forecast for potash prices, after a hike of one-third in North America, but says they will not return near to 2008 highs |
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Potash price collapse 'puts new mines at risk' 13 Aug 2009
K+S, the German fertilzer giant, slashes 10m tonnes from its forecast for global potash use this year and warns of further industry cuts |
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Courts block CSR's sugar division demerger 3 Feb 2010
The coglomerate's asbestos liabilities concern Australian courts, whose ruling potentially puts a straight sale of the division on the agenda |
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