A deal allowing the safe export of grain from Ukraine's Black Sea ports is clear in calling for a 120-day rollover, the United Nations spokesman said on Thursday after Russia suggested extending the deal for 60 days.
The lowest offer in Egypt's wheat purchasing tender on Thursday was $279.50 a tonne for 60,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, traders said.
China will step up buying of domestic soybeans by state reserves to encourage farmers to keep planting the crop, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, as Beijing continues to push for greater self-sufficiency in oilseed.
Copper prices rose on Thursday from a 10-week low the day before as central bank support for embattled bank Credit Suisse eased fears of further turmoil in the banking sector.
Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Thursday to its lowest in a month, dragged by weakness in rival edible oils and concerns over the U.S banking crisis.
Arabica coffee futures on ICE recovered on Thursday, taking their cue from a calmer tone in the broader financial markets and recovering from a six-week low hit in the prior session.
Brazilian miner Vale produced iron ore pellets on an industrial scale for the first time without adding coal, company executives told Reuters on Wednesday, in a major step toward reducing the company's carbon footprint.
Cotton stocks in India could fall by nearly 16% in 2022/23 from a year earlier to their lowest level in nearly two decades as adverse weather curtailed crop yields, a leading trade body said on Thursday.
Jordan's state grains buyer has issued an international tender to purchase up to 120,000 tonnes of animal feed barley, European traders said on Thursday.
Glencore will not renew a $16 billion deal to buy aluminium from Russia's largest producer United Co Rusal International when it expires next year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, quoting Chief Executive Officer Gary Nagle.
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on Thursday said they have signed a five-year agreement to work on decarbonising the shipping industry.
London copper prices bounced back on Thursday from a more than two-month low hit in the previous session, as authorities pledged liquidity support to Swiss bank Credit Suisse Group and consumption improved in top consumer China.
A year after President George W. Bush launched the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, four U.S. civilian security contractors in SUVs took an ill-fated turn into the Iraqi city of Falluja.
Malaysian palm oil futures eased on Thursday, paring gains from the previous session, dragged by weakness in rival edible oils and concerns over the U.S banking crisis.
Cereal and oilseed crops across Asia are forecast to face hot, dry weather, with meteorologists expecting the El Nino weather pattern to develop in the second half of the year, threatening supplies and heightening concerns over food inflation.
London copper prices bounced back on Thursday from a more than two-month low hit in the previous session, as regulators pledging support for Credit Suisse Group AG reassured investors, but sentiment was weak amid a U.S. banking crisis.