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Evening markets: cocoa stars as grains mark time 10 Sep 2009
Cocoa hits a 14-month high, helped by forecasts of another crop shortfall, and sugar rebounds while Chicago crops mark time ahead of a key US report |
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Morning markets: China bean demand underpins crops 20 Nov 2009
Food commodities look to a firm end to the week, helped by continued applause at US soybean shipments. Export data helps Kuala Lumpur palm oil too |
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Morning markets: China fears keep lid on crops 26 Jan 2010
A report that China;s attempts to curb credit growth are having mixed success stokes fears of further clampdowns. Crops do better than shares or oil |
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Morning markets: new month fails to revive crops 1 Feb 2010
February's first trades hand Chicago corn and soybeans further losses, although wheat manages a small bounce. Weather forecasts add reasons for gloom |
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Morning markets: crops rediscover forward gears 12 Mar 2010
First gear, at least, helped by a softer dollar, which focuses minds on a touch of profit-taking on short positions, and even some bargain hunting |
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Evening markets: profit-takers pick at commodities 5 Jun 2009
Grains and soft commodities ignore a cue from oil, which rebounded from early lows, with wheat and coffee among the main losers |
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Evening markets: China, Greece boosts lift crops, bar coffee 20 Feb 2012
China's bank lending move, and hopes for a Greek rescue, lift risk assets including many crops, even with US markets closed. But robusta coffee slumps |
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Evening markets: crops blessed in rush by investors for risk 1 Sep 2010
Chicago crops head higher into late deals, helped a wave of buying in many markets, and specific factors such as a US win in an Egytian wheat tender |
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Evening markets: soybeans raise game on 'big day' 19 Nov 2009
Chicago soybeans gain on a day billed as potentially setting the trend for the next trading pattern. Corn and wheat put in a mixed performance |
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Morning markets: crops get that end-of-the-month feeling 30 Apr 2010
Wheat leads in early deals, although that looks down just to position closing at the end of the month. Will China return to shake up the market later? |
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Morning markets: fresh China imports help corn higher 12 May 2010
News that China has bought further US corn underpin the price of the grain in Chicago, and help other crops too overcome pressure from a rising dollar |
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Fears of a turn to imports send UK wheat to two-year top 26 Nov 2010
London wheat hits a fresh high as concerns spread about supplies following a "staggering" summer export pace. A stronger dollar mutes Chicago crops |
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