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China seals potash deal, raising pressure on India 29 Jun 2011
China agrees to its second rise in potash costs this year, as India continues to hold out for a more modest price increase |
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Syngenta shares revive on upbeat sales hopes 21 Jun 2011
The world's biggest agrichemicals group foresees a doubling in revenues from key crops "post 2015", and flags a resilient current peformance |
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Hangover of Japan's tsunami sends Elders tumbling 23 May 2011
Shares in the veteran Australian agribusiness plunge 10% after it returns to cutting profit forecasts, blaming curtailed Japanese demand |
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Vitterra's Schmidt stays schtum on Aussie bid talk 18 May 2011
The Viterra boss says he intends to play a part in Australian farm sector consolidation, but declines to comment on talk of a GrainCorp deal |
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CF sees rosy outlook, despite corn sowing delays 6 May 2011
CF says US corn planting hold-ups will effect nutrient use, but will play to the fertilizer group's strengths. Its shares soar 9% |
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US corn sowing delays stoke drop in Agrium shares 4 May 2011
Shares in the fertilizer group fall 6%, leading the sector lower, in part on a forecast that weak US corn plantings will cut nutrient demand |
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Australia's wheat exports off to flying start 17 Jan 2011
Australia's wheat shipments soared 70% in the first two months of 2010-11. But has that growth been hampered by a jump in prices since? |
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Wrightson shares jump, even as group urges caution 24 Dec 2010
Stock in the New Zealand farm services group soars 17% as investors applaud a tender offer from China's Agria, the largest shareholder |
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Cargill profits 'to stay short of 2008 levels' 22 Dec 2010
The crop market boom will lift Cargill's earnings - but not to 2008 levels, Fitch says, noting a, small, downside from the price spike |
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Elders heralds better times despite Agrium rivalry 16 Dec 2010
The rural services group forecasts a "much improved performance" as it bolsters its sales teams to cope with enhanced competition |
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Agrium in talks to sell AWB grain handling unit 15 Dec 2010
The growth-oriented Canadian group stops short of entering commodities management, saying it will sell grain operations bought with AWB |
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Cargill beefs up in Australia with AWB grain deal 15 Dec 2010
US agribusiness giant Cargill soars up the league of Australian grain handlers by buying AWB's commodity management unit for potentially $860m |
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