Hard red winter wheat spot basis bids in the US Plains were steady to mixed Thursday, with wheat movement reported routine to slow, merchants said. The basis in Catoosa, Oklahoma, was 1 cent a bushel

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Singapore bunker prices eased on Thursday, despite higher fuel oil cargoes. Bunker fuel of 380-centistoke (cst) grade was pegged at $190-$192 a tonne, down $1 from the previous trading day with the premium to cargo

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Snow and strong winds closed Turkey's Dardanelles Straits to tanker traffic heading south into the Aegean on Thursday, the state Anatolian news agency quoted maritime officials as saying. But traffic heading north into the Marmara

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The Karachi Port handled 137,798 tonnes of cargo including 105,940 tonnes import and 31,858 tonnes export inclusive of 5,970 containers, during last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Thursday. The cargo comprised of 59,273

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Indonesia will boost output of key agricultural commodities this year by farming more land, allowing the country to raise export revenues and reduce its dependence on imported goods, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday. Crude

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Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed lower on Wednesday, weighed by fresh reminders of plentiful global wheat supplies, traders said. CBOT March closed 4 cents lower at $2.88-1/4 per bushel, hitting a session low

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Exports of cocoa beans in 2004 from Indonesia's key growing region of Sulawesi island, via Makassar port, amounted to 181,524 tonnes, up around four percent year-on-year, data from the Indonesian Cocoa Association showed on Thursday.

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US Gulf FOB corn and soyabean basis values were mostly lower on Wednesday amid a lack of fresh export interest and improving river conditions. Barge freight rates were lower on the Illinois and Ohio rivers,

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The trading on chemicals side moved both ways on Jodia Bazar on Thursday. The following changes were seen in the Oxalic Acid China down Re 1 to Rs 45, Citric Acid China up Re 1

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Sugar prices maintained its surge in the local market on Thursday amid increasing demand, dealers said. On the cereals side, sugar inferior type gained Rs 135 at Rs 2575 and the best type also followed

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