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Opinion: Terra needs to be extra careful on deals 9 Sep 2009
The company's acquisition plans could help see-off a bid from CF Industries - if it buys well. However, there are big risks |
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Terra plans extra twist to fertilizer bid tangle 8 Sep 2009
The US nitrogen group, which is being stalked by CF Industries which is itself being courted by Agrium, reveals it is planning its own bids |
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Opinion: CF boss should flash the cash 27 Aug 2009
Stephen Wilson might raise his chances of winning a bid for rival Terra, and please his own investors, by injecting cash into his $3.8bn offer |
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Potash stocks drop for first time in nearly a year 18 Aug 2009
Shares in potash groups rise after data from sector giant PotashCorp shows a "surprise" drop in North American producers' inventories |
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Agrium extends deadline for flagging CF bid 17 Aug 2009
The Canadian fertilizer group gives CF investors until September 22 to tender their shares to its $4.1bn bid |
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Potash price collapse 'puts new mines at risk' 13 Aug 2009
K+S, the German fertilzer giant, slashes 10m tonnes from its forecast for global potash use this year and warns of further industry cuts |
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Intrepid casts doubt on potash revival hopes 7 Aug 2009
The deals to provide cut-price potash to India may provoke doubts rather than clear the air, America's biggest producer of the nutrient says |
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Agrium forecasts farm catch-up on potash use 5 Aug 2009
The Canadian fertilizer group unveils second quarter earnings down 42%, but says the the need for growers to replace lost nutrients bodes well |
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CF sweetens Terra bid and flags $1bn payout 5 Aug 2009
Terra shares initially jump 8% after its would-be acquirer raises to $3.8bn the value of a stock offer and proposes a cash handout too |
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Opinion: CF boss gets half way to proving his case 28 Jul 2009
Stephen Wilson has shown a skilled hand in managing the fertilizer group. Yet CF still deserves the discount that investors attribute it |
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Farm prosperity to revive fertilizer use, says CF 28 Jul 2009
The US nutrients group forecasts a strong autumn for fertilizer applications, helped by agriculture's "very positive economics" |
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Potash revival hopes help fertilizer shares soar 23 Jul 2009
Shares in fertilizer groups soar after PotashCorp unveils a potash deal with India, and foresees strong demand from Brazil |
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