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The biggest pig breeders in China, consumer of fully half the world's pork, seem to have bitten off more than they can chew.

Malaysian palm oil inventories at the end of November were seen falling for the first month since April, as a seasonal output decline was expected to start while exports continued to rise, a Reuters survey showed on Monday.

Belgium has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, on a poultry farm in the northwestern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.

Russia's Black Sea ports are working on Monday as weather conditions permit, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement, after storms caused considerable disruption to loadings of crude in recent days.

Strategie Grains issued a slight increase to its estimate of this year's rapeseed harvest in the European Union, citing better yields than previously expected in Denmark and to a lesser extent in western Europe.

Ukraine's grain exports have fallen to around 13.4 million metric tons so far in the 2023/24 July-June marketing season, agriculture ministry data showed on Monday.

Thailand's cabinet has approved a budget of 7.9 billion baht ($226.36 million) in incentives for sugarcane farmers not to burn their crops, and reduce pollution, a government spokesperson said on Monday.

Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second straight session on Monday, tracking weakness in rival vegetable oils and a stronger ringgit, as market participants awaited new leads.

The decision by McDonald's to take greater control of its China business and expand aggressively in the face of a consumer slowdown and geopolitical tensions seems risky - but the potential pay-off is great, analysts say.

Chicago soybean futures ticked down on Monday as traders monitored the prospects of showers in drought-stricken Brazil, the biggest global supplier, while corn and wheat lost steam after a brief rally last week.

London copper prices fell on Monday, coming off a near four-month high touched last week, as a stronger U.S. dollar offset worries of tighter supply for the metal.

South Korea on Monday said it will consult China to prevent disruption to urea supplies after Korean companies reported the fertiliser and emissions reducing chemical was taking longer to pass through Chinese customs on its way to the peninsula.

South Korea on Monday said it will consult China to prevent disruption to urea supplies after Korean companies reported the material was taking longer to pass through Chinese customs on its way to the peninsula.

Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second straight session on Monday, weighed down by weakness in rival vegetable oils and strength in the Malaysian ringgit.

Chicago soybean futures dropped on Monday as the prospect of downpours in drought-stricken Brazil, the biggest global supplier, offset concerns over lacklustre output, while corn and wheat also dipped after a brief rally last week.

London copper prices slipped from a near four-month high on Monday as the U.S. dollar strengthened but supply worries amid production disruption in the Cobre mine in Panama capped further losses.

U.S. corn and wheat futures have recently hit contract lows and multi-year lows on a most-active basis, tumbling significantly from record or near-record highs set last year.

Alaska Air said on Sunday that it has entered an agreement to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion, which includes $0.9 billion of Hawaiian Airlines net debt.

Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC has issued an international tender to purchase a nominal 50,000 metric tonnes of durum wheat, European traders said on Sunday.

China is likely to implement proactive fiscal policy next year as there is still a need for the world's second-biggest economy to realise stable growth, a former central banker was cited as saying in state-owned media on Sunday.