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Chinese strawberry prices soar to $25 a kilo 27 Jul 2011
Frost damage, and competition from mung beans for acres, have sent China's strawberry prices soaring to well above Western rates |
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Thriving Russia wheat traders win third Egypt sale 26 Jul 2011
Russian wheat traders take to 480,000 tonnes their orders from Egypt this month, and at margins which appear to getting ever wider |
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High corn prices may put brakes on 'soy surge' 26 Jul 2011
Corn looks likely to fight back in Argentina against soybeans in sowing schedules, lifted by firm prices, and the promise of exports to China |
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Dip in land and shares puts cloud over farm sector 26 Jul 2011
Growth in US farmland prices has slowed, and shares in agriculture groups fallen. At least interest in farm commodity futures appears on the up |
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Durum price prospects hiked as US, Canada struggle 25 Jul 2011
Australia's AWB lifts its forecast for durum farmers' returns by $65 a tonne, citing
the woes besetting North American producers |
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Dryness cuts prospects for New South Wales wheat 22 Jul 2011
The state could be on for a slump of one-third in wheat output, after a near-ideal season is followed by one which has turned too dry |
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Ukrzernoprom Agro avoids Ukraine harvest hiccups 21 Jul 2011
Ukrzernoprom Agro becomes the latest Ukraine farm operator to downplay talk of the rain delays which raised alarm bells among US officials |
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Russia boosts further grain traders' rosy outlook 21 Jul 2011
Russia lifts its grain shipment forecast, signalling extra profits for merchants exploiting a growing spread between foreign and domestic prices |
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Fund managers reverse withdrawal from commodities 20 Jul 2011
Asset allocators show an increasing willingness to go overweight on raw materials, amid improved economic expectations - notably for China |
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Glitch leaves Zimbabwe facing record wheat imports 20 Jul 2011
The country once known as the breadbasket of southern Africa is to import 280,000 tonnes of wheat, after hiccups deploying a farm aid package |
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Ukraine grain industry receives double boost 20 Jul 2011
Ukraine adds 2m tonnes to its grain harvest estimate, as rumours surface of the lifting of a three-year bar on wheat exports to Egypt |
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US ethanol sector could ride out loss of tax perks 20 Jul 2011
Ethanol's discount to gasoline looks big enough to enable producers to survive the potential ditching of subsidies, UK research shows |
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