Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed firm on Tuesday on short covering and news that Iraq planned to finalise a purchase of US wheat, traders said. "The Iraq news has got people

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Strong demand is seen boosting Dubai's gold imports to 525-540 tonnes by end 2005 despite the recent jump in prices, the Dubai Metals and Commodities Exchange's gold executive director said on Wednesday. Imports were 503.5

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Firmness prevailed in the cotton market on Wednesday as mills remained busy in the forward buying following the news that the cotton production might fall below the estimation, dealers said. The official spot rate maintained

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Grain and oilseed markets remained closed on Wednesday in observance of the Youm-e-Ali. Copyright Business Recorder, 2005

The trading on milk powder sector moved downward on Wednesday on Jodia Bazar. The following changes were seen in the milk powder skimmed Haleeb SMP down Rs 700 to Rs 3700, Halla SMP down Rs

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The yield-cutting soyabean rust fungus was discovered in a 31st Georgia county, the US Agriculture Department said on Tuesday on its rust-monitoring Web site. The fungus was found in Jefferson County, Georgia. USDA did not

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Spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange closed higher on Tuesday in sympathy with strength in outside wheat markets and an absence of sellers, traders said. Wheat futures in Kansas City and Chicago closed

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US coffee futures firmed on Tuesday, although prices were stuck within a week-long trading pattern as market players held back and waited for new directional signals, traders said. The New York Board of Trade's active

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US cocoa futures finished a shade softer on Tuesday, pressured by fund selling in response to news that Ivory Coast set new taxes and levies, paving the way for new exports from the No 1

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Japan's trade surplus narrowed for the sixth straight month on a year-on-year basis in September as high oil prices inflated import costs, but the fall was less than expected and export growth pointed to steady

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