Archive for the September 17, 2019
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Physical gold demand picked up slightly in most Asian hubs this week as a drop in prices spurred some interest, but failed to stoke significant demand as buyers awaited steeper dips. Global benchmark spot gold
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Brazil's soyabean production in the 2019/20 season kicking off this month is expected to increase by 6.6% from the previous crop as the forecasted return of normal weather conditions props up yields, according to a
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India's sugar output could fall 20% to the lowest level in three years in 2019/20 after drought last year forced farmers to curb cane planting and as floods this year damaged crops in key growing
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Vietnamese rice export rates slumped to their lowest in nearly 12 years this week on sluggish demand, while an appreciating rupee helped rates for the Indian variety. Vietnam's 5% broken rice prices fell to $325
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Coffee trading remained sluggish this week in Vietnam as farmers refused to sell at low prices, while Indonesia was stable as demand and supply stayed steady. November robusta coffee recovered this week after it hit
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Rapeseed sowings in major EU producers could increase after this summer's poor harvest although restrictions on insecticides are causing problems for farmers, experts said on Thursday. Drought in 2018 hindered sowing of rapeseed, the European
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Cotton prices went up sharply on the cotton market on Monday in the process of moderate trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rate maintained rising trend, picking up Rs 150 to Rs 8350, they
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On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 4,230. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 5.266 billion and the numbers of lots traded were 7,447.
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Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended firm on Friday as concerns about a larger-than-anticipated US harvest only partly offset spillover support from higher soy amid easing US-China trade tensions, traders said. CBOT December corn
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The profit margin on Asia gasoline hovered near a two-month high on Friday at $8.10 a barrel while the naphtha crack edged up to a three-day high of $23 a tonne due to a drop
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