Brazil's 2023/24 coffee harvest has reached 45% of the total area by June 27, a report by agribusiness consultancy Safras & Mercado showed on Friday, up 6 percentage points from the previous week but still below the average for the period.
Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk, as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint.
U.S. stock indexes were on track to open higher on Friday, setting up Wall Street for a strong quarterly performance, as signs of easing inflation offered relief to investors worried about more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Russia said on Friday it saw no reason to extend the Black Sea grain deal beyond July 17 because the West had acted in such an "outrageous" way over the agreement, but assured poor countries that Russian grain exports would continue.
India is likely to receive an average amount of rain in July despite the likely emergence of the El Nino weather pattern, a senior weather department official said, encouraging farmers to accelerate crop planting which has progressed slowly due to patchy rains in June.
South Korea's Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased an estimated 69,000 metric tons of animal feed corn expected to be sourced from South America or South Africa in an international tender on Friday, European traders said.
Boliden has partially resumed production at its Ronnskar smelter after output was halted following a fire at the facility in mid-June, the Swedish miner said on Friday.
The condition of most cereals in France declined for a fifth straight week despite showers that interrupted a hot and dry spell, but remained well above last year, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday.
China's sow herd declined 0.6% in May compared to the prior month to 42.58 million, according to data published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Friday.
The condition of French soft wheat fell again in the week to June 26, with 81% of crops rated to be in good or excellent condition compared with 83% the previous week, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday.
The Korea Feed Association (KFA) has issued an international tender to purchase up to 69,000 metric tons of animal feed corn to be sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Friday.
Copper prices rose on Friday on Chinese stimulus hopes, but were set for the biggest quarterly fall since September 2022 on weak China data and prospects of further U.S. rate hikes.
Malaysian palm oil futures gained on Friday, headed for their first monthly jump in four, helped by higher Indonesian export levy and a falling ringgit.
The Korea Feed Association (KFA) has issued an international tender to purchase up to 69,000 metric tons of animal feed corn to be sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Friday.
Chicago corn bounced back on Friday, recovering from this week's deep losses on concerns over dry weather in the U.S. Midwest and positioning ahead of a key acreage report due later in the day.
Copper prices rose on Friday on Chinese stimulus hopes, but were set for the biggest quarterly fall since September on weak Chinese data and prospects of further rate hikes.
Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday, heading for their first monthly jump in four, underpinned by higher Indonesian export levy and weakening ringgit currency.
Chicago corn bounced back on Friday, recovering for this week's deep losses on concerns over dry weather in the U.S. Midwest and positioning ahead of a key U.S. acreage report due later in the day.
Brazil's sugar cane crushing for the 2023/24 season is expected to increase to 606.5 million metric tons from 598.50 million metric tons previously estimated, consultancy Datagro said on Thursday, as the cane fields are favored by steady rainfall.