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Russia's IKAR agriculture consultancy said on Monday it had raised its forecast for Russia's grain crop this year to 141.6 million metric tonnes from 141.2 million.

Copper prices edged higher on Monday as the dollar weakened, breaking two sessions of losses, but worries about the Middle East crisis and global growth weighed on the market.

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Monday for a third straight session, hitting their highest closing in nearly three weeks on a weaker ringgit and higher exports.

China on Monday said it has lifted a ban on foot and mouth disease for sheep, cattle and pigs on 22 Russian regions.

Miners welcome the positive impact of Europe's focus on environment, social and governance issues (ESG) although the process can be riddled with red tape causing delays in achieving their green ambitions, company executives said.

Bayer AG said on Monday it plans to bring its direct-seeded rice programme to the Philippines in 2024, offering farmers an alternative cultivation method touted to be more climate-friendly.

EU countries' climate ministers meet on Monday to decide the bloc's negotiating position for this year's COP28 summit but they are still split over some key issues, such as how hard to push for a global deal to phase out fossil fuels.

Italian fashion group Aeffe said on Monday that former Gucci's head designer of womenswear Davide Renne would be the new creative director of its Moschino brand starting on Nov. 1.

Russia has joined China's restrictive measures imposed on imports of fish and seafood from Japan, Russia's agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Monday.

Big Tobacco firms including British American Tobacco are selling heat sticks made from nicotine-infused substances such as rooibos tea, countering an incoming European Union ban on flavoured heated tobacco products.

Early this month, the main square and streets around Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity were bustling with tourists. Now they are empty after a devastating attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas in Israel on Oct. 7.

Indonesia's 2023 rice output is expected to drop by 2.05% to 30.90 million metric tons, as extreme dry weather driven by the El Nino weather pattern affects its harvests, the statistics bureau said on Monday.

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Monday for a third straight session, hitting their highest levels in more than two weeks on a weaker ringgit and higher exports.

The European Union will seek this week to ward off the return of Trump-era metals tariffs and to lessen the negative impact on the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its subsidies for electric vehicles.

Copper prices climbed on Monday boosted by demand from the world's top consumer China, but rising inventories and a firm U.S. dollar limited gains.

European Union countries' climate ministers meet on Monday to decide the bloc's negotiating position for this year's COP28 summit - but they are still split over some key issues, like how hard to push for a global deal to phase out fossil fuels.

Singapore's marine fuel sales, also known as bunker sales, were steady in September month-on-month as vessel calls and container throughput were little changed, official data showed on Monday.

Chicago wheat gained more ground on Monday with strong demand supporting the market, although ample supplies from the Black Sea region are likely to limit the upside potential in prices.

Malaysian palm oil futures eased on Monday in range trading but hovered near a two-week high hit in the previous session as a weaker ringgit and higher exports underpinned the contract.

Singapore's marine fuel sales, also known as bunker sales, were steady in September month-on-month as vessel calls and container throughput saw little changes, official data showed.