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Wheat and gold post big gains as copper tumbles

Source country gulfnews Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:26:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[6]; harvest[1]; Wheat[3]; corn[1];

Entities: Stephen Briggs[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU;

New York: Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw selective buying amid lingering worries about the Eurozone. Prices of crude oil and copper two of the biggest industrial commodities.......

Wheat and gold post big. GAINS positions as copper tumbles

New York: Wheat charged Co on Friday to post its biggest weekly more in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw selective buying amid lingering worries about the Eurozone. Prices of crude oil and copper two of the biggest industrial commodities. ...

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

India’s illegal sand mining fuels boom, ravages rivers

Source country WashingtonPost Saturday, May 19, 2012 1:35:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] rice farms[1];

Other categories: Manmade Disasters; Environment (general);

NARANGI, India — Dozens of dredging boats scour the bottom of the Vaitarna creek all day, as workers build pyramids of excavated sand in the villages along its banks. By night, thousands of trucks clog a narrow highway to deliver the sand to construction sites in the sprawling commercial hub of Mumbai nearby....

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Contaminated animal feed confiscated

Source country cyprus-mail Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:56:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] animal feed[2];

Other categories: Communicable Diseases; Public Health (general);

AGRICULTURE Minister Sophoclis Aletraris issued assurances yesterday that just under 9,000 tonnes of soybean animal feed contaminated with salmonella has been seized and was not a threat to public health. According to Aletraris, the feed has been stored in ten warehouses, and repeated tests will be.......

Wheat jumps again on worries about dry weather

Source country JakartaPost Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:18:00 AM CEST [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[1]; Corn[2]; Wheat[3]; corn[1];

Wheat futures soared again Friday as more concerns about dry weather hit the market.Wheat for July delivery rose 37.5 cents, a gain of 5.7 percent, to settle at US$6.9525. Corn also rose, but not as ......

Business › Marubeni has eye on China with Gavilon bid

Source country japantoday Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:29:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] Harvest[1]; wheat[2]; barley[2]; oilseeds[3]; Corn[1]; grain[15]; Grain[4]; Wheat[2]; corn[4];

Entities: John Anderson[1]; Archer Daniels Midland[1]; Daniels Midland[1];

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John Anderson said: “I don’t see this being even a blip on most people’s radar screens,”

Japan's biggest potential investment in U.S. agriculture can be summed up in a single word: China. Marubeni's interest in buying U.S. grains merchant Gavilon to help provide grain to its hungry Asian neighbor would be a quantum leap from the 1970s and 1980s....

News Summary Wheat soars again on weather

Source country irishsun Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:29:00 AM CEST [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[1]; Corn[1]; CORN[1]; Wheat[5];

HOT AND DRY: Wheat futures soared another 5.7 percent Friday as concerns persisted about hot weather in the Southern Plains and the Ohio River Valley. Wheat is now up 16 percent this week.CORN ......

USDA lifts quarantines on two farms in mad cow investigation

Source country cnn Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:22:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] animal feed[1];

Entities: John Clifford[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Communicable Diseases; Animal Health - Animal Welfare;

Quotes in this article

John Clifford said: "Evidence shows that our systems and safeguards to prevent BSE are working, as are similar actions taken by countries around the world,"

A quarantine placed on two California farms under investigation for mad cow disease has been lifted, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday....

Citizenship is Disputed on Divided Island

Source country wsj-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 1:29:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] sugar cane[1];

Entities: Gonzalo Vargas[1]; Mario Vargas Llosa[3]; Hipólito Mejía[1]; Leonel Fernandez[1]; Danilo Medina[1];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

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Gonzalo Vargas says: "This is a human drama, as without a nationality, these persons have few or no human rights,"

A dispute over citizenship for some Haitians living in the Dominican Republic is part of a protracted clash between the two countries that share an island and a history of tension....

Articles published more than 1 day ago

Lee focuses on disabled

Source country taipeitimes Friday, May 18, 2012 7:26:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] rice farmer[1];

Entities: Lee Teng-hui[2];

Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) yesterday concluded his second trip to southern Taiwan in as many months with a visit to a disabled girl he adopted 15 years ago. Lee, 89, visited the Sacred Heart-Francis Home, which is now known as the Mindao Home, located in Puzih City (朴子), Chiayi County, yesterday afternoon....

