There's less corn and fewer soybeans on hand in the U.S. right now than the trade expected heading into Wednesday's monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production report. Wednesday's WASDE report shows a ...
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Food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI). Food manufacturing expansion Among the ...
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The European Union meat production is expected to rise up to 44.9 million tonnes next year due to the sustained expansion in poultry meat, European Commission’s annual market outlook report stated. Named as 'Prospects for EU ...
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Cotton production in Zambia, a land-locked country in South Africa, has reduced in 2013-2014 farming season to 95,000 tonnes from 102,000 tonnes in the 2012-2013 season, Zambia Daily Mail reported. During 2013-2014 farming season, the ...
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According to report from Japan News Network, the price of rice fell sharply in 2014 and it gets farmers into trouble. Niigata, Japan's most famous rice growing areas, produced 660,000 tons rice last year. The price of rice produced in ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported an improvement in airlines’ financial well-being. Worldwide airline share prices rose 14% in November, supported by continued decline in the price of crude oil and jet ...
According to the news from BBC on December 8, McDonald's global sales figure fell 2.2 percent in November and US sales continues to weaken for six months. Sales at U.S. stores open at least 13 months fell 4.6% in November, the company, ...
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Freedom Group, the parent of Remington, reported a loss of $6.4 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 28, against earnings of $30.6 million a year earlier. Sales slid 27.1 percent to $253.6 million from $347.1 million a year ago, ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2015, fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $297m, up 2.2% on $290.7m a year ago but down 9.4% on $327.6m last quarter (its first ...
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China's crude oil imports rose 8% year on year to 25.41 million mt in November, or an average 6.21 million b/d, preliminary General Administration of Customs data released Monday, December 8, showed. The volume was also up 8.9% month on ...
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Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported sales increased 10 percent to $84.9 million in the fourth quarter ended Oct. 3 compared with $77.3 million in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2013 due to double-digit growth in both Marine Electronics and Outdoor ...
Smith & Wesson reported earnings slid 70.3 percent in the second quarter, to $5.05 million, or 9 cents a share. Revenues slumped 22.1 percent. Net sales for the second quarter were $108.4 million, a decrease of 22.1 percent from net sales ...
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The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Korea is expected to result in a structural change in trade patterns between the two counties. The FTA and its consequences thus offer a rare moment for Taiwan to review its ...
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United Natural Foods reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ended November 1, 2014. First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Highlights Net sales increased 24.4% to $1.99 billion compared to $1.60 billion for the same period ...
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US based apparel marketer and NYSE listed, PVH Corp said its earnings per share for the third fiscal quarter ended November 2, 2014 rose in double digits from the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, PVH which has marquee fashion ...
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