Farmers in Brazil are benefiting from a drop in fertilizer import prices this year after sanctions against major producers Russia and Belarus in 2022 sparked fears of a global supply shortage.
Argentina has authorized exporters to delay soy shipments for up to 60 days, the government said in a resolution on Tuesday, as the country battles a historic drought that has hobbled grains production and trimmed inflows of critical foreign currency.
Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions, with more moisture needed to ensure the harvest is strong, farmers said on Tuesday.
Raw sugar futures on ICE rose to their highest in 11 years on Tuesday, with supplies tightened by lower than expected output in several countries including India, Thailand and China.
Kenya will spend $140 million to roll out an expanded insurance scheme for livestock farmers to cushion them against the vagaries of frequent droughts, officials said on Tuesday.
France will ensure that a decision by health and safety agency ANSES to ban the use of a pesticide in direct contact with grains does not hamper its exports outside the European Union, trade minister Olivier Becht told Parliament on Monday.
JetBlue Airways Corp will launch flights to Amsterdam as it looks to cash in on the soaring demand for transatlantic travel, the New York-based low cost carrier said on Tuesday.
Australia has reached an agreement with China to resolve their dispute over barley imports, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday, a latest sign of improving ties between the major commodity trade partners.
Copper prices rose on Tuesday due to a softer dollar, although data from top consumer China signalling weak activity capped gains as the market looked ahead to the U.S. inflation data that could yield clues to U.S. interest rates.
Around eight trading companies are believed to be taking part so far in the international tender from Jordan’s state grains buyer to purchase 120,000 tonnes of wheat which closed on Tuesday, traders said in initial assessments.
Raw sugar futures on ICE rose to the highest level in 11 years on Tuesday with supplies tightened by lower-than-expected output in several countries including India, Thailand and China.
Ukraine's sunflower oil output could rise by 11% in the 2023/24 September-August season to about 5 million tonnes, analyst APK-Inform said on Tuesday, citing the Ukrainian sunoil producers association, Ukroliyaprom.
Airbus confirmed a drop of as much as 11% in first-quarter deliveries and announced the sale of four A350 freighters to an undisclosed customer on Tuesday.
Leading South Korean animal feed maker Nonghyup Feed Inc. (NOFI) is believed to have rejected all offers and made no purchase in a tender to purchase up to 60,000 tonnes of soymeal on Tuesday, European traders said.
European shares rose on Tuesday, with investors returning from a long holiday weekend to face a week full of crucial economic data that are expected to offer more hints on the global interest rate trajectory.
Britain's MJ Hudson said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell its data & analytics, and business outsourcing units for 40 million pounds ($49.70 million) to financial services provider Apex Group.
India is likely to receive normal monsoon rainfall in 2023, the state-run weather office said on Tuesday, the fifth straight year of normal or above normal summer rains that spur farm and overall economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy.
Boeing said on Tuesday that 11 Chinese airlines have resumed operation of the 737 MAX as of April 10, in a positive sign for the U.S. planemaker's attempts to rebuild its business in the world's second-largest aviation market.
Australian wheat plantings are set for a strong start as better-than-expected rains in parts of the country's grain growing regions have improved soil moisture, traders and analysts said.