Iranian state agency the Government Trading Corporation (GTC) is believed to have purchased around 195,000 tonnes of milling wheat in a tender for 60,000 tonnes which closed on Wednesday, European traders said on Friday.
Warm June weather after widespread rain last month is helping European wheat crops recover from a chilly, dry start to spring, keeping the region on track for a rebound from last year's disappointing harvest, analysts and traders said.
Ukraine's grain exports have fallen by 22.3% so far in the 2020/21 July-June season to 42.46 million tonnes, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday.
Iranian state agency the Government Trading Corporation (GTC) is believed to have purchased around 195,000 tonnes of milling wheat in a tender for 60,000 tonnes which closed on Wednesday, European traders said on Friday.
When 20-year-old Pathe Ouedraogo left his Burkina Faso village in 1969 in search of a better life in neighbouring Ivory Coast, his dream was to return with a bicycle and a transistor radio to prove he had made it.
Rusal sees investment in modernisation at four of its plants at around $5 billion, the Russian aluminium producer told Reuters, citing its preliminary estimate.
European Union ambassadors on Friday adopted a plan to ban Belarus airlines from flying over EU territory or landing in EU airports, and prohibiting EU airlines from flying over Belarus, three diplomats said.
The International Sugar Organization (ISO) on Friday forecast a smaller than previously expected global sugar deficit, with the revision driven largely by lower consumption.
The chief executive of airline Ryanair expects there to be unrestricted movement between Europe and Britain from July onwards, taking an optimistic position despite Britain's move to further limit travel on Thursday.
Global oil trading companies are ramping up jet fuel exports from Asia to Europe and the United States, as widespread anti-coronavirus vaccinations and relatively lower infection rates allow commercial travel to resume faster in Western countries.
China's HNA Group Co said some 67,400 creditors are seeking a total of 1.2 trillion yuan ($187 billion), according to a person who attended the conglomerate's online meeting for creditors on Friday.
Shanghai copper prices dropped to their lowest in nearly six weeks on Friday and were set for a weekly decline on worries about tighter U.S. monetary policy after strong jobs data.
Qatar Airways is weighing a multibillion-dollar investment with a potential order for 30 or more freighters, attracting interest from Boeing Co, which has begun offering a freighter version of its future 777X jetliner, the airline's chief executive said.
China's HNA Group Co said some 67,400 creditors are seeking a total of 1.2 trillion yuan ($187 billion), according to a person who attended the conglomerate's online meeting for creditors on Friday.
China's aviation regulator will limit Air France's Paris-to-Tianjin flight to a load factor of 40% for four weeks from June 7, it said on Friday, after COVID-19 infections were found among passengers.
U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc said it is building a $200 million palm oil refinery in the Indonesian province of Lampung, which the company expects to be completed late next year.
Chicago soybean futures were little changed on Friday, with the market set for a second week of gains on dry weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest and strong demand.
Malaysia's palm oil stockpiles at the end of May likely jumped 6.3% on-month to their highest in eight months, as production rose amid sluggish exports, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.
Shanghai copper prices fell to their lowest in nearly six weeks on Friday and they were on track for a weekly decline, as upbeat U.S. jobs data fuelled fears of policy tightening.