Raw sugar futures were slightly lower on Wednesday, consolidating just below the prior session's seven-week high, with the market underpinned by the prospect of tightening supplies as crop outlooks in Brazil and Europe were downgraded.
Russian financial authorities must maintain macroeconomic stability and restrain inflation, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, days before the central bank meets for the key rate decision.
Brazil’s heavily exported second corn crop has been on the markets’ radar since last year, when the country’s soybean crop was planted later than usual, increasing the chances that corn would go in late since it is planted immediately after the soy harvest.
Emirates on Wednesday urged Boeing to provide more details on the performance capabilities and delivery dates of the in-production 777X jet, suggesting orders could be revised depending how the jet had performed in testing.
Jordan's state grain buyer made no purchase in an international tender for 120,000 tonnes of animal feed barley which closed on Wednesday, European traders said.
One trading company is believed to be taking part in the international tender from Jordan's state grains buyer to purchase 120,000 tonnes of animal feed barley which closed on Wednesday, traders said.
French luxury house Chanel on Wednesday lost its trademark fight with Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] after a top European court said their logos bear no similarity to each other.
China's agriculture ministry issued a plan on Wednesday to divide the country into five regions to be charged with greater responsibility to prevent and control African swine fever, as well as other animal diseases.
Emirates may need to raise more cash this year, possibly through another equity injection from the Dubai government, if demand for air travel does not pick up soon, its president said on Wednesday.
Maersk Oil Trading, part of Denmark shipping conglomerate Maersk, has appointed Urszula Uszko as global head of renewable fuels in Copenhagen, the company said on Wednesday.
Emirates is generating enough cash to operate but may need to raise more cash if air travel demand does not pick up in the next six months, its president said on Wednesday.
Indonesian farmer Albertus Wawan hopes a new government regulation means the small plot of land where he grows palm oil trees in a forest reserve on Borneo may be recognised as a legal plantation and eligible to access funding.
Virgin Atlantic will be back flying all its planes by October or November this year, said its chief executive Shai Weiss, forecasting that the end of the pandemic crisis for airlines was now in sight.
Copper fell on Wednesday following concerns that a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in some major economies, such as India and Japan, will slow global economic recovery and dampen metals demand, although a weak U.S. dollar limited losses.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) announced two initiatives on Wednesday to reduce the shipping industry's greenhouse gas emissions, including a S$120 million ($90 million) fund for a decarbonisation centre.
Chicago corn climbed to its highest in nearly eight years on Wednesday, rising for a third straight session, underpinned by worries over cold weather hurting the newly-planted U.S. crop.
China's agriculture ministry published guidelines on Wednesday for the reduction of corn and soymeal in pig and poultry feed, in a move that could reshape the trade flows of grains into the country.
Chicago corn climbed to its highest in nearly eight years on Wednesday, rising for a third straight session, underpinned by worries over cold weather hurting the newly planted U.S. crop.