23 December 2011 | Issue no: 72761
MAIN NEWS
- Sector holds breath as Ivory Coast finalises new cocoa bidding system
- ICE reveals plan to lower margins for speculators
- Vietnam’s coffee premiums narrow, traders note delays
- EU food safety body approves new biotech maize
- Germany seen heading for possible wheat output rise
- Philippines remain bullish on sugar exports
EDITORIAL
COUNTRY PROFILE
FEATURE
INTERVIEW
SOFTS
- Indian white sugar values buckle under ample supply
- Expansion in beet production drives global surplus
- Pakistani millers push for shipments
- Trade lowers Brazilian crop estimates after dry weather
- Cameroon tipped for coffee recovery
- Harmattan winds a threat to Ivorian cocoa development
- Sri Lanka looks to boost sales of its speciality teas in Russia
- Indian tea sector seen having to cut back investments
- Domestic demand sends Bangladeshi tea prices upwards
GRAINS & FEEDS
- Maize harvest in Ontario shows surprisingly high yield results
- Ukrainian grain exports face stiff Russian contest
- EU grains still seen as uncompetitive
OILS & OILSEEDS
- Oz canola growers’ gamble will pay off in coming year
- Analyst forecasts increase in global oilseed crushing
- US share of China soya market squeezed
MINORS
- Indian shellac prices escalate due to disappointing Thai crop
- Indonesian mace exporters look to generate interest
- Guatemala boosts cardamom exports
- Complex situation at origin keeps brazil nut prices high
- Argentine peanut traders hopeful on new crop prospects
- Cashew market still stuck in doldrums
- Turkish exporters report firm prices but market still quiet
- Turkish players enjoy recovery in sultana exports
- RAC releases raisin figures
COMPANY
- Bunge to buy Amrit Banaspati edible oils business in India
- Cargill sets sights on growth in key palm oil market
- Imperial exits Louisiana refinery venture
- General Mills faced with increasing costs
- Companies in Brief
MARKETS REVIEW
WEATHER & FREIGHT
- South America seen as still facing dry weather pattern
- Dryness a concern for mid-crop cocoa
- Wetness a worry for Brazilian coffee
- Floods damage cane in southern India
- Viterra set to improve grain logistics
- Lower US stocks data lifts crude oil futures higher
