World: Carlsberg reports first-half results and warns of possible fall in full-year profits due to the Ukraine crisis The Danish brewer Carlsberg warned on August 20 that profits are now likely to fall in 2014 due to the Ukraine crisis as tensions grow between the West and Russia.
Carlsberg . . . get full article 20 August, 2014
Canada & USA: Canada’s barley crop sharply down this year, US acreage at record low Statistics Canada forecasts a crop of 7.3 mln tons of barley, quite a bit less than the 10.25 mln tons of last year. Reports from the fields are extremely variable, . . . get full article 20 August, 2014
World: Grain market prices dropped sharply in July Market prices dropped sharply at the grain exchanges and in physical markets in July, an industry report said at the beginning of August. Surpluses are considered excessive in corn and . . . get full article 20 August, 2014
