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All four Crop Watch producers in top U.S. states Iowa and Illinois reduced yield expectations for their soybeans this week, and three of the four trimmed corn ideas because unfavorably dry weather has been too frequent this season.

Chicago corn futures fell and wheat futures slid to the lowest level since May on Monday as traders scrambled to adjust their positions ahead of a key government crop report.

South Dakota's Public Utilities Commission on Monday denied a permit application from Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions to build 495 miles (796 km) of pipeline through the state to transport captured carbon dioxide from ethanol plants to an underground storage site.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the Russian military had targeted a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea with "multiple missiles" on Aug. 24, citing declassified intelligence.

Brazilian farmers had harvested 93% of the area planted for their second corn crop in the center-south region by Sep. 07, consultancy AgRural said on Monday, adding that soybean planting has begun in some places.

Sky Mali, the only commercial airline flying to Timbuktu in Mali's interior, has cancelled flights there due to insecurity, it said on Monday, deepening the isolation of the northern city which has been under a month-long Islamist blockade. Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site and ancient trading centre on the edge of the Sahara desert, has been suffering from a shortage of food and aid supplies since a local affiliate of al Qaeda cut off access by road and river in mid-August.

Sugar maker Saint Louis Sucre, owned by Germany's Suedzucker, asked French farmers not to increase their beet output in 2024 to avoid a fall in prices amidst hefty competition from Ukrainian sugar, copies of a letter seen by Reuters show.

The European Union's crop monitoring service MARS on Monday sharply raised its forecast of Ukraine's maize harvest to 32.79 million metric tons, up from 29.11 million forecast in June.

Brazilian farmers had harvested 93% of the area planted for their second corn crop in the center-south region by Sep. 07, consultancy AgRural said on Monday, up 5 percentage points from the previous week.

JetBlue Airways Corp said Monday it had agreed to sell all of Spirit Airlines assets at Boston and Newark Liberty airports to Allegiant, as it works to win approval for its tie-up with Spirit.

The European Union's crop monitoring service on Monday sharply raised its forecast of Ukraine's maize harvest to 32.79 million metric tons, up from 29.11 million forecast in June.

London cocoa futures on ICE steadied on Monday after hitting a new 46-year high, as new supply squeeze signals emerged, this time from top producer Ivory Coast.

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JetBlue Airways Corp said on Monday it would transfer all holdings of Spirit Airlines at two airports to Allegiant to complete its merger with the Florida-based carrier.

Available aluminium stocks of Russian origin in London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses were steady in August compared with the previous month - at 81% of the total, or 183,650 metric tons, data on the exchange's website showed on Monday.

London cocoa futures on ICE steadied on Monday after hitting a new 46-year high, as new supply squeeze signals emerged, this time from top producer Ivory Coast.

The Lithium Triangle comprising Argentina, Bolivia and Chile holds two thirds of the world’s lithium reserves. Yet the South American region sitting 12,500 feet above sea level makes a much smaller fraction of the world’s new ‘white gold.’

Copper prices rose on Monday as a stronger Chinese currency, a weaker dollar and buoyant loan data from top consumer China fuelled purchases by traders that use algorithms to generate buy and sell signals.

Lab-grown meat can be labeled kosher and halal as long as its cells are derived in methods compliant with religious standards, according to two panels of experts commissioned by the nascent industry.

Russian wheat export prices inched lower last week, tracking global benchmarks, as analysts continue to raise crop and export forecasts for this season.