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Mosaic cuts potash plans, warning of buyer caution
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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Russia confusion ends with raised grain export cap
Russia changes its tune on grain shipments for a fourth time this week, announcing a decision which it had earlier signalled had been postponed
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Drought to cost Argentina 30% of corn exports
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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Meat market squeeze halves Tyson Foods profits
An oversupply of chicken on the US market, and record cattle prices, shrink Tyson's profits - but not by as much as Wall Street had feared
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Heavy rains flood out Aussie farms for second year
Downpours of more than two feet of rain in two days cause "extensive damage" to some crops - but may have a silver lining for farmers too
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Russia delays grain export decision - again
A meeting to decide on potential curbs to slow grain exports is postponed - stoking uncertainty which may be slowing shipments itself
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Drought costs Argentina 30% of corn exports
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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Rapeseed highlighted amid Europe winterkill fears
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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Answer to big sugar question for 2012 is 'yes'
... Brazil will increase ethanol output, after two seasons of decline, presenting another headwind to US producers
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Latin American farm boom lifts seed, sprays giants
Dow Chemical credits the region for lifting agricultural sales to a quarterly record, echoing observations from Dupont and Monsanto
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Dairy Crest rebuffs talk of cut to milk payouts
Dairy Crest denies it will follow Muller in reducing milk payouts to farmers, despite the historical link with the tumbling bulk cream market
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Dryness cuts hopes for Mexican, S African corn too
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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ICAC serves up ominous recipe for cotton prices
An uptick in cotton demand will provide only "short-term respite", experts say, raising estimates for world stocks above six months' needs
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Dairy Crest rebuffs talk of drop in milk payouts
Dairy Crest denies it will follow Muller in cutting milk payouts to farmers, despite the historical link with the tumbling bulk cream market
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Morning markets: wheat rally stalls ahead of Russia meeting
Wheat prices ease a touch, as investors await the results of a Russian meeting on grain export curbs. Soft commodities play a little catch up
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Rich milk flows erode dairy prices
Milk protein leads a decline in prices at the latest globalDairyTrade auction, amid forecasts of further drops in dairy values
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REA seeks Jakarta listing to lift investor profile
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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Two-tier pork processing sector poised for deals
Mergers such as those between France's Porc Amour and Cofiporc, and Belgium's Westvlees and Detry, look a taste of things to come, Rabobank says
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Yara heralds new start at troubled fertilizer site
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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Fresh wheat setbacks send prices rising, again
Wheat prices extend gains as Morocco joins the list of countries whose crops are at risk from cold which is leaving Ukraine facing 50% losses
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