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Corn prices jump as dry US summer takes toll
Source: Financial Times, 30th August 2010
The price of corn rose on Monday as parched US fields and demand for exports put a premium on grain for delivery in the near future.
Corn prices jump as dry US summer takes toll
Source: Financial Times, 30th August 2010
The price of corn rose on Monday as parched US fields and demand for exports put a premium on grain for delivery in the near future.
Canada takeover laws make Potash easier to snare
London, 27 August 2010
Canada's takeover rules make Potash Corp of Saskatchewan easier to snare. Weaker protections for minority shareholders and stricter limits on poison pill defences should aid BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile bid. But, the miner may face a bigger hurdle closer to home.
Possible change in potash pricing worries China
Sydney, Shanghai, 25 August 2010
China's visceral response to the $39 billion BHP Billiton bid for Potash Corp -- talk abounds of a possible Chinese white knight -- show it fears a concentration of pricing power in the big miner more than the current Russian-Canadian marketing cartel.
AWB accepts Agrium's A$1.2bn offer
Source: Financial Times, 24th August 2010
AWB, the Australian wheat exporter, has abandoned a deal to merge with domestic rival GrainCorp, formally backing a more lucrative A$1.2bn (US$1.1bn) takeover offer from Agrium , the Canadian fertiliser group.
Commodity Business Awards, 2010 – Nominations Open
London, August 2010
The Commodity Business Awards (CBAs) reward talent and excellence throughout the commodity markets ... whether that's in the physical and/or financial arena, in trading, risk management, structuring, finance, research, advisory, logistics, legal or specialist technology.
Read more: Commodity Business Awards, 2010 – Nominations Open
AWB backs A$1.2bn bid from Agrium
Source: Financial Times, 24th August 2010
AWB, the Australian wheat exporter, has abandoned a deal to merge with domestic rival GrainCorp, formally backing a more lucrative A$1.2bn ($1.1bn) takeover offer from Agrium , the Canadian fertiliser group.
Interactive: What's driving the wheat price spike?
Source: Financial Times, 20th August 2010
The recent leap in wheat prices has sparked fears of another food crisis similar to the one in 2007-08.
Read more: Interactive: What's driving the wheat price spike?
Russia grain imports to soar in 2010/11-analyst
Moscow, 20 August 2010
Russia, the world's third biggest wheat exporter last year, will have to import millions of tonnes of grain for the first time in more than 10 years after its worst drought in over a century, analysts said on Thursday. Analysts estimate Russia may have to ship in 1.5-2.2 million tonnes, but a report in Vedomosti daily said Russia could import at least 5 million tonnes of grain this year.
Prospect of Russian grain imports lifts wheat
Source: Financial Times, 19th August 2010
Wheat prices prices rebounded more than 5 per cent as the profound impact of Russian drought , Russia's worst on record, on global trade patterns became clearer.
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