TOP STORIES: UK Crops Have Good Potential Yield, But Disease Hits Wheat - HGCA LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K.'s crops still have good yield potential but pressure from disease is high, the Home Grown Cereals Authority said Thursday, with wet weather during April and May delaying fungicide applications and encouraging septoria in wheat. STORIES OF INTEREST: DuPont Purchase Of African Seed Co Gives It Edge Over Monsanto - Executive E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.'s (DD) purchase of a South African seed producer, approved after more than a year of regulatory delays, gives it roughly double the market share of Monsanto Co. (MON) in the region, a DuPont executive said. UPDATE: Bangladesh Rokeya's Wheat Imports Delayed; Deadline Extended SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Bangladesh has extended to June 30 the deadline for receiving imported wheat shipments of up to 100,000 metric tons from Rokeya Automatic Flour Mills Ltd., government officials said Thursday. THE MARKETS: US GRAIN AND SOY REVIEW: Soybeans Slip In Risk-Off Environment CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--U.S. soybean futures tumbled Thursday, as investors reduced risk amid macroeconomic worries and beneficial crop weather. US LIVESTOCK REVIEW: Cattle Fall On Outside Losses; Hogs Keep Rally CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--U.S. live-cattle futures on Wednesday fell victim to sharp losses in other commodity markets and in the stock market, despite signs of firm beef demand. Lean-hog futures bucked the day's trends, extending a current rally to four sessions, helped in part by short covering. -By Owen Fletcher, Dow Jones Newswires; 312-750-4120; owen.fletcher@dowjones.com
