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Sugar price falls could lure Chinese purchases 20 Oct 2011
China looks ready to import more than suggested by quota plans - "if the international market price is competitive" |
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Bunge buys into palm oil, filling portfolio void 2 Nov 2011
The world's biggest processor of the likes of soybeans and rapeseed reveals its first investment in palm oil - and signals more to come |
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'Serious deficit' could send cocoa to record highs 26 Apr 2010
Fortis Bank Nederland notes a "serious structural" shortfall in production caused by a dearth of tree plantings, as prices hit a 32-year peak |
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Soaring cotton and wheat prices steal ABF sparkle 9 Nov 2010
The owner of the Primark retail chain and Kingsmill bread brand unveils bumper results, but admits rising costs will dent margins |
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Uralkali growth splurge won't depress potash price 26 Oct 2011
The potash group's $5.8bn expansion spurt, which will raise capacity by 80%, may not translate into lower fertilizer prices for farmers |
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Kazakh cropland the size of Israel lying vacant 22 Jan 2010
Kazakhstan could lift its arable area by 10%, USDA staff say, after a field trip which hears that one Deere combine is worth four Russian ones |
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Drier weather relieves sodden New Britain Palm Oil 28 Feb 2011
The palm oil group, unveiling a jump in profits, says the "torrential" rain which held back production last year has not returned |
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Happy ending to US corn harvest refreshes Cargill 13 Apr 2010
The commodities giant ends a run of profit declines, helped by a boost to agricultural services brought by the delayed tail to corn harvesting |
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'Exceptional' grain trading keeps ABF on track 12 Sep 2011
The groceries group credits an "excellent" performance at its joint venture with Cargill, and higher sugar profits, for keeping it on track |
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China demand to drive record year for NZ milk 26 Oct 2009
New Zealand, the world's biggest dairy exporter, is to enjoy its best ever year for both milk production and whole milk powder shipments |
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Colombia coffee harvest reviving as rust retreats 31 May 2011
Colombia is achieving "impressive" results from a campaign to counter coffee rust, leaving it on course for rises in output and exports |
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US crop gurus flag export threat posed by Ukraine 21 Oct 2010
... even as Ukraine is imposing trade curbs. However, its farmers have made "significant" progress, and have potential for much more |
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