Chicago wheat rose for a second session on Wednesday to extend a rebound from a 33-month low as a lower-than-expected forecast of world supply by the U.S. government shifted attention towards harvest risks in some exporting countries.
Yields are often the more controversial element of U.S. corn production at this time of year, but a strong acreage adjustment from the government maintains U.S. harvest hopes near record levels despite weaker yields.
The German government on Wednesday forbid the complete takeover of satellite startup KLEO Connect by a Chinese firm, two government sources told Reuters.
Copper prices were little changed on Wednesday as the market awaited U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision.
Spirit Airlines lowered its third-quarter revenue outlook to account for increased fuel prices, the ultra-low cost carrier revealed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.
The German government on Wednesday agreed to forbid the complete takeover of satellite startup KLEO Connect by a Chinese firm, a senior government source told Reuters.
China Hongqiao Group has fired up 1.5 million metric tons of aluminium smelting capacity in the country's southwest where it aims to move 4 million tons by end-2025 to take advantage of low-carbon energy, an executive said on Wednesday.
Peru is clinging to its spot as the world's No. 2 copper producer and supplier, with a bounce in mining activity helping the Andean country stay just ahead this year of rival producer Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is hot on its heels.
H&M plans to sell second-hand clothes and accessories at its flagship store in London from Oct. 5, as pressure increases on fast fashion companies to curb their environmental impact by encouraging the reuse and recycling of garments.
Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday lowered its forecast of French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2023/24 to 9.50 million metric tons from an initial projection of 9.60 million in July, now 6.4% below last season's level.
French farmers should consider turning back to sugar beet in 2024 after a drop in planted area in recent years, France's No. 2 sugar maker Cristal Union on Wednesday, citing good weather conditions and a favourable economy as sugar prices soar.
H&M plans to sell second-hand clothes and accessories at its flagship store in London from Oct. 5, as pressure increases on fast fashion companies to curb their environmental impact by encouraging the reuse and recycling of garments.
India's southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport, authorities said on Wednesday, as they scrambled to rein in the spread of the rare and deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus that has killed two people.
Ukraine, which has had to find different ways to export its grain since Russia quit the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain export deal in mid-July, is stepping up road and rail shipments, brokers said on Wednesday.
Sugar output in Maharashtra, India's top producing state, is likely to fall 14% in the 2023/24 crop year to its lowest in four years due to lower cane yields following the driest August in more than a century, industry and government officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
When Dutch airline KLM launched adverts urging customers to "fly responsibly" and think about the environmental impact before booking a flight, it said it was showing its commitment to a sustainable future.
Leading South Korean feedmaker Nonghyup Feed Inc. (NOFI) has issued an international tender to purchase up to 138,000 metric tons of animal feed corn to be sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Wednesday.
Zara owner Inditex on Wednesday reported a 40% jump in profit for the six months to July amid higher sales compared to a year ago, even as the world's biggest fashion company slowed the pace of price increases to customers.