Brazil's center-south sugar production rose 31.2% in the first half of August when compared with a year earlier, totaling 3.46 million metric tons, data from industry group UNICA showed on Thursday.
Ukrainian officials on Thursday asked Lebanon to bar a Syrian state-owned cargo ship carrying allegedly stolen Ukrainian grain from docking in Lebanon's Tripoli port, according to the Ukrainian embassy and a diplomatic note seen by Reuters.
Shein said on Thursday it has partnered with SPARC Group, a joint venture between Forever 21-owner Authentic Brands and mall operator Simon Property, as the fashion retailers look to tap into new customers.
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended on Wednesday that Nike investors vote for a resolution calling on the company to disclose more data on pay equity for female and minority employees.
Chicago soybean futures rose for a second session on Thursday as hot, dry weather and varied results from a field tour created uncertainty over U.S. harvest prospects.
French soft wheat exports should rise this season, supported by strong sales within the European Union, mainly to drought-hit Spain, while shipments outside the bloc are seen falling due to lower Moroccan demand, consultancy Agritel said on Thursday.
Indian authorities need to promptly remove a 40% wheat import tax to facilitate overseas purchases of the grain and calm local prices in the world's second-biggest producer of the staple, the chief of a leading industry body said on Thursday.
The lowest offer presented at an Egyptian state purchasing tender for vegetable oils on Thursday was $990 per metric ton c&f for 5,500 tons of sunflower oil, traders said.
Indian budget airline SpiceJet told a court on Thursday it was "struggling to stay afloat", as it was ordered to make a payment to its former owner over money owed.
London copper prices pulled back on Thursday after five sessions of gains, as unease surrounding high interest rates curbing global growth offset optimism about an uptick of demand in top metals consumer China.
Dollar Tree forecast annual profit largely below estimates on Thursday as it expects a hit from a shift in spending towards lower-margin consumables, with Americans under pressure from still-high inflation.
Malaysian palm oil futures finished more than 1% higher on Thursday, snapping a two-day downturn, as traders sought bargains amid higher prices of bean and palm oil on the Dalian exchange.
Brazil is set to overtake the U.S. this year as the world's top corn exporter, reflecting both a bumper harvest and logistical breakthroughs such as the consolidation of northern export routes, which are boosting the competitiveness of the South American grains powerhouse.
Hungary wants the EU's ban on domestic sales of Ukrainian grain to be extended in the five EU member states bordering Ukraine after the current measure ends on Sept. 15, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff told a briefing on Thursday.
Air Japan, a low-cost carrier of Japan's All Nippon Airways' (ANA), will get a second aircraft in May next year to be deployed in Southeast Asia, a top executive said on Thursday.
Consultancy Agritel on Thursday forecast that French soft wheat exports would rise to about 17 million tons in 2023/24, against 16.4 million last season, supported by strong sales within the European Union.
Prolonged heat across many Ukrainian regions has dried the upper soil level, creating unfavourable conditions for the forthcoming winter grain sowing, analysts APK-Inform quoted state weather forecasters as saying on Thursday.
China's farm ministry on Thursday said large trials of genetically modified corn and soybeans showed "outstanding" results and that application of the technology was completely safe.