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US soybean supplies pegged at tightest in 47 years 10 May 2012
US officials, in opening estimates for 2012-13, forecast a steeper-than-expected drop in soybean supplies, limiting a rebuild in world oilseed stocks |
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Record US corn crop to fuel jump in world stocks 10 May 2012
World corn stocks are to recover to a 12-year high, boosted by a larger-than-anticipated US harvest than investors, key data show. Corn futures tumble |
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Improved seed lifts hopes further for Ukraine corn 8 May 2012
US officials lift the bar for the Ukraine corn crop to a second successive record high, thanks to improved seed as well as sowings on lost wheat area |
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US growers keep up rapid sowings, despite rains 8 May 2012
Rainfall slowed US spring sowings, but by less than investors had expected. The rapid pace of corn seedings frees farmers to get ahead on soybeans too |
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US farmers 'ditch plans to cut soybean sowings' 4 May 2012
US soybean acreage will rise after all this year, as high prices encourage farmers to switch from corn and plant as a follow-on crop after wheat |
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Rain too late to spare Spain hefty grain imports 4 May 2012
Rains have boosted crops in some parts of Spain. But not by enough to avoid the need for the EU's top grains importer to require large imports |
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Oklahoma stokes ideas of strong US wheat harvest 4 May 2012
The Oklahoma crop is pegged at a nine-year high, as the yield in Kansas, the top producing state, is seen at its highest in at least 30 years |
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Kansas wheat harvest on course for nine-year high 3 May 2012
Findings from crop scouts provoke talk that the wheat harvest in the top US producing state will hit 400m bushels for the first time since 2003 |
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Grain prices to fall despite tighter supplies - UN 3 May 2012
The UN foresees lower prices despite slashing its estimate for the world's 2012-13 wheat harvest, and estimating tighter supplies of cereals overall |
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Ice hits back at CME Group in battle of exchanges 2 May 2012
IntercontinentalExchange says investors are "dissatisfied" at current grains futures offerings, the day after rival CME unveiled 22-hour trading |
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Corn prices dip as rapid sowings raise yield hopes 2 May 2012
The fast pace of US corn sowings is prompting analysts to lift forecasts for the resulting harvest - with downward implications for prices |
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Costs warning mars jump in UK farm income 2 May 2012
UK agriculture achieved record income last year, official data show. But farmers face a struggle for further improvement, given soaring costs |
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