Latest news on ‘Agriculture’
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Bullish Fla Orange Estimate Surprises Analysts, Rallies Market
KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)–A bullish Florida orange crop estimate grabbed orange juice traders’ attention Friday morning, and they responded by rallying futures prices to six-week highs.
November frozen concentrated orange juice [...] -
Monsanto Profit Tops Estimates; 2010 Outlook Repeated
(Bloomberg) — Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed producer, reported fourth-quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates because of higher corn and vegetable seed sales. The company maintained its forecast for [...]
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Mosaic Profit Falls 92% as Fertilizer Prices Slump
(Bloomberg) – Mosaic Co., North America’s second- largest crop-nutrient producer, said first-quarter profit dropped 92 percent as farmers bought less potash and phosphate- fertilizer prices plunged.
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Agriculture futures, livestock prices drop
CHICAGO (AP) — Agriculture futures dropped in early trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery lost 13.25 cents to $4.82 a bushel, while December corn shed [...] -
Cheap Canadian farmland lures foreign buyers
Steve Ladurantaye
Globe and Mail
The renowned cranberry harvest in southern Quebec has long attracted tourists to the picturesque region. But the cranberry bogs sprinkled throughout the countryside near Victoriaville attracted a [...] -
Cold barbecue season puts the heat on pork sector
Patrick White
Winnipeg — From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail Last updated on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009 01:43PM EDTFrom hog barn to barbecue grill, this has been a summer without sizzle.
As [...]
