|
|
JBS stamps on talk it is back on acquisition trail 24 Jan 2012
The world's top beef gropup denies it is in talks over "any" takeovers, as Fitch notes caution over JBS's "aggressive attitude" towards deals |
|
|
|
|
Canada harvest offers mixed news for barley market 23 Sep 2011
The crop is proving high in quality, potentially a weight on malting barley prices, but low in volume, a fillip to feed values |
|
|
|
|
Cosan caution fails to prevent sugar price tumble 11 Nov 2010
The Brazilian giant cuts its sugar output forecast and warns over Indian exports. Even so, prices slump 10%, undermined by a firm dollar |
|
|
|
|
UK milk woes drag Dairy Crest to rare loss 24 May 2012
Dairy Crest unveils its first annual loss in at least 15 years, as a writedown at its struggling UK milk unit wipes out firm profits elsewhere |
|
|
|
|
JBS distances itself from any BSE backlash 25 Apr 2012
The meat giant says its geographic and operational spread offer it a "natural hedge" should the US mad cow disease case prompt trade curbs |
|
|
|
|
Trigon fuels agri deal wave with dairy IPO plans 15 May 2012
The Russian farm operator says it may float its dairy business, which it plans to make Europe's biggest |
|
|
|
|
Thriving Agco sets course for further growth 7 Feb 2012
Agco forecasts "strong demand" for farm equipment this year, painting a brighter picture than rival CNH, and says its own sales will top $1 |
|
|
|
|
PotashCorp alert adds to fetilizer sector woes 26 Jun 2009
Shares in nutrient groups slide again after the world's biggest fertilizer group warns of "substantially lower than forecasted" potash sales |
|
|
|
|
RMI cautions over revival in malting barley supply 29 Feb 2012
The loss of European winter crops to frost does provide opportunities for seeding extra spring barley. But it may not make malting grade |
|
|
|
|
Zhongpin distances itself from pig doping scandal 16 Mar 2011
The New York-listed group says its pork is processed under "strictest" conditions, after some peers are found with a drug used by sports cheats |
|
|
|
|
Champagne day for Elders. Tap water for Gunns 19 Mar 2012
One flagging Australia farm group gets a multi-million-dollar boost from a court ruling, while another struggles to replace the loss of a billionaire |
|
|
|
|
China acknowledges need for sizeable corn imports 25 Oct 2011
China concurs, at last, with market thinking that it will need to ramp up purchases, pegging imports at 2011-12 at what looks a record high |
|
|
