Agrimoney
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SocGen warns on coffee prices, as futures hit 18-month high
Thursday 1 January 1970 [Agrimoney]
The bank, flagging "high enough" coffee stocks in the EU and US, foresees an arabica price retreat. It is more upbeat on sugar, cotton futures
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Indian cotton output to recover slower than expected
Thursday 1 January 1970 [Agrimoney]
Production in the world's top grower will increase only negligibly this year, as sowings fall to a 7-year low
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Hedge funds flee tumbling cattle market - but not fast enough
Thursday 1 January 1970 [Agrimoney]
Hedge funds return to cutting bullish ag bets, led by soy, wheat and livestock. But many retained long bets cattle as prices headed for a 5-year low
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Cotton prices tumble, as hopes of increased US exports are dashed
Thursday 1 January 1970 [Agrimoney]
The USDA leaves its cotton export forecast unchanged, where markets were expecting prospects to be boosted
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Hedge funds hike bets on ideas of coffee, hard wheat supply squeezes
Thursday 1 January 1970 [Agrimoney]
Hedge funds cut bullish ag bets to a four-month low. But that disguises positioning for US cotton damage, and tightness in hard wheat supplies
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ICAC lifts cotton price hopes - even as futures lose a little buoyancy
Thursday 1 January 1970 [Agrimoney]
The ICAC lifts its cotton price forecast, as it cuts world stocks expectations. Still, the futures market is focused for now on a US hurricane
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Rabo upbeat on cotton prices, but flags double threat to palm futures
Thursday 1 January 1970 [Agrimoney]
Reviving Malaysia output, and a weak discount to soyoil, threaten palm oil prices, Rabobank says. It is downbeat on softs too - bar cotton
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Grain markets' lurch lower catches hedge funds off guard
Thursday 1 January 1970 [Agrimoney]
Funds turned less bearish in grains - just before prices tumbled. They are well out of the money in soybeans. Indeed, is a fresh wave of selling nigh?