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French Wheat Exports And Stocks Forecast To Shrink On Poor Crop

France is set for a steep fall in soft wheat exports and stocks this season due to a rain-hit harvest in the European Union's top grain producer, farm offi...

Hot Spell Hits Summer Crops In East Europe, But A Relief In Northwest

A heatwave due to spread throughout Europe this week is set to take a heavy toll on summer crops in the southeast.

Dryness Threatens Australia's Canola Output, Wheat Seen Recovering

Dry weather in Australia's west and south is threatening to shrink crops, with canola output likely to drop this year, but ample rainfall in eastern states...

Historically Wet Winter To Damage UK's Food Self-Sufficiency, Says Think Tank

Britain's ability to feed itself is set to be reduced by nearly a tenth this year as farmers across the country reel from one of the wettest winters on rec...

Tereos Plans To Expand Sugar Output In Brazil, But Sees Cane Crop Down

French food and energy company Tereos invested in recent months to increase its sugar production in Brazil in the new season that starts in April...

Argentina Set For Soy, Corn 'Super Harvest' As Estimates Keep Rising

Argentina is set for a corn and soy "super harvest" with production forecasts likely to keep climbing, a senior analyst at the Rosario grains exc...

Unseasonable Rains In Ivory Coast Lift Cocoa Outlook, Farmers Say

Unseasonable rains in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions last week are expected to boost both the main crop and the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers s...

More Rain Needed To Boost Ivory Coast Cocoa Main Crop, Farmers Say

More rain is needed in Ivory Coast's main cocoa-growing regions this month to boost growth of the October-to-March main crop before the onset of the dry se...