Archive for January 2010
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The Karachi Port handled 82,949 tonnes of cargo including 35,884 tonnes of import cargo; 47,065 tonnes of export cargo and 4,263 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Friday.
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Spot basis bids for corn and soyabeans were steady to higher around the US Midwest on Thursday as farmers remained on the sidelines hoping that futures would bounce back after sharp declines in recent days,
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India's 2010 rapeseed output would drop by 11.3 percent from a year earlier due to poor prospects in the biggest producing state, the head of the country's top rapeseed oil producer said on Friday. Output
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US wheat futures closed higher on Thursday, lifted from 3-1/2 month lows by a round of short-covering late in the day, traders said. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade March soft red winter wheat contract
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India's domestic rice purchases in the new season from October fell 2.5 percent from a year ago, but the country has enough stocks to manage smooth supplies despite last year's drought, officials and analysts said.
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US soyabean export premiums at the Gulf of Mexico were steady on Thursday amid slow demand as more global buyers sought South American supplies, traders said. Gulf offers scarce for January and February due to
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Ivory Coast's rubber output is rising and will jump next year as soaring demand from China encourages its farmers to switch from growing cocoa and coffee. "Production has increased slightly this year ... after 2010
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Chinese demand for Indonesian coals is expected to ease in the next few weeks ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday in February and as weather in China improves, traders said. Supply from the world's
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Higher rates forced the buyers to the sidelines on the local cotton market on Friday, dealers said. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) official spot rate was unmoved at Rs 4,600, dealers said. In the ready
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ICE Canadian canola futures ended slightly lower on Thursday with modest fund selling. Funds seen selling 1,000 contracts. Support from exporter short-covering March dips to fresh 10-day low of $373.80 before recovering. Volume up as
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