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Drop in Copper and Corn Prices May Be Overrated (FCX, SCCO, BHP, RIO, MON, ADM, BG, POT, MOS, VLO, PEIX, JJC, CU, CORN, MOO, DBA)

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 10:45 am

Since the beginning of September, copper and corn prices have fallen dramatically, with copper off nearly -35% from its 12 month high and corn off about -25%. Because both are ...
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Demand for Grain to Lift Fertilizer Prices (MOS, POT, AGU, MON, CF, SYT, MOO)

Posted: September 29, 2011 at 10:29 am

Fertilizer maker The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2012 after markets closed yesterday, and the company posted earnings and revenues that were in-line ...
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Are There Winners If Oil Falls to $80? (XOM, CVC, COP, SD, VLO, MPC, TSO, WNR, UAL, DAL, AMR, LUV, DRYS, DSX, UNP, CSX, NSC, FDX, UPS, ADM, POT, MOS, CF)

Posted: August 5, 2011 at 1:05 pm

The price for WTI crude oil fell below $83/barrel momentarily today as the market takes another shellacking, down around 200 points just before noon. Both crude and the wider market ...
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Planting a Seed in the Weak Equities Markets (CF, POT, MOS, MON, SYT, AGU, DBA, MOO)

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 1:25 pm

While the debate over raising the US debt ceiling grabbed all the headlines for the past week or so, US equity markets have been facing other headwinds that haven't lightened ...
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China, Agriculture and Corn (ADM, DE, POT, MOS, CORN, MOO, DBA)

Posted: June 7, 2011 at 1:19 pm

About 94% of the US corn crop is now in the ground, and that fact, along with other news, has put some recent pressure on corn prices and on stock ...
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Commodities Watch: Checking in on Fertilizer Shares; Beer to Cost More; Wheat to Cost Less (POT, MOS, AGU, CF, MON, SYT, BUD, TAP, SAM, DBA, MOO)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Today's commodities news leads off with a quick look at how fertilizer stocks are doing. There's also some bad news out of Europe on malting barley, which could be equally ...
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Commodities Watch: Fertilizer, Food Prices Could be Spiraling; US Drought Threatens Wheat Crop; China Rejects Coal Shipments (SYT, MON, MOS, GLD, SLV)

Posted: April 15, 2011 at 1:47 pm

Today's commodities report focuses on rising costs for fertilizer and food, the drought in the US southwest, and reports that China is re-selling some of its coal imports. Earlier today ...
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Agribusiness Outlook Bright (SYT, MON, MOS, POT, AGU, IPI, CMP, MOO)

Posted: April 15, 2011 at 10:03 am

Rising prices for food commodities should continue throughout 2011, and the agribusiness sector is set to take advantage of it. The number of US acres planted in corn this year ...
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Commodities Watch: Corn Price Sets New Record; Cocoa Prices Falling; WTI Crude Could Drop Significantly (DBA, MOO, TSN, SFD, HRL, DE, CNH, AGCO, MOS, HSY, KFT, GLD, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, SIL, USO)

Posted: April 5, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. Corn futures continue their seemingly inexorable march toward $8/bushel as wet and windy weather in the ...
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Commodities Watch: Grain Supplies and Planting Plans Stir Up Equities; Rare Earths Get Some Congressional Attention (MOS, POT, AGU, CF, MOO, DBA, MON, KFT, TSN, CAG, SFD, MCP)

Posted: March 31, 2011 at 3:08 pm

Time now for our daily look at commodity prices and news. Today's news is dominated by two reports from the US Department of Agriculture. One provides the USDA's latest figures ...
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Potash Industry M&A Fights Valuation Premium (BHP, POT, MOS, IPI, TNH, CMP, KCLOF, CF, MOO)

Posted: February 7, 2011 at 10:51 am

When BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) made its $38.6 billion offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), the size of the deal put a spotlight on the fertilizer makers, ...
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Agrium Issues New Debt and Sells Commodity Trading Business

Posted: December 16, 2010 at 12:18 pm

Earlier this month, Canadian agribusiness giant Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) completed its purchase of Australia's AWB LTD for $1.24 billion. That deal was announced in August, shortly after Agrium lost ...
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