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UPDATE 1-Cargill sales dip on low commodity prices, profit rises
2016-04-08 12:19:37| Food - Topix.net
U.S. agricultural commodities trader Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] said on Thursday its profit rose 8 percent, boosted by stronger results in food ingredients and grain handling which offset losses in its beef, oil and shipping businesses. Minneapolis-based Cargill said net earnings totaled $459 million for the quarter ended Feb. 29, up from $425 million in the same quarter a year earlier.
The relentless plunge in commodity prices has been brutal on shares of AK Steel.
2016-02-17 16:01:10| Steel - Topix.net
To be sure, the steel industry has faced challenges in recent years. But AK Steel's woes predate this scenario, and the company didn't help itself by vertically integrating its operations just a few years back.
Oil prices remain steady as Chinas commodity imports increase
2015-12-08 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil prices which saw a drop about 5% on Monday remained steady on Tuesday backed by strong commodity import data from China despite economic weakness.
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Factors driving land values: Commodity prices, input costs, margins, interest rates
2015-05-08 22:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Sterling Liddell, vice president, food and agribusiness research, Rabo AgriFinance, talks about what's driving land values. There are four important factors: commodity prices, input costs, margins and interest rates. read more
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Commodity prices plunge - led by dairy
2015-05-04 05:07:25| Food - Topix.net
New Zealand commodity prices had their biggest decline since the height of the global financial crisis in 2008, led by falling dairy product prices. The ANZ Commodity Price Index fell 7.4 per cent in April, the biggest decline since October 2008, when it fell by the same amount.
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