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Grain prices slump after US eases supply fears 12 Jan 2012
Corn futures lock limit down in Chicago, where wheat slumps 8%, after US crop supplies prove bigger than had been thought |
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'Data dump' seen causing huge grain price swings 12 Jan 2012
Investors brace for a slew of crop reports expected, if history is a guide, to induce volatility in grain prices. But will they move up, or down? |
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Canada grain reforms hand Viterra a $200m boost 11 Jan 2012
Viterra reveals a fillip from removal of the Canadian Wheat Board's marketing monopoly which, in value terms, translates into about $200m |
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Fears for warmth, dryness spread to Canada and US 9 Jan 2012
It's not just Argentina which is unsually hot and dry but areas of North America too, sparking crop concerns. But "winter is coming" |
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Russian rains stop Alpcot finishing autumn harvest 9 Jan 2012
The farm operator flags an "extraordinarily long" harvest period, joining peer Black Earth Farming in warning over heavy rains |
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Crops lead 'massive' turn to commodities by specs 9 Jan 2012
Speculators rebuild positions in many commodities, but especially agricultural ones, amid fears for the impact of South American dryness |
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France regains grip on wheat trade with top buyer 6 Jan 2012
France gains its biggest wheat order from Egypt in nearly a year, helped by a weakening euro and the waning competitiveness of Russian supplies |
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EU malting barley supplies 'absolutely tight' 6 Jan 2012
Fears rise over tight malting barley supplies caused by a poor Scandinavian crop - providing a boon to exporters such as Argentina and the UK |
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Australian wheat exports keep record high in sight 6 Jan 2012
Australian wheat exports double in the second month of 2011-12, even with the top producing state idling. Canola and cotton shipments thrive too |
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Argentine corn woes 'may not switch exports to US' 5 Jan 2012
Allendale extends the run of downgrades to crops in drought-hit Argentina, but doubts that buyers are preparing to switch to US corn instead |
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Phosphate price outlook weakest in nutrient sector 4 Jan 2012
None of the major fertilizers look set for price rises - phosphate least of all, sapped by "subdued" demand and rising output, Rabobank says |
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Speculators swap bearish bets to sugar, from wheat 3 Jan 2012
Speculators turn net short in London-traded white sugar, but cut their losing bets on feed wheat, echoing a trend seen on US exchanges |
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