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ICE cotton futures edged up on Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar and upbeat sentiment in the stock market, as the holiday-trimmed week drew thin trading volumes across the board.

The U.S. Agriculture Department issued the following weekly data on grains inspected and/or weighed for export by region and country of destination:

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Nigerian mother-of-three Grace Godwin was preparing food on Christmas Eve when her husband burst into the kitchen and ordered her and the children to run and take cover in the bush after gunmen were spotted in a nearby village.

U.S. retail sales rose 3.1% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, as shoppers looked for last-minute Christmas deals amid big promotions, a Mastercard report showed on Tuesday.

Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast on Tuesday said they were optimistic about the October-to-March main crop despite two weeks without rain in most growing regions and an uptick in dry Harmattan winds in central regions.

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras will reduce diesel prices at its refineries by an average 8% starting Wednesday, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

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An executive of Turkey's IC Holding Serhat Sogukpinar was appointed chief executive of Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport, as part of a cooperation deal between airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and IC Holding.

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U.S. retail sales rose 3.1% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, rounding up a majority of the holiday sales for retailers, as shoppers looked for last-minute Christmas deals amid big promotions, a Mastercard report showed on Tuesday.

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China has issued licences to 26 domestic seed companies to produce, distribute and sell genetically modified corn and soybean seeds in certain provinces, paving the way for commercial planting of the GMO grains.

Malaysian palm oil futures ticked up on Tuesday as trading resumed after a long holiday weekend, with stronger rival Dalian vegetable oils underpinning the market, although low volumes of trade limited gains.

Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 747,000 tonnes by Dec. 24 since the start of the season on Oct. 1, down 36.3% from the same period last season, exporters estimated on Tuesday.

Shipments of Russian Sokol crude oil to Indian Oil Corp have been delayed by payment problems, forcing India's biggest refiner to draw from its inventories and buy more oil from the Middle East, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Egypt's strategic reserves of wheat are sufficient for 4.3 months, Supply Minister Ali Moselhy said on Tuesday.

China will allow the import of frozen and chilled beef from Uruguay starting Tuesday, the General Administration of Customs said.

Shanghai zinc futures rose for the eighth consecutive session on Tuesday, on falling inventory and worry about supply.

High food prices in recent years have prompted farmers worldwide to plant more cereals and oilseeds, but consumers are set to face tighter supplies well into 2024, amid adverse El Nino weather, export restrictions and higher biofuel mandates.