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Some 1.6m acres of Saskatchewan to go unseeded, officials say
… thanks to rains, which have returned after a dry spell which saw some sowings catch-up. Spring wheat’s premium hits a contract high Source: Agri Oils Updates
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'Important' hedge fund data lift hopes for slowdown in soy selling
… while already scaling back bearish bets on cocoa. But in sugar, funds have created scope for further selling. Are they too bullish on hogs? Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Changing global dynamics to have 'big impact' on farming
… Agrimoney LIVE hears. The likes of the election of Donald Trump as US president, and vote by the UK to quit the EU, are only the start… Source: Agri Oils Updates
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EU wheat prices have 'limited downside' – especially given French woes
EU wheat stocks were not likely to rebuild even before French setbacks, FC Stone says, flagging cause for some rapeseed price optimism too Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Grain markets, ag shares 'close to bottom of cycle' – BlackRock
BlackRock’s Skye Macpherson sees better times ahead for crop prices and farm sector shares, prices of which are “very, very attractive” Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Canada tries to plug quality wheat gap – and in for rapeseed price bouyancy
The unexpected rise in Canada’s spring wheat sowings is being drive by a top quality variety, AAFC says, seeing upward pressure on rapeseed prices Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Crop prices 'poised for gains', says Monsanto, flagging need for yield growth
Monsanto’s Mac Marshall is “long-term bullish” on crop prices, saying that stocks remain relatively low, given a succession of bumper harvests Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Strat Grains cuts hopes for EU wheat, barley harvests
… starting to put numbers on the cost to 2017 production of unduly dry and cold weather. German crops receive a separate downgrade from the DRV Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Hedge fund reticence to cover shorts in grains 'bodes well for price rises'
Hedge funds return to net selling in ags – with upbeat positioning on soft commodities and livestock more than offset by bearish grain bets Source: Agri Oils Updates
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France bears brunt of downgrade to EU barley, wheat yield hopes
French farmers are on course for below-average barley and wheat yields for a second year, official researchers say. But UK crops are upgraded Source: Agri Oils Updates
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