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Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held, multinational corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Read More at Wikipedia ›European wheat futures soared Friday to close at their highest point for 11 months, as extreme weather in the former Soviet Union boosted sentiment, while Chicago also added support as the U.
S. market responded to domestic dryness concerns.November Paris milling wheat futures settled up EUR8.25, or 4.0%, at EUR215.25 a metric ton, the new crop contract's highest closing level since June 13, having earlier hit an intra-day high of EUR218.00/ton.Wheat prices have been buoyed by dry weather conditions in Russia, Kazakhstan and U.S. winter wheat producing areas, Barclays said. While global wheat inventories are still hefty, weather concerns and their impact on supply has supported prices, the bank said.Jaime-Nolan Miralles, commodity risk manager at FCStone Europe, said Russian dryness will continue to foster a growing sense of nervousness across the wheat world this weekend, with only scattered rains expected over the weekend there.Indeed, MDA EarthSat Weather said dryness remains extensi...DOW JONES NEWSWIRESMosaic Co .'s (MOS) fiscal third-quarter profit slumped 50% as higher raw-material costs cut into the fertilizer producer's margins.Shares fell 2%...
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