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Feeder cattle prices are to recover, thanks to the "tightest supplies in decades", the USDA says, spelling hardship for feedlots - and some ranchers

A cocktail of transport issues, low stocks and "unfavourable weather" are to cut Russia's grain exports, SovEcon says, amid growing fears over dryness

The meat producer, which is also one of Ukraine's biggest grain growers, says its crops are in "good condition" despite poor weather

The market-spooking word of the Sukhovey has reappeared in trader talk, giving wheat futures' revival further legs. Sugar extends its rebound too

The influential analysis group knocks a further 4m tonnes from forecasts for the soft wheat harvest, with Germany accounting for a big chunk

Stock in PotashCorp hits its lowest since August 2010 amid fears for lower crop prices, and their potential impact on demand for fertilizers

The maker of John Deere farm machinery raises its profits guidance after a forecast-beating quarter. Its shares ease, nonetheless

The Australian canola harvest, which will be crucial to keeping up world supplies, may come in short of bank and US estimates, oilseeds experts say

Shares in the palm oil group fall after it unveils a halving in profits, sapped by the impact of rains which rival Sipef termed "freakish"

Shares in the cocoa-to-flour group tumble 11% after a profits fall, reflecting cotton and wood setbacks, prompts cautions from analysts

US central bank surveys shows farmland prices continuing to soar early in 2012. But weaker farm profitability prospects may now begin to tell

Agricultural commodities, having put up a fight so far this week against macroeconomy concerns, succumb on Wednesday. Soybeans lead the decline

Europe's Arla unveils $85m in cost cuts, and US-based Land O'Lakes reeals a profits fall, even as dairy prices drop to a near-three-year low

Europe's Arla unveils $85m in cost cuts, and US-based Land O'Lakes reeals a profits fall, even as dairy prices tumble to a near-three-year low

UK wheat shipments fall to their lowest since July, sapped by the worst month for exports to the rest of Europe in at least two seasons

The coffee group flags a dent to demand in the likes of Spain and the UK from economic woes, but warns over "limited" prospects for output growth

The ethanol-to-starch group unveils annual earnings well ahead of market forecasts, but says it will be a "real challenge" to match them this year

The Russian farm operator says it may float its dairy business, which it plans to make Europe's biggest

Wheat the top US growing state shows a marked deterioration - with implications for soybeans too - while crop concerns grow in parts of Russia

Markets stage some recovery, helped by upbeat German economic data. Palm oil is especially strong, rebounding 2%. But US crop fears boost wheat too