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US farmland faces asset bubble test
Source: Financial Times, 21st May 2013
Prices have doubled as the Fed has held interest rates at lows and amid strong demand. What will happen when monetary policy tightens and grain supply growsCorn prices tumble amid intense planting
Source: Financial Times, 21st May 2013
Fall comes after the US Department of Agriculture said late on Monday US farmers planted 42m acres with corn last week, a record for a seven-day periodUS corn rush threatens prices
Source: Financial Times, 20th May 2013
The pace of planting shows how technology has transformed farming from a small family business to an industry requiring huge capital investmentsENRC founders tie-up with Kazakhmys for bid
Source: Financial Times, 20th May 2013
ENRC’s founding billionaire shareholders and the Kazakh government have teamed up for a bid for the natural resources companyCME Group introduces new USD-denominated Palm Oil Swap
Singapore, 20 May 2013
CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it has expanded its centrally cleared, over-the-counter (OTC) agricultural swap offering through the introduction of a new U.S. dollar (USD)-denominated palm oil swap. Pending CFTC review, the new USD Malaysian Crude Palm Oil Calendar Swap will be available for clearing on CME ClearPort on June 3, and will be listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of the CBOT.
Read more: CME Group introduces new USD-denominated Palm Oil Swap
US farmland prices draw bubble talk
Source: Financial Times, 16th May 2013
Whether the rise in prices is overheating the market has become a feverishly discussed question among land shoppers from farmers to pension fundsSoft commodities languish after glut
Source: Financial Times, 13th May 2013
It is a lot easier for growers to increase production in response to rising prices than to cut it when prices fall, so the price weakness could lastWilmar joins the sugar big league
Source: Financial Times, 10th May 2013
As a trader with a ‘large exposure’ to production, refining, trading and distribution, the Asian house is a key player in the competitive marketStrong cereals production seen in 2013
Rome, 9 May 2013
New record expected for coarse grains: Strong growth is expected for global wheat, coarse grains and rice production in 2013, according to early forecasts published in the May issue of FAO's monthly Cereals Supply and Demand Brief. Assuming more normal weather conditions than in 2012, global wheat production in 2013 is expected to reach 695 million tonnes, 5.4 percent up from last year's harvest and just some 6 million tonnes short of the 2011 record level.
Brazil raises guideline price for arabica
Source: Financial Times, 7th May 2013
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