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Debt-heavy Bunge mulls $3.8bn fertilizer sale 15 Jan 2010
The US agribusiness may sell of some nitrogen and phosphate operations to raw materials giant Vale amid a shake-up of its Brazilian unit |
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Intrepid Potash boosts hopes for potash revival 16 Feb 2012
The US potash group flags "increased interest" from buyers, in one of the first signs that a long-awaited demand recovery might be on its way |
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US corn sowing delays stoke drop in Agrium shares 4 May 2011
Shares in the fertilizer group fall 6%, leading the sector lower, in part on a forecast that weak US corn plantings will cut nutrient demand |
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PotashCorp rejects 'inadequate' $39bn BHP bid 17 Aug 2010
The world's top potash group dismisses an "aggressive" all-cash approach, which sends its shares soaring 27% |
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Opinion: potash groups come to their senses 24 Jul 2009
North American potash groups may not admit it, but their agreement to supply India at cut-price was a climbdown. And a welcome one too |
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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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US sowings and China help crops extend price surge 18 Mar 2011
Agricultural commodities end what one analyst called "one of the most volatile weeks in history" on a firm note. Corn and cotton go limit up |
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India wins fertilizer price cuts as rupee tumbles 24 Nov 2011
India wins phosphate discounts, and seeks cuts in potash too, citing damange from a weak rupee, although some believe other forces may be at work |
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Nitrogen to lead gains in fertilizer prices 4 Oct 2010
Nitrogen is more likely than the other big nutrients, phosphate and potash, to appreciate, thanks to production hiccups, Credit Suisse says |
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Yara shares plunge after two top managers charged 18 May 2012
Police probing fraud claims charge two Yara bosses, including its finance director. Yara stock drops 8%, on strong day for other fertilizer shares |
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Opinion: farmers' double win over potash giants 21 Sep 2009
PotashCorp, in its third profits alert, is right to say potash sales will recover eventually. That does not mean farmers' buying strike has failed |
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Potash sales to bounce sharply, but prices slowly 5 Jan 2010
Shares in potash groups jump, with PotashCorp adding 5%, after Credit Suisse says China's supply deal will revive demand for the nutrient |
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