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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 |
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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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Cattle slide heralds 'high and volatile' prices 20 Aug 2009
The slump in US cattle numbers to the lowest since at least 1973 may lead to rivalry between feedlots and breeders, a USDA report warns |
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Licht flags French damage as it cuts wheat guess 12 Jul 2010
The commodity group lowers the bar on world wheat harvest estimates, thanks to deep cuts in its hopes for Canadian and French crops |
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Top Chinese beancounter urges accurate crop data 17 Jun 2010
The head of the National Bureau of Statistics appeals to officials to provide reliable statistics, amid speculation of exaggeration on crops |
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Europe's pig farmers face 'critical time' 14 Oct 2011
European Union officials flag the dent to hog farms of high feed prices, highlighting also dairy "uncertainties" and a drop in grain stocks |
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Weak US crop export data 'may set a trend' 6 Jan 2011
High corn and soybean prices may tempt importers to hold on for cheaper South American supplies. But with Argentina dry, there is a risk |
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Indian coffee exports to wane despite huge harvest 7 Nov 2011
India looks set to reverse its promotion in the coffee export league, as a one-off boost from bumper inventories wears off |
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La Nina favours Brazil over Argentina - for now 5 Jan 2011
US officials cut hopes for Argentina's corn crop, but raise estimates for Brazilian soybeans. Still, Brazil's farmers are not in the clear yet |
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Has the missing link in the US feed chain been found? 15 Apr 2011
Analysts are proposing solutions to how US farmers will keep animals fed - given a forecast drop in corn use. But do the answers stack up? |
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US ditches forecast for drop in world soy stocks 8 Apr 2011
World soybean inventories will rise after all in 2010-11, lifted by better-than-expected South American crops |
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Farmers who scrimped on fertilizer 'did best' 5 Nov 2009
... at least, they did in Central Europe, according to a tour by US officials, who also highlighted a "large amount" of abandoned land in Romania |
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