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Soybean switch favours Syngenta over Dow 23 Oct 2009
Shares in the Swiss agrochemicals giant rise after it notes gains from the Brazilian move out of corn which dented US rival Dow |
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Syngenta signs up help to boost weedkiller sales 26 Jul 2010
The world's top agrichemicals group licenses an anti-pest product from minnow Plant Health Care to bolster its sagging glyphosate takings |
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Europe's pest-hit farmers lift sowings of GM corn 2 Sep 2011
Losses to corn borer moths persuade more growers to plant biotech seed. But overall plantings are still low - and of GM potatoes, falling |
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Boss heralds staff changes at troubled Nufarm 28 Sep 2010
Doug Rathbone says the troubled sprays group is taking steps to beef up treasury functions, but bats away a question over his own future |
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Syngenta flags buybacks as outlook improves 5 Feb 2010
The seeds and sprays giant says it will return $750m to investors, as it flags a pick-up in emerging markets and soaring sales of GM corn seed |
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Opinion: Nufarm deal doubts look overdone 29 Sep 2009
Some doubts over Sinochem's approach are justified. But investors may be being overcautious, leaving them in danger of missing a trick |
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Brazil eyes record coffee and soybean harvests 7 Jan 2010
Government agency Conab lifts its hopes for the newly-started soybean harvest, and says the 2010-11 coffee crop may approach 49m bags |
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Syngenta flags further rises in seed, spray prices 8 Feb 2012
The farm sprays giant targets "sustained sales growth", after a year in which crop resistance to glyphosates boosts demand for alternatives |
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Agrium and CNH shares lifted most by US corn shock 12 Oct 2010
Agrium shares take to 13% gains since the US cut corn estimates, raising grain prices and farm profit prospects. Meat company stock has tumbled |
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Sinochem makes last-minute cut to Nufarm bid 22 Dec 2009
Nufarm says it will "review all options" after its Chinese suitor knocks Aus$218m from its bid after five months of talks |
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Opinion: Sinochem-Nufarm deal looks tricky 27 Jul 2009
The tie-up looks a lot more complicated than other recent foreign purchases in Australia. Not least, it involves Nufarm boss Doug Rathbone |
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MA backs signs of end to agrichemicals downturn 8 Aug 2011
MA Industries follows Syngenta in revealing rising prices of sprays, after two years of decline. The group's shares buck a tumbling market |
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