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Fears grow for EU grains as drought takes its toll 13 Mar 2012
Crops in Spain are "at a very critical situation", after going four months without rain, with warnings over crops in the UK and North Africa too |
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Talk of Cargill, Glencore bids lifts Viterra anew 12 Mar 2012
Viterra shares rise again, taking to more than Can$1.3bn the gain in the grain handler's stockmarket value since it on Friday revealed bid interest |
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Corn futures a better bet than soybeans - Goldman 12 Mar 2012
The bank says that a rise in soybean prices may have gone far enough, despite a deep cut by US officials to their estimate for world stocks |
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Wheat short-covering rush may herald fresh selling 12 Mar 2012
Speculators closed a huge number of short positions in wheat, amid improved sentiment on crops. But this may, ironically, open the door to new sales |
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Viterra shares soar after it reveals bid interest 9 Mar 2012
Viterra stock hits its highest since 2008 after the Canada-based group, best known as an acquirer itself, reveals "expressions of interest" |
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Informa lifts corn sowings hopes, but trims wheat 9 Mar 2012
US corn area will set a post-World War II record by a distance, Informa data show, amid talk of good planting conditions - and of a switch from wheat |
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Downgrades empower soybeans in battle for acres 9 Mar 2012
Crop revisions make new crop soybean prices look like gaining further over corn, their rival in the fight to win area in US farmers' planting plans |
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Grain prices rise after US cuts world supply hopes 9 Mar 2012
Grains lead a rise in Chicago futures after a key report cuts supply estimates for all three major crops, and takes record wheat stocks off the agenda |
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Brazil data may offer clue to key US crop report 8 Mar 2012
Estimates for South American crops are set to prove the focus of a much-watched US crop report. Does a Brazilian briefing offer clues what to expect? |
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Black Sea wheat price talk eclipses US export win 8 Mar 2012
The US wins an Egytian wheat order, confirming its competitiveness - for now. Market talk says low Black Sea prices may be in the offing |
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Chinese to buy more soybeans, but not more corn 8 Mar 2012
China's imports of soybeans will hit a record in 2012-13. But buy-ins of corn, which investors expect to soar, will stay steady, USDA staff say |
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UN upbeat on world wheat crop, citing US revival 8 Mar 2012
The UN's food agency, more optimistic than the US on American wheat prospects, beats other commentators on the outlook for the world's next harvest |
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