Pre-Opening Wheat Market Report

Source country ibtimes-hken Friday, May 18, 2012 4:21:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[10]; grain[1]; harvest[1]; Wheat[1];

Other categories: Imports Exports;

July wheat was trading 5 3/4 cents higher late in the overnight session. Outside market forces look slightly positive this morning with a recovery in the US equity market and some strength in gold. In last week's supply/demand update, the USDA sees lower ending stocks for the US and lower for the.......

Pre-Opening Corn Market Report for 5/18/2012

Source country ibtimes-hken Friday, May 18, 2012 4:21:00 PM CEST [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[4]; Corn[1]; harvest[1]; corn[8];

July corn was trading 5 cents higher late in the overnight session. Outside market forces were negative overnight but shifted to a more positive tone this morning with the US equity markets showing some strength and gold was higher again. The jump in wheat prices above corn reduces the need for.......

The Grain Report - WEATHER RULES........

Source country ibtimes-hken Friday, May 18, 2012 4:21:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[10]; grain[1]; Grain[1]; harvest[1]; corn[6];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

The rally in wheat this week came off the lows for the year under 6.00. Calls to me asked is this wheats low now for the year our just another bounce. Since January, we have steadily declined from 7.04 to 5.92. On the way we saw six short covering rallies. The smallest was $.30 and largest $.50....

Divided but Peaceful 2 Years After Thai Violence

Source country ABCnews Friday, May 18, 2012 2:51:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] rice farmers[1];

Entities: Thaksin Shinawatra[1]; Red Shirt[4]; Yingluck Shinawatra[1]; Abhisit Vejjajiva[1]; Michael Nelson[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Quotes in this article

Michael Nelson said: "It's stability on the surface. The conflicts are still there,"

Calm prevails in Thailand, though divisions remain, 2 years after violent political upheaval...

Divided but peaceful 2 years after Thai violence

Source country AP Friday, May 18, 2012 2:50:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] rice farmers[1];

Entities: Thaksin Shinawatra[1]; Brad Adams[1]; Red Shirt[7]; Yingluck Shinawatra[1]; Abhisit Vejjajiva[1]; Michael Nelson[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Fight against Fraud;

Quotes in this article

Michael Nelson said: "It's stability on the surface. The conflicts are still there,"

Brad Adams said: "This gives the green light for ... people in uniform to do this again next time,"

BANGKOK (AP) â€” Just two years ago, Thailand was at war with itself. Rifle shots and exploding grenades rang out in Bangkok as troops crushed through barricades to disperse a nine-week-old insurrection. A retired nurse was the last to capitulate. "I stood before the soldiers and asked if they.......

Maize production blossoms in SA

Source country mg Friday, May 18, 2012 1:15:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[5]; maize[27]; grain[10]; Grain[8]; Maize[3];

Entities: Tina Joemat-Petterson[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

After a big spike in maize prices last year -- Grain SA hopes that a new information mechanism will make the market more transparent....

India considers wheat exports to sanctions-hit Iran

Source country dawn Friday, May 18, 2012 12:45:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[11]; grain[1]; Wheat[1];

Entities: Manmohan Singh[1];

An Iranian trade delegation is scheduled to visit India next week as New Delhi aims to cut its trade imbalance currently tilted towards Tehran....

India considers wheat exports to Iran: Govt source

Source country tribune Friday, May 18, 2012 12:26:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[11]; grain[1]; Wheat[1];

Entities: Manmohan Singh[1];

NEW DELHI: India is considering wheat exports to Iran, a government source said on Friday, as New Delhi hopes to boost exports to the sanctions-hit nation to help settle part of its oil imports bill through a bilateral mechanism. An Iranian trade delegation will come to India next week to discuss.......

Fourmies : quand la brasserie Poulain produisait 40 000 hectolitres d´une bière de table réputée

Source country lavoixdunord Friday, May 18, 2012 10:17:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] houblon[1];

C'était le temps où la bière de table s'invitait à tous les repas. Où il y avait des dizaines d'estaminets à Fourmies. Et où la brasserie Poulain tournait à plein régime. De nos jours, où elle était implantée, à l'angle des rues du Maire-Coppeaux et de la Commune de Paris, il n'y a plus rien. Que des arbres qui poussent....

