Ukrainian farmers are likely to increase the area sown for maize by 11 percent to about 5.0 million hectares in 2013 due to stable foreign demand and expected high prices, Kiev-based analyst UCAB said on

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Corn export premiums at the US Gulf Coast weakened on Thursday as exporters had enough supplies at shipping terminals to satisfy their needs, traders said. Demand for US corn on the world market was poor

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Thailand, the world's second biggest sugar exporter, will have around 7 million tonnes available for shipment next year after setting aside 2.3 million tonnes for domestic consumption, the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board

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Soya buyers in China, the world's biggest importer of the oilseed, have stepped up orders from the United States this week after crushing margins improved ahead of the peak consumption season, traders said on Thursday.

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The Karachi Port handled 61,528 tonnes of cargo comprising 50,723 tonnes of import cargo and 10,805 tonnes of export cargo including 3,496 loaded & empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours

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Not a single change was witnessed on the wholesale grain market on Friday, Grain and oilseeds Merchant Group said in it's release. Copyright Business Recorder, 2012

Stable trend was seen on the cotton market on Friday as the ginners and growers indulged in restricted selling to resist likely loss as a result of steady supply of seedcotton, dealers said. Official spot

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IAG, formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, has lodged a claim in Britain's high court against the Spanish pilots' union over strikes it held in late 2011 and early 2012. IAG said

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, the world's biggest maker of generic drugs, announced an ambitious plan to reshape the company on Friday aimed at streamlining operations, cutting costs and improving profitability. The Israel-based company also forecast

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Brazil's economy grew just 0.6 percent in the third quarter from the second quarter, only half the rate expected by financial markets, as a flood of government stimulus failed to stir the Latin American giant

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