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Crop fears trigger limit-up move in CBOT corn

By Christine Stebbins June 30, 2012

Reuters / U.S. corn and soybeans are baking as a scorching dome of heat hovers over the centre of the country, with little relief in sight until the July 1 weekend at the earliest, agricultural meteorologists said June 25. The heat and persistent dryness has become a huge worry for farmers and the grain trade as

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China farmers switch to corn from soy

By Reuters April 30, 2012

Chinese farmers are set to expand corn acreage more than two per cent this year to reach its largest spread ever, despite a growth rate flat with last year, as record domestic prices and grain subsidies by Beijing cut into soy acreages. The lower soy acreage will ensure imports by China, the world’s top buyer

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IGC sees record maize crop in 2012-13

By Nigel Hunt April 7, 2012

Global maize production is projected to rise to a record 900 million tonnes in 2012-13, outstripping demand for the first time since the 2008-09 season, the International Grains Council said April 2. The IGC, in a monthly report, also cut its forecast for the global maize stocks at the end of the 2011-12 season following

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China set to buy more U.S. corn this year

By Naveen Thukral March 23, 2012

(Reuters) Strong domestic prices and low reserves are likely to force China to import more U.S. corn this year, squeezing tight world supplies, analysts and industry officials said March 14. China’s corn imports are expected to more than double in the current 2011-12 crop year to four million tonnes from 1.5 million a year earlier,

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Briefs March 1, 2012

March 14, 2012

Kazakhstan expects sharp decline in 2012 grain crop astana/reuters / Kazakhstan expects its grain harvest to revert to an average level of between 13 million and 15 million tonnes this year, a sharp decline from the record post-Soviet crop of 2011, Deputy Agriculture Minister Muslim Umiryayev said Feb. 21. Central Asia’s largest wheat exporter harvested

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Brazil 2012 maize crop estimated to reach record 60 million tonnes

March 14, 2012

milan/reuters / Brazil’s total maize output, including main and second seasons, is expected to rise seven per cent to a new record of about 60 million tonnes in 2012 due to a surge in winter plantings, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said Feb. 21. The areas planted for the second season are estimated

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Forecasters make deep cuts to Brazil grain outlook

By Fabiola Gomes March 14, 2012

The outlook for soy production in Brazil darkened further on Feb. 27 after public and private forecasters cut their harvest outlooks for the world’s No. 2 grower again from predictions provided in recent weeks. A harsh drought in the south of the country has stressed this year’s soy and corn crops, thanks in part to

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China’s “Feed King” calls for opening corn trade

By Lucy Horn, Niu Shuping March 14, 2012

beijing / reuters / China should fully liberalize its corn trade, according to the founder of the country’s largest private agricultural business. China currently maintains a quota system over grains imports in an attempt to grow almost all of its grains domestically. But as meat consumption rises, feed companies are increasingly chafing against the restrictions.

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Record world wheat stocks to offset South American drought

By Charles Abbott March 5, 2012

World wheat stocks will swell to a record this year and corn supplies will be larger than expected despite a crop-withering drought in South America, the U.S. government forecast Feb. 9. India will post a record rice crop of 102 million tonnes, up two million tonnes from a January estimate, due to beneficial monsoons and

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World briefs, Feb. 2

February 15, 2012

Chinese premier favours modernization over grain imports beijing / reuters / China must push forward with modernizing agricultural technology as it faces increasing difficulty in meeting local food demand, Premier Wen Jiabao said in a recent essay. “The fundamental way out is to enhance the construction of modern agriculture to boost the complex agricultural productivity

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Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

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