Cotton Outlook's world production number for 2012/13 has been raised by 278,000 tonnes, leading to greater carryover in the new season. This is partly due to the emergence of a bumper crop in India. The 2013/14 global production figure ...
DuPont Pioneer, a unit of US-based chemical firm DuPont, has acquired 80% stake in Pannar, a South African seed firm. Pannar Seed, which has operations throughout Africa and across the world, offers seeds of maize, sunflower, soybeans, ...
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Push those mini and maxi skirts to the back of the closet: midis are the hot new thing in the fashion world. From Victoria Beckham to Nicky Hilton, fashion forward celebs have been spotted stepping out in longer hemlines this season. Always ...
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There has been a fantastic spell of rains and some pockets in the country have had excess rainfall. As some parts of the country like Andhra Pradesh have received rainfall one month in advance it will quicken the process of more kappas ...
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Traders have remained rather indecisive, as they are torn between a tight supply situation nearby that justifies firm prices until new crop arrives and a potentially bearish outlook thereafter. As a result we have a market that is stuck ...
Shi Shi Putter, an online women's golf fashion boutique is now selling the Fall 2013 collection from Los Angeles designer Lizzie Driver. The collection of golf polos, skorts, pants and golf dresses are available for purchase and will be ...
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Blumberg Grain, a US-based multi-national food security firm, has signed a letter of intent with the Nigerian federal government to invest around $250m in the country's agribusiness sector. The investment will be used for the ...
The Central Asian country of Turkmenistan is expecting to harvest around 1.05 million tons of cotton this season from an area of 550,000 hectares, mainly in Mary and Akhal provinces. Exceeding the Government’s estimates by 11 ...
US-based Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has entered into a 81-20 Grain Terminal joint venture with Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA) to establish a bushel shuttle loader grain elevator near Randolph, Nebraska. The elevator will source ...
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Hyundai Motorsport has secured the services of rally ace Chris Atkinson, with the Australian joining the team’s testing and development program ahead of its 2014 re-entry into the World Rally Championship (WRC). Thirty-three year ...
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Clariant has signed a long-term supply contract with OMV. From 2015, the Austrian oil and gas company will supply Clariant’s site in Gendorf, Germany with ethylene. This agreement will enable Clariant to source most of its ...
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The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projections indicate that world 2013/14 cotton production is forecast at 118.0 million bales, a 3-percent decrease from a year ago due to less favorable market conditions. Production ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced that it has signed a long-term supply contract with OMV. From 2015, the Austrian oil and Gas Company will supply Clariant’s site in Gendorf (Germany) with ethylene. This ...