U.S. soybean export sales have been lagging relative to the already-low export target for 2023-24, but a massive volume last week lifted the sales pace closer to the normal range.
Indian farmers have planted wheat on 8.6 million hectares since Oct. 1, when the current sowing season began, down nearly 5.5% from a year earlier, sources said on Friday.
Shares of Gap surged 20% 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.
Chicago wheat futures edged lower on Friday and headed for their biggest weekly fall since September after lower-than-expected U.S. export sales underlined weak demand and competition from cheap Russian grain.
Dockworkers in Sweden expanded their protest action against Tesla on Friday and are now preventing the U.S. firm's cars from being unloaded at all ports in sympathy with Tesla workers demanding collective bargaining agreements.
Russia's agriculture minister said on Friday that Moscow had begun free shipments of grain totalling up to 200,000 tonnes to six African countries, as promised by President Vladimir Putin in July.
Some 151 ships have used Ukraine's new Black Sea shipping corridor since it was set up in August, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday, citing a senior government official.
The world's biggest luxury brands seeking growth in their second-largest market China are all courting the likes of wealthy entrepreneur Diana Wang, an avid collector of fine jewellery who regularly shops at Cartier, Tiffany and Chopard, among others.
Russia's agriculture minister said on Friday that Moscow had begun free shipments of grain totalling up to 200,000 tons to a number of African countries.
China's nitrogen fertiliser association urged member companies on Friday to prioritise supplies for domestic use and withdraw applications for export that have yet to be approved after urea prices hit a two-year high.
Winter grain sowings had made little progress and crop ratings fell in the week to Nov. 13, farm office FranceAgriMer data showed on Friday in a sign that the past week's rain in France took a toll on crops.
French farmers had sown 71% of the expected soft wheat area for next year's harvest by Nov. 13, compared with 67% a week earlier, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday.
Norway's competition watchdog on Friday warned it may intervene to stop Norwegian Air's bid for domestic peer Wideroe as it could lead to fewer and more expensive flights.
Chicago wheat futures fell on Friday and headed for their biggest weekly fall since September after lower-than-expected U.S. export sales underlined weak demand and competition from cheap Russian grain.