Archive for the January 3, 2017
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Indian soyaoil futures weathered weaknesses abroad and rose on Thursday, a day after it pared early gains to close lower. The January soyaoil contract on the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) was up
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ICE Canadian canola futures were mostly higher on Friday, rebounding from an earlier 2-1/2 month low on short-covering and bargain buying, traders said. Investors continued to exit long positions in front-month January canola, which finished
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Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed modestly higher on Friday on strong weekly export sales and a softer dollar, but the market ended the year down 13 percent as a record-large global
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China plans to boost production of biodegradable plastics made out of corn and increase the use of the grain as an animal feed in the next three years, the government said on Thursday the latest
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An increase in Mexico's ceiling on gasoline prices taking effect in January is expected to have a marginal impact on US refiners, said energy industry analysts. The price ceiling increase announced on Tuesday will lift
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Soya farmers in Brazil are concerned that heavy rains in January could disrupt the start of harvesting of the 2016-2017 crop, forecast at a record 100 million tonnes, growers and industry experts said on Friday.
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Cautious buying was witnessed on the cotton market on the first day of year 2017, dealers said on Monday. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 6250, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices
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Shallow water after dry weather in past weeks continues to prevent cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine and Danube rivers in Germany, traders said on Friday. All of the Rhine and Danube
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Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was offered slightly lower on Friday on the last trading day of the year. In slow trade palm oil was offered between unchanged and $7.50 a tonne
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Favourable weather in Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions bode well for the April-September mid-crop harvest, farmers said, even though low international prices continued to dent demand. The Harmattan, a northerly wind that blows dust off
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