Today’s Issue Cluster: Crops
Carbon – Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty
US – Construction of Rentals Is Taking Off
Rail – Grain Piles Up as Trains Move ND Oil
Germany – Sep: GfK consumer climate falls; 8.6 from 8.9 / R *
EMs – Argentine default fails to halt emerging market bond rally FT * * *
EMs – Is the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement a Substitute for the IMF? cfr *
EMs – Is the BRICS Bank More “Democratic” Than the World Bank? cfr / N *
MNB – Hungary Leaves Key Rate Unchanged After Two Years of Cutting WSJ / B
Insurance – California quake losses seen in the billions R *
Insurance – Buffett, Greenberg Target Asia WSJ *
US – Buyers Not Clamoring for New Homes WSJ *
US – Fewer Homes Underwater in Second Quarter WSJ *
US – With Rentals in Fashion, Apartment Construction Hits 25-Year High wsj * *
US – Construction of Rentals Is Taking Off NYT * * *
US – Homes Built for Rent Claim Smaller Share wsj *
US – Foreclosed-Property Sales Fall to Lowest Levels Since 2008 wsj * *
E-Cigs – WHO Calls for Tougher Rules WSJ / FT
E-Cigs – Big Tobacco’s Push Gets a Reality Check WSJ *
E-Cigs – Reynolds, Altria Lead Smokers Toward Tobacco’s New Era IBD
Aerospace – Fighting Junk: The Next Generation WSJ / WSJ *
Rail – Grain Piles Up as Trains Move ND Oil NYT
Rail – Cargo Rates Trigger Shipper Backlash B
Crops – China Is Awash in Grain WSJ *
Crops – Corn: US Farmers Up to Their Ears WSJ / FT / AP / B *
Crops – Soybeans: Forecast for Record Harvest Pressures Prices WSJ *
Crops – Corn/Soybean: Yields Shoot Higher WSJ *
Crops – Farmland: Midwestern Values Flatten as a Hot Market Cools WSJ / FT / WSJ
Crops – GMO: Monsanto Expects 2014 U.S. Approval for New Soybean Seeds WSJ / NYer
Crops – GMO: Fight Ripples Down the Food Chain WSJ / AP / *
Crops – Sugar: US Plans Duties on Imports from Mexico WSJ / FT / R / WSJ
Crops – Cranberries: Giant Adds Real Estate to the Mix WSJ *
Crops – Potatoes: Falls From Grace WSJ *
Crops – Oranges: Private Forecaster Puts Florida Crop at 50-Year Low WSJ
Crops – Oranges – US Juice Sales Fall to Record Low WSJ *
Crops – Olive Oil: Spanish Drought Prompts Fears of Widespread Shortage WSJ / AFP *
Crops – Hazelnuts: High prices torment confectioners FT / AFP / wapo * * *
Crops – Almonds: The rise of in the US wapo *
Crops – Cotton: Price Unravels as Supplies Rise WSJ / FT / WSJ
Crops – Rubber: Glut Seen Shrinking as 28% Price Decline Deters Tapping B / N / FT / WSJ
Crops – Rubber: Industry races to turn dandelions into tires R
Crops – Insects: A boon to Thailand’s farmers AP / mit
Crops – Honey: Record drought saps California production AP
Crops – Pesticides – Public concern grows over bee deaths G&M
Crops – Pesticides: Invader Batters Rural America NYT / AP
Carbon – Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty NYT
Top 32 Highest-Paid Players in Several Sports WSJ / t *
