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Brazil May Plant Biggest Soybean Crop Ever: Fertilizer Co. Yara

Fertilizer sales in Brazil has surged with farmers taking advantage of the stronger purchasing power in the past decade, Lair Hanzen, CEO for Yara International in the Americas, said Monday at a press briefing. “Brazil is getting ready to plant a new record soybean crop”   While the sharp decline of the Brazilian currency against the dollar boosted …

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American Exporters Sell Soy to China Despite Rising Tensions

American soybean exporters sold several cargoes to Chinese state-run buyers, according to people familiar with the matter, showing that some transactions are still going through even after officials in Beijing ordered a pause in some purchases.   Shippers sold as many as four cargoes of U.S. soybeans from the new crop, said the people, who asked not …

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Soybeans Climb as Dollar Drops and Trump Keeps Trade Deal Intact

Soybean futures in Chicago advanced as the dollar extended declines and President Donald Trump stopped short of spelling out tough new sanctions against China over Hong Kong and kept the phase one trade deal with Beijing intact. Corn increased, while wheat snapped two days of gains.   The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index tumbled to the weakest in …

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