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Cold, currency, charts lift Paris wheat prices 6 Feb 2012
Wheat prices make ground in all major markets, but especially in Paris, where chart patterns and a weak euro offer extra support |
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Drought to cost Argentina 30% of corn exports 3 Feb 2012
A "drastic" cut in harvest hopes has cost Argentina its chance of record corn exports, US attaches say. But prospects for wheat shipments look better |
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Dryness cuts hopes for Mexican, S African corn too 2 Feb 2012
Dryness, which has dashed hopes for Argentina's crop, wreaks further damage in Mexico, raising import needs even further, and in South Africa too |
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Fresh wheat setbacks send prices rising, again 1 Feb 2012
Morocco joins countries whose wheat is at risk from cold which is leaving Ukraine facing 50% losses. Prices rise, before profit-taking sets in |
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Rabo fuels corn fears as it lifts crop price hopes 31 Jan 2012
US corn stocks, as a proportion of demand, will fall to a record low, Rabobank says, lifting forecasts for cocoa, palm oil and wheat prices too |
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Cattle prices dip despite shrinking US cattle herd 30 Jan 2012
Weak external markets, and fears over high beef prices stemming demand, undermine cattle prices despite a shrinkage in the US herd to a 60-year low |
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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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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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Monsanto won't sell GM corn in Europe's top grower 24 Jan 2012
Monsanto keeps, for a fifth season, a stop on sales in France, despite a court ruling in its favour - and support from farmers itching for payback |
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Meat price prospects boosted by US data cocktail 23 Jan 2012
Data showing a 6% slip in cattle placements on feedlots support ideas of more expensive meat. But so does a 22% slump in chicken inventories |
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Switch to distillers' grains swelling corn stocks 23 Jan 2012
Surprisingly-high estimates for US corn stocks reflect a switch to the ethanol byproduct by livestock farmers, Societe Generale says |
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Informa lifts estimate for US corn sowings 20 Jan 2012
US corn sowings will set a post-World War II record by an even bigger margin than had been thought, according to Informa Economics |
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