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Silo data lifts hopes for Australian wheat exports 22 Mar 2012
Wheat held by Australian grain handlers shrank by more than 2m tonnes last month, appearing to indicate soaring exports, potentially largely to China |
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Trigon lifts landbank near to 200,000 hectares 21 Mar 2012
Trigon Agri unveils its second acquisition this month, of Russian farmland which offers three main advantages over some other sites |
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Glencore-Viterra deal to unlock $150m in benefits 21 Mar 2012
UBS, in the absence of an official figure, estimates synergies from the $6bn deal. Glencore says the acquisition will make it "truly a global leader" |
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Brazil weather upsets raise doubts over coffee too 21 Mar 2012
Societe Generale follows Macquarie in cautioning investors over "upside risk" to coffee prices, following their 40% plunge |
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Wheat prices dip despite being tipped by two banks 20 Mar 2012
Both Australia & New Zealand Bank and Societe Generale rate wheat as a better bet than corn and soybeans, contrary to the market's recent trend |
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Glencore seals Can$6bn Viterra takeover 20 Mar 2012
Glencore, best known in oil and mining, flags its ambitions in farm commodities as it buys the grain group, in a deal involving Agrium and Richardson |
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Potash shares gain after China inks surprise deals 20 Mar 2012
China, amid talk of a recovering market, agrees potash import deals with Canada and Black Sea suppliers which had looked unlikely even last week |
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Canada keeps grip on grains, despite Viterra deal 20 Mar 2012
Glencore is confident of regulatory approval for its Viterra deal, after selling much of the grain handling business to Canada-based rival Richardson |
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Viterra's sale to Glencore ends 'long process' 20 Mar 2012
Viterra's boss says the grain handler had received deal approaches "for many years" before starting a sale process which attracted "global" interest |
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Morocco grains 'crisis' to force record imports 20 Mar 2012
Morocco's imports of barley and wheat are to soar, thanks to drought damage to crops. Barley prices have already touched a record $600 a tonne |
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Prices for 2012 US corn crop 'probably low enough' 19 Mar 2012
The warm start to the US spring, with temperatures more typical of June, will not necessarily translate into higher corn yields |
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Bidder emerges as favourite for Viterra takeover 19 Mar 2012
The grain handler enters exclusive talks with a single bidder, amid reports that a joint bid by Agrium, Glencore and Richardson is close to a deal |
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