Ukrainian hardball irks, puzzles at trade body

Source country kyivpost Friday, May 18, 2012 9:47:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] rice farming[1];

Entities: Yulia Tymoshenko[1]; John Hopkins[1]; Viktor Yanukovich[1]; Johns Hopkins[1]; Taras Kuzio[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union; EU-USA; Trade; WTO; Imports Exports; Market; Serbia - EU; EU Russia; Agriculture; External Relations; External Trade; Taxation;

GENEVA - Laos, a small nation dependent on aid and rice farming, wants to join the World Trade Organization. WTO powers including the United States, China and the European Union want it to....

Govt may act to stabilize cost of pork

Source country xinhuanet_en Friday, May 18, 2012 9:16:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] animal feed[1];

Entities: Zhang Monan[1];

By Zhou Siyu BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhuanet) --China's pork prices continued to decrease this week, leading to widespread losses for the industry and prompting the government to take measures to prevent the prices from fluctuating greatly during the next few months....

Zimbabwe: Fresh Cholera Outbreak Worries Residents of Zimbabwe's Chiredzi Town

Source country reliefWeb Friday, May 18, 2012 7:40:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] sugar cane[1];

Other categories: Communicable Diseases;

Source: Voice of America Country: Zimbabwe Officials in Masvingo Province, south-eastern Zimbabwe, have confirmed a fresh cholera outbreak in the sugar-producing town of Chiredzi, which has killed two people since Monday. About a 100 cases have been recorded, and authorities are blaming the recurrence on serious water shortages....

Punjab flour mills: Price of 20kg flour bag increases by Rs85 in Punjab

Source country tribune Friday, May 18, 2012 6:26:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[4]; grain[2];

Entities: Zulfiqar Khosa[2]; Irfan Ali[1]; Abdul-Jabbar[2];

LAHORE: The Punjab Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has increased the price of a 20kilogrames (kg) bag by Rs85 or Rs4.25 per kg. The PFMA has taken the step in the wake of increase in the wheat price in the open market and the Punjab Chief Minister’s decision of not allowing an increase in the flour.......

Govt may act to stabilize cost of pork

Source country chinadaily Friday, May 18, 2012 4:17:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] animal feed[1];

Entities: Zhang Monan[1];

China's pork prices kept dropping this week, prompting the government to act to prevent the prices from fluctuating greatly....

Grains head higher Thursday

Source country upi Friday, May 18, 2012 4:13:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[1]; Corn[3]; Grain[1]; oats[1]; Oats[1]; Wheat[2];

CHICAGO, May 17 (UPI) -- Grain futures were modestly higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade, with the dollar index up 0.14 percent and futures benefiting from short covering....

Minister of rice or minister of agriculture?

Source country guardiannewsngr Friday, May 18, 2012 2:10:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] rice production[1];

Other categories: Public Health (general);

SIR: The Guardian of March 16, featured a report that “ Nigeria spends N1.3 trillion yearly on food imports” but that report was more about rice. According to Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, N356 billion is spent on the importation of rice yearly....

Corn Traders Most Bullish Since March on U.S. Heat: Commodities

Source country bloomberg Friday, May 18, 2012 1:36:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] oilseed[1]; Corn[5]; grain[3]; Grain[2]; harvest[2]; corn[6];

Entities: All-Country World Index[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union; Imports Exports; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

Corn traders are the most bullish since March on mounting concern that hot and dry weather will curb U.S. yields at a time of accelerating demand from China , the second largest buyer of U.S. farm goods. Nineteen of 27 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to gain next week and three were neutral, the highest proportion since March 30....

Sino-Ukrainian quarantine pact talks likely to begin soon

Source country chinadaily Friday, May 18, 2012 12:43:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[1]; Cereals[1]; grain[1]; corn[10];

Negotiations for a quarantine agreement between China and Ukraine are likely to be held during the Ukrainian finance minister's visit to China....

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Syria scours more trade routes in search for grain

Source country alarabiya-en Friday, May 18, 2012 12:42:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre] wheat[6]; barley[4]; grain[4]; corn[3]; animal feed[2];

Entities: Anthony Skinner[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

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Anthony Skinner said: “Despite the severe economic pressure that it faces domestically, I expect Iran to help the regime. The Iranians will likely seek to supply Syria with grain, but may struggle to supply the quantities required and in a timely manner,”

Syria is casting a wide net in a frantic bid to secure grain for its population as a sanctions-induced trade finance freeze scuppers big deals and forces the country to meet its needs with smaller deals, sources say. The European Union, the United States and other Western countries have...

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