Chicago grain and soybean futures declined on Friday as the prospect of rain in drought-stricken Brazil eased crop concerns, while traders exited long positions heading into a shortened Thanksgiving trading week.
Middle East airlines are gearing up for increased competition after Dubai carriers went on an order spree at the region's largest air show, watched by potential rivals teasing their own deals.
JBS, the world's leading meatpacker, on Monday will reopen a large Brazilian beef unit in Diamantino, Mato Grosso state, which had been closed after a fire in June, the company said on Friday.
Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remain closed to shipping on Friday afternoon after a rise in water levels following heavy rain this week, German authorities said.
Arabica coffee futures on ICE slid on Friday as improved weather forecasts for Brazil hardened bets that the world's biggest producer will churn out a bumper crop next year.
Coffee sales by Brazilian farmers gained momentum in recent weeks as prices rose, but still lag levels seen at the same point last year and the long-term average for the period, consultancy Safras & Mercado said on Friday.
A debate over engine performance has exposed a dilemma facing aerospace firms at this week's Dubai Airshow - the hottest part of the jet market is also the hottest part of the world.
JBS, the world's leading meatpacker, on Monday will reopen a large Brazilian beef unit in Diamantino, Mato Grosso state, which had been closed after a fire in June, the company said on Friday.
Brazilian coffee farmers
had sold 64% of their 2023/24 crop as of Nov. 13, consultancy
Safras & Mercado said on Friday, slightly lagging the 65% sold
at the same point last year and the long-term average for the
period of 66%.
The European Union should impose broader import bans on Russian aluminium, industry group European Aluminium said on Friday, arguing that the current proposal to ban certain products would have only a limited impact.
Cambodia reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among backyard poultry near the Vietnamese border in what would be the first outbreak in the country in nearly three years, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday.
The stopgap funding bill to keep the U.S. government open signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday includes funding through next September for farm programs and food assistance, but only a few months of funds for a key nutrition program for low-income mothers and their young children.
Dockworkers in Sweden pledged on Friday to refuse to offload Tesla cars at any of the country's ports as they expanded their industrial action in sympathy with Tesla workers' demands for collective bargaining agreements.
Shares of Gap rose 19% in premarket trading on Friday as investors cheered signs that the apparel maker's efforts to bring in trendier and in-demand clothing at its Old Navy brand, and keep inventory under control were paying off.
The European Union should impose broader import bans on Russian aluminium as part of its latest package of sanctions, industry group European Aluminium said on Friday.
Arabica coffee futures on ICE fell nearly 3% on Friday as improved weather forecasts for Brazil harden bets that the world's biggest producer will churn out a bumper crop next year.