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Rain too late to spare Spain hefty grain imports 4 May 2012
Rains have boosted crops in some parts of Spain. But not by enough to avoid the need for the EU's top grains importer to require large imports |
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Oklahoma stokes ideas of strong US wheat harvest 4 May 2012
The Oklahoma crop is pegged at a nine-year high, as the yield in Kansas, the top producing state, is seen at its highest in at least 30 years |
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Corn prices dip as rapid sowings raise yield hopes 2 May 2012
The fast pace of US corn sowings is prompting analysts to lift forecasts for the resulting harvest - with downward implications for prices |
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Ice hits back at CME Group in battle of exchanges 2 May 2012
IntercontinentalExchange says investors are "dissatisfied" at current grains futures offerings, the day after rival CME unveiled 22-hour trading |
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US cattle prices 'to revive' from BSE-fuelled drop 1 May 2012
Cash markets signal that cattle prices, at an eight-month low, may be poised to recover, although Rabobank says the rebound could be delayed |
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Rain to slow US corn sowings after bumper week 1 May 2012
US farmers sowed an area the size of South Korea with corn last week. But rains looks like putting the brakes on activity in early May |
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Soybean prices on course for record - Rabobank 30 Apr 2012
The bank lifts soybean price forecasts, warning over further downgrades to Argentine output. It lifts hopes for cocoa and Paris wheat prices too |
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Huge corn deal, US frost send grain prices soaring 27 Apr 2012
Soybeans top $15 a bushel for the first time since 2008, and corn and wheat post large gains, on hefty US exports, and fears of frost damage to crops |
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Firm crop exports fuel talk of estimate upgrades 27 Apr 2012
The US may be underestimating its corn and soybean shipments this year, analysts say - before even factoring in Friday's huge export sales |
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Corn yield hopes grow even as rain slows sowings 24 Apr 2012
US corn sowings fall behind forecasts, slowed by rain, but nonetheless remain historically fast - raising hopes for the eventual yield |
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China's sugar imports 'could increase further yet' 23 Apr 2012
A Chinese political target implies further rises in sugar buy-ins ahead, USDA staff say, as customs data show a jump in imports last month |
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Sugar prices retreat despite fears for Brazil cane 20 Apr 2012
Kingsman cuts estimates for Brazil's Centre South cane crush, after lowball forecasts from US officials and Canaplan. But futures give back gains |
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