Archive for the February 7, 2019
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Agronomists taking part in a crop tour of the main grain-producing regions in Brazil expect their forecasts for soyabean output this season to decline further as a result of poor weather in states such as
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Ivory Coast's cocoa farmers expect an abundant April-to-September mid-crop, they said on Monday, following a week of above-average rainfall in most of the country's cocoa regions. Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is in
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Indonesia's exports of stainless steel in slabs and hot rolled coil jumped in 2018 and will continue to grow this year as the country boosts its steel production, Industry Minister Harjanto said. Stainless steel slab
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The Karachi Port handled 135,366 tonnes of cargo comprising 87,403 tonnes of import cargo and 47,963 tonnes of export cargo including 9,541 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours
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Official spot rate was unchanged on the cotton market on Wednesday in the process of lacklustre trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8,700, they added. In the ready session,
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A rise in Russian wheat export prices stalled last week after three weeks of growth as the country lost a major purchasing tender in Egypt, its largest wheat buyer, analysts said on Monday. Egypt's state
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North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and Pyongyang is using airports and other facilities to shield its weapons from possible US military strikes, according to a UN panel of experts. The panel
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Two communications satellites - for India and a consortium from Saudi Arabia, Greece and Cyprus - were successfully put into orbit by the European aerospace firm ArianeGroup, the company announced. Competition by commercial operators in
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Shares in UK online supermarket group Ocado slumped Wednesday after a fire ripped through a company warehouse operated by robots. Ocado said it faced "a reduction in sales growth" after a fire that started Tuesday
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Thousands of Tunisian teachers took to the capital's streets Wednesday to demand bonuses and improved working conditions months into a strike that has disrupted schools across the country. The demonstrators, heeding calls to protest by
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