Agriculture and Allied
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Forward sales of Brazil's 2019/2020 soyabean crop advanced 5 percentage points, surpassing the historical average for the period, driven by a favourable exchange rate and high port premiums, according to agribusiness consultancy Safras & Mercado
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India's gold imports plunged 68% year on year in September to their lowest in more than three years as record domestic gold prices curbed retail buying, a government source said on Friday. Lower imports by
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About 20.6% of Argentina's 2019/20 corn crop has been planted so far while the season's wheat harvest has begun in early-planted northern farm areas, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in its weekly report on
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Rice export rates in Asian hubs fell this week as weak demand and currency fluctuations prompted sellers in India and Thailand to cut prices, while expectations of lower interest from the Philippines weighed on the
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A dip in prices earlier this week fuelled an uptick in physical gold demand in Singapore and India, with activity in the Indian market also gathering pace ahead of key festivals. However, overall activity was
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On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 4,117. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 6.992 billion and the numbers of lots traded were 8,908.
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Soya farmers in Brazil's largest growing state of Mato Grosso have planted 6.65% of the estimated area so far for the 2019/2020 soya crop, below the 12.6% level seen at this time last year due
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US soyabean futures rose to their highest since July 22 on Friday, with the market underpinned by concerns domestic production will fall below expectations. Analysts said early harvest reports from farmers were showing soyabean yields
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Euronext wheat futures were little changed on Friday, holding near a two-month high as improving export prospects for western European wheat underpinned the market. However, prices were capped by technical resistance, farmer selling and the
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Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Friday as traders locked in profits from the market's rally earlier this week to its highest since August 12. Traders were anxiously awaiting the US Agriculture Department's
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