The United States will import sugar at higher costs from places other than its main supplier Mexico, as production there has fallen due to adverse weather conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Thursday.
The benchmark S&P 500 index was muted on Thursday, lingering near the 5,000-point mark, as investors sized up major corporate earnings reports, a roughly in-line jobs report and remarks from policymakers on interest rate cuts.
Brazilian grain exporters lobby Anec on Thursday warned it was concerned about a rise in farmer bankruptcy filings in the country, adding a recent increase in cases potentially compromises the execution of grain contracts.
Spirit Airlines said it expects to operate with a positive cash flow from the second quarter after it reported a narrower-than-expected loss on Thursday, on strong domestic demand for travel during the holiday season.
Spanish farmers drove tractors through city streets, disrupting traffic on Thursday as they stepped up their protests against soaring costs, bureaucracy and cheap competition from outside the European Union.
World cocoa prices hit fresh record highs on Thursday as traders continued to scramble for supplies, predicting ever wider deficits this season and with concerns growing for the next.
Prices of parboiled rice exported from top hub India extended their rally this week, rising for a fourth consecutive week to a record high as supplies remained limited.
A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after the European Union banned a pesticide farmers said they relied upon, in another example of how the bloc's environmental rules are angering growers.
Canadian stocks of canola and barley were up at the end of December 2023 compared to the same date in 2022, while wheat and oats were down according to a farm survey by Statistics Canada released on Thursday.
Ralph Lauren topped Wall Street expectations for revenue on Thursday in its 12th straight quarterly beat, powered by steady demand from wealthier U.S. shoppers for its expensive sweaters and shirts coupled with a strong rebound in China.
U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday, following a strong finish on Wall Street a day earlier, with investors sizing up big-ticket earnings reports and looking forward to data that could offer clues on the economy's health.
Brazilian crop agency Conab on Thursday lowered the forecast for the country's 2023/24 soybean and corn production citing the adverse effect of the El Nino weather pattern on crops.
U.S. exports of agricultural and related products reached a value of $191 billion in 2023, down 10% from 2022’s record as both commodity prices and shipment volumes declined.
South Africa produced 6.2% more maize in the 2022/2023 season compared with the previous season, the Crop Estimates Liaison Committee (CELC) said on Thursday.
Under Armour lifted its annual profit and margin forecasts on Thursday, helped by easing input and freight costs even as demand for its products slowed, sending the shares of the apparel maker up 4% before the bell.