Russian units of the world's leading seed producers, KWS and Syngenta, secured large a chunk of quotas for seed supplies to Russia this year, a Russian Agriculture Ministry order published on Thursday showed.
U.S. farmers will plant less corn and more soybeans in 2024 than they did a year earlier as prices of both commodities fall to multi-year lows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday.
Polish farmers set off flares and firecrackers and pelted a European Commission office with eggs in the western city of Wroclaw on Thursday, the state news agency PAP reported, and organisers quickly tried to break up the protest.
Chicago soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday, holding around three-year lows as abundant supplies and dollar strength hung over markets while traders awaited U.S. crop planting and export data.
Rates of parboiled rice exported from India held record high levels hit this week even as demand was subdued from African buyers, while Vietnam saw increased trading activity after the holiday period.
Farmers unions in India will hold talks with government ministers on Thursday, a union leader said, after two days of protests demanding higher prices for their crops.
India's law enforcement agency overseeing indirect taxes has summoned Indian offices of international airlines over alleged tax evasion on import of services, CNBC-TV18 reported on Thursday citing sources.
French jet engine maker Safran posted sharply higher revenue and operating profit for 2023, raised its dividend and predicted further growth this year on the back of strong demand for engine services.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 115,035 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed on Thursday.
French jet engine maker Safran posted sharply higher revenues and operating profit for 2023 and predicted further growth this year, lifted by strong demand for engine services.
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Thursday said rice prices in the country would decrease slightly in one or two weeks, as the country awaits incoming supplies.
Europe's Airbus unveiled a special dividend on Thursday after posting higher 2023 results, buoyed by resurgent demand for jetliners and despite a fresh charge of 200 million euros ($215 million) at its troubled Space business.
Copper edged higher on Thursday, buoyed by a slight pullback in the U.S. dollar and lower inventories, although prices were hemmed in a narrow range as markets in top metals consumer China were closed for the Lunar New Year holidays.
Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in rival Chicago soyoil, falling exports and a correction in crude oil prices.
Agricultural unions in India will hold talks with government ministers on Thursday, a union leader said, after two days of protests by farmers demanding higher prices for their crops.