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Wheat's support from short-closing may be near end 6 Feb 2012
Speculators' hefty closures of short holdings in wheat, so boosting prices, raises questions over their appetite for continuing the trend |
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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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Latin American farm boom lifts seed, sprays giants 2 Feb 2012
Dow Chemical credits the region for lifting agricultural sales to a quarterly record, echoing observations from Dupont and Monsanto |
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Rapeseed highlighted amid Europe winterkill fears 2 Feb 2012
Fears that rapeseed crops are particularly vulnerable to Europe's freeze keep futures firm, even as wheat eases. But not all traders are convinced |
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Yara heralds new start at troubled fertilizer site 1 Feb 2012
The nitrogen giant, after wrangling and writedowns, takes control of the Australian Burrup assets in a deal valuing them at nearly $900m |
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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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ADM profits tumble in 'tough quarter' 31 Jan 2012
Archer Daniels Midland reveals its worst second-quarter earnings since the 1990s, hurt by a "poor" performance in world crop trading |
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CNH shares tumble on idea of slower tractor market 31 Jan 2012
Investors wipe more than $1bn from the stockmarket value of the maker of Case tractors, after it forecasts a sharp drop in industry growth |
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Cranswick gains as pork replaces Christmas turkey 30 Jan 2012
Cranswick shares hit their highest since June after consumers extend a switch to pork - not just from beef, but turkey too |
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Olam fuels trading house rivalry with Russia deal 30 Jan 2012
The Singapore-based group unveils $400m plans to become a force in Russian dairy and grain farming, boosting competition with the likes of Cargill |
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Firm cash corn price may be sign of US data errors 27 Jan 2012
The unusually strong corn basis may be a sign that US officials are underestimating livestock feeding - and mean supplies are thinner than thought |
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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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