Australia will sell more wheat into lower-quality markets this year, such as makers of Middle East flatbread and Asian noodles, after its harvest yielded lower protein levels than expected, a top grain trader said on

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India's wholesale sugar prices have fallen 10-12 percent in the past two to three days, the farm minister said, but analysts expect the dip to be temporary as the country needs imports and the global

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Indonesia's cocoa bean output this year is expected to increase 8 percent after setting weaker-than-expected production last year, the chairman of the Indonesian Cocoa Association (Askindo) said on Monday. The world's third-largest grower after Ivory

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Oil prices fell for the sixth session to below $78 a barrel on Monday, as poor risk appetite and renewed concerns about energy demand prompted investors to sell down their positions. A string of bearish

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London copper rose a percent on Monday and Shanghai bounced off an early low on hope that strong Chinese demand could cut stocks, but concerns remain the central bank could act again to cool inflation

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Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 1,538 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on January 16, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Monday. The sales comprised 25 tonnes of Giza

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Tokyo rubber futures ended down 1 percent on Monday after oil extended losses, but tight supplies in main producing countries could help the contracts regain the psychologically key 300 yen mark. TOCOM's rubber contract for

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Yemen plans to boost oil output by up to 10 percent to more than 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year and is in talks with firms including China's Sinopec to upgrade its Aden refinery,

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The trading in chemical items moved both ways on Jodia Bazar on Monday. The following changes were noted. CHEMICAL ITEMS (Per kg): Caustic soda flakes Saudi was quoted at Rs 47 and sodium sulphate was

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The Karachi Port handled 321,211 tonnes of liquid import cargo including 223,113 tonnes of import 98,098 tonnes of export cargo and 3,194 loaded and empty containers during last 48 hours ended at 0700 hours on

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