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Russia confusion ends with raised grain export cap 3 Feb 2012
Russia changes its tune on grain shipments for a fourth time this week, announcing a decision which it had earlier signalled had been postponed |
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Drought to cost Argentina 30% of corn exports 3 Feb 2012
A "drastic" cut in harvest hopes has cost Argentina its chance of record corn exports, US attaches say. But prospects for wheat shipments look better |
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Rapeseed highlighted amid Europe winterkill fears 2 Feb 2012
Fears that rapeseed crops are particularly vulnerable to Europe's freeze keep futures firm, even as wheat eases. But not all traders are convinced |
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Fresh wheat setbacks send prices rising, again 1 Feb 2012
Morocco joins countries whose wheat is at risk from cold which is leaving Ukraine facing 50% losses. Prices rise, before profit-taking sets in |
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Russia wheat export fears send prices soaring 31 Jan 2012
Wheat prices rise in Chicago, and end at a seven-month high in Paris, amid fears for the impact of cold and potential tariffs on Russian exports |
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Rabo fuels corn fears as it lifts crop price hopes 31 Jan 2012
US corn stocks, as a proportion of demand, will fall to a record low, Rabobank says, lifting forecasts for cocoa, palm oil and wheat prices too |
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Speculators pile back into sugar on Brazil fears 30 Jan 2012
Speculators hiked their long position in sugar amid talk of another disappointing start to Brazil's cane harvest. But the bets have yet to pay off |
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Firm cash corn price may be sign of US data errors 27 Jan 2012
The unusually strong corn basis may be a sign that US officials are underestimating livestock feeding - and mean supplies are thinner than thought |
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Ukraine export curbs 'possible' too, says CWB 27 Jan 2012
The world's top wheat marketing group adds Ukraine to the countries which could restrict grain exports, but remains cautious on prices nonetheless |
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Cold, dryness, quality stoke Black Sea grain fears 26 Jan 2012
Russia is beset by extreme cold as Ukraine's grains crop is estimated tumbling 30%, and quality questions appear over Kazakh wheat |
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Richardson expands in grain as Canada reform looms 25 Jan 2012
Canada's largest privately-held agribusiness boosts its handling capacity, as grain groups vie for share of the country's deregulating market |
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ABN warms to many commodities, but cool on ags 25 Jan 2012
ABN Amro upgrades to "neutral" its forecast for raw material prices. But it is downbeat on prospects for many farm commodities - bar cocoa |
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