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Australia weather bureau says models show low chance of El Nino

Jan. 20, 2015 at 10:08 am CST

Sydney | Reuters –– Weather models show a low chance of an El Nino, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said Tuesday, after indicators of the climate event eased in recent weeks. El Nino — a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific — can prompt drought in Southeast Asia […]

Fertilizer firm Mosaic forecasts bigger-than-expected Q4 profit

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:59 pm CST

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France says Russia to lift ban on live pigs, some pork products

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:48 pm CST

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Russia may consider grain export ban, but not yet, deputy PM says

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:26 pm CST

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Refiners urge EU to rethink renewables policy after oil collapse

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:12 pm CST

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Russia’s domestic wheat prices decline due to export curbs

Jan. 16, 2015 at 2:55 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s domestic wheat prices have declined since the start of the year as the government has curbed exports with informal limits ahead of the introduction of an official export tax, analysts said on Friday. Russia, expected to be the world’s fourth-largest wheat exporter this year, imposed […]

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Chipotle’s pork plight could hurt Q1 results

Jan. 14, 2015 at 8:24 pm CST

Reuters –– Chipotle Mexican Grill’s decision to suspend purchases from a pork producer that ran afoul of its animal welfare requirements could bolster its reputation with diners but threatens sales and profits this quarter, an analyst said Wednesday. The burrito chain’s move caused a supply shortfall that is hitting about […]

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Brazil says key soy road won’t be paved until 2016

Jan. 13, 2015 at 4:51 pm CST

Brasilia | Reuters –– An important road for soy and corn shipments linking to ports in northern Brazil will not be paved until 2016, the country’s transport minister said on Tuesday. President Dilma Rousseff said last year that the highway, known as BR-163, would be ready by mid-2015 as the […]

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Russia seen adding new informal grain export curbs in 2015

Jan. 13, 2015 at 4:39 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Russia has strengthened informal curbs on grain exports since the start of the year, further complicating trading before the introduction of an export tax, a Russian grain exporters’ lobby said Tuesday in a letter to officials. Russia, expected to be the world’s fourth-largest exporter this year, […]

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U.S. shippers say West Coast ports near gridlock on stalled contract talks

Jan. 13, 2015 at 4:30 pm CST

San Francisco | Reuters — Cargo traffic at several of the biggest U.S. West Coast ports has slowed to near gridlock, negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators for 29 ports said on Monday as contract talks with the dockworkers’ union remain strained. Union officials however have denied staging slowdowns, […]

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