Thai sugar premiums are expected to rise over the next few days, with exporters in no hurry to sell more forward contracts amid expectations the 2004/05 crop will be smaller than forecast, traders said on

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Vessels to ferry palm oil within Asia could be in scarce supply until at least mid-February as movement of industrial fuels dominate due to high bunker prices, freight brokers said on Monday. The trade will

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Malaysian palm oil ended down more than half a percent on Monday after a fresh drop in rival US soyaoil and bearish export estimates for January. But dealers said there could be a rebound if

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Russia's 2004 gold output rose by two percent year-on-year to 180.5 tonnes, the industry lobby said on Monday. Mine output rose by just 0.5 percent to 158.8 tonnes, the Russian Gold Industrialists Union said in

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Some Indonesian suppliers of arabica coffee, tempted by rising prices since the December tsunami that battered infrastructure in the country's key growing area of northern Sumatra, are defaulting on shipments to domestic buyers, traders said

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Both the contracts moved up on the forward cottonseed oilcake market on the short supply position on the week's opening day on Monday, dealers said. The March vaida commenced with Rs 3.60 gain at Rs

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Subdued business was seen on the cotton market on Monday as many buyers kept on the sidelines on anticipation of further decline in the prices, brokers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs

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Argentine export commitments of 2004/05 wheat totalled 5.7 million tonnes by January 28, up from 5.645 million tonnes a week earlier, the agriculture department said on Monday. By the same date last year, Argentina had

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Sugar prices were sharply higher on the local grain markets on Monday as supply was tight amid increasing demand. On the cereals side, sugar gained Rs 100 to Rs 2435 and Rs 2470. Gur better

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Malaysia's export of oil palm products for January stood at 1,059,979 tonnes, down 5.8 percent from the 1,125,876 tonnes seen for December, cargo surveyor Society General de Surveillance said on Monday. The figure was, however,

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