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Cotton futures gain – despite prospect of near-1m-acre US sowings rise
US cotton area will swell this year – but production may not, according to industry data which also signal extra appetite for soy plantings Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Hedge funds cut short wheat bets – as key test looms of 9-year bear market
Hedge funds return to a more upbeat view of ag prices, taking a record net long in cotton. Cocoa misses out, as funds exploit a 5-year low in prices Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Land price outlook for corn, soy states better than for wheat country
Strong demand for US corn and soybean exports is helping sentiment in the Midwest farmland market, according to the Federal Reserve Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Palm oil futures retreat, as double dose of data fuel demand fears
Official data signal a sharp fall in Malaysia’s use of the vegetable oil last month. Cargo surveyors report a soft start to February for exports Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Brazil boosts ideas of record soybean and safrina corn crops
Conab lifts its forecast for Brazil’s second-crop corn harvest, noting good weather conditions and rising planted area Source: Agri Oils Updates
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US export warning undermines soybean rally – but wheat futures soar
Soybean prices fall after US officials catch traders “off-guard”, warning over export competition. But in wheat, raised US trade hopes boost futures Source: Agri Oils Updates
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UN plans emergency meeting, as armyworm outbreak hits South Africa
The UN flags “considerable harm” to regional crops from the insect pest, which South African officials say “could be disastrous” for the country Source: Agri Oils Updates
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EU rapeseed hopes ease – but French wheat crop may near record high
Strategie Grains cuts its forecast for the EU rapeseed harvest, even as France trims hopes for its sowings. Still, farmers are upbeat on wheat Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Hedge funds slash bullish ag bets – even as history 'suggests rally ahead'
Hedge funds revert to selling in ags – even as Bcom suggests that market conditions are similar to those in 2010 which preceded a price surge Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Brazil gears up infrastructure to take over US soybean market share
A sequence of infrastructure improvements to reroute Brazilian soybean exports along the Amazon could slash transport costs Source: Agri Oils Updates
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