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Flooded Aussie cotton farms brace for more rain 6 Feb 2012
Eastern Australia faces further rain, threatening to extend the flooding which is threatening cotton, sugar cane and soybean crops |
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Mosaic cuts potash plans, warning of buyer caution 3 Feb 2012
The fertilizer giant, which has already curbed phosphate output because of the market downturn, joins peers in cutting potash production too |
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Heavy rains flood out Aussie farms for second year 3 Feb 2012
Downpours of one foot in two days cause "extensive damage" to some crops, with cotton and sugar the focus of market concerns |
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REA seeks Jakarta listing to lift investor profile 1 Feb 2012
The plantations group is "actively pursuing" plans to float a subsidiary in Jakarta to curry favour with investors and Indonesian authorities |
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US drought and China lend support to cotton prices 31 Jan 2012
National Australia Bank says Chinese buying offers hope for cotton price bulls, while Rabobank cites a potential boost from US dryness |
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Costs cuts and mergers vital for UK poultry groups 27 Jan 2012
Europe's top broiler meat industry has an overblown idea of its own competitiveness, and is "not well-known" for efficiency, Rabobank warns |
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USDA staff ease fears of Russia grain export curbs 25 Jan 2012
US farm officials in Moscow say Russian grain exports will stay within government thresholds by their own accord, avoiding the need for restrictions |
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Mild weather helps Carr's in US - but not in UK 10 Jan 2012
Warm winter conditions prove a mixed blessing for Carr's Milling Industries, which notes a hit to domestic fuel and feed demand |
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Blow to CNH in three-way battle for machinery firm 21 Dec 2011
The tractor maker declines to comment after a rival suitor for Kverneland scoops a 32% stake. But investors hope for a yet-higher bid |
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Landkom agrees takeover to create 'global player' 20 Dec 2011
The board at the flagging Ukraine farm operator board agrees a purchase by peer Alpcot Agro - at a discount |
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CNH battles two other bidders for machinery group 19 Dec 2011
CNH, the maker of Case tractors, and China's Chery both trump an offer by Japan's Kubota for farm equipment group Kverneland - whose shares soar 18% |
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US leads world rise in wheat sowings for 2012 8 Dec 2011
World wheat area is likely to rise - and especially in the US, ironically because of the drought which prompted huge losses of this year's crop |
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