Archive for the December 31, 2017
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Ukraine's acting agriculture minister has cut the country's 2017/18 grain export forecast to around 41 million tonnes from 42 million tonnes previously, mainly due to transport problems, Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted Maksym Martyniuk as
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China's net gold imports via main conduit Hong Kong fell 23.6 percent in November from the previous month, data showed on Thursday. Net imports by the world's top consumer of the metal via Hong Kong
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Spot basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat on Thursday in the southern US Plains were steady and uneventful prior to the upcoming New Year's holiday, dealers said. The Chicago Board of Trade's K.C.
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Corn spot basis bids at elevators, processors and river terminals on Thursday were mostly steady to firmer in the US Midwest as farmer sales diminished, grain merchants said. Bitter cold temperatures in parts of the
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Chinese steel futures fell on Thursday due to slow winter demand in the world's top consumer, putting pressure on raw materials. The most active rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed 1.3 percent lower at
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Soyameal on the European meals and feeds market eased on Thursday due to a lack of demand and losses in CBOT soyameal futures on the back of profit taking following recent gains. "There is little
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Tea prices in Bangladesh edged higher at a weekly auction on Tuesday on strong demand for quality leaves amid a lower volume on offer. Bangladeshi tea fetched an average price of 236.76 taka ($2.80) per
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Asia's naphtha crack recovered from a three-session low the previous day to a two-session high of $118.70 a tonne on Thursday, lifted by strong fundamentals. Although spot purchases ebbed this week, overall demand has soaked
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European wheat prices edged lower in late trade on Thursday, pressured by a further rise of the euro against the dollar, in very thin volume with many operators away between the Christmas and New Year
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Italian government bond yields climbed to two-months highs on Friday, a day after the president dissolved parliament and a general election was scheduled for March 4. The vote is expected to produce a hung parliament,
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