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Global 2024 Staple Food Supplies To Be Strained By Dry Weather, Export Curbs

High food prices in recent years have prompted farmers worldwide to plant more cereals and oilseeds, but consumers are set to face tighter supplies well in...

Rain-Hit French Soft Wheat Sowing Nears End As Crop Rating Slips

French farmers had sown 89% of the expected soft wheat area for next year's harvest by 4 December, compared with 83% a week earlier, as a rain-delayed sowi...

French Cereals Crop Ratings Fall Further Despite Rains

The condition of most cereals in France declined for a fifth straight week despite showers that interrupted a hot and dry spell, but remained well above la...

French Soft Wheat Crop Rating Steady At Decade High

The condition of French soft wheat was stable in the week to 22 May, holding at its best level in at least a decade, data from farm office France...

French Sugar Beet Area To Shrink To 14-Year Low, Growers Say

The French sugar beet crop area is set to fall to a 14-year low this year despite high prices, with farmers deterred by potential crop damage because of pe...

Bunge Profit Beats Expectations On Strong Soy Crush Margins

Commodities trader Bunge has reported fourth-quarter profit above estimates, as robust soy crushing margins and global demand for crops bolstered its core...

Wheat Regains Ground As Weather In Focus; Soybeans Hit New Four-Week High

U.S. and European wheat futures rose on Monday, recovering after a three-day slide, as attention turned back to the impact of drought ahead of weekly U.S....

Dry Weather In France Will Cause Irreversible Damage To Crops: Expert

Dry, hot weather in the coming 10 days in France after several months of little rainfall will cause irreversible damage to grain crops in the European Unio...