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Egypt's GASC buys 120,000 tonnes of Russian wheat

Of the total, GASC bought 60,000 tonnes for shipment May 15-25 and 60,000 tonnes for shipment May 26-June 5, it sai

Published 14 Apr, 2020 02:42pm

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Jordan cancels tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of wheat

Jordan had received offers from only two suppliers, CHS and Ameropa. The tender will be re-issued for next Tue

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:37pm

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 Q2 cocoa grind up 4.4pc by end March

Grinders processed 47,000 tonnes of beans in March, up from 44,000 tonnes in the same period the previous year.

Published 08 Apr, 2020 03:17pm

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Saudi Arabia asks private sector to import 355,000 T of wheat

Saudi, the world's top oil exporter, has long encouraged its private investors to pour money into agricultural inve

Published 06 Apr, 2020 11:00am

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Iraq says expects up to 6 million tonnes of local wheat this season

The local harvest season is expected to begin on April 10, ministry official Mahdi-al-Kaisy said. BAGHDAD: Ir

Published 03 Apr, 2020 01:46pm

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.645mn T by March 29- exporters

About 10,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 12,000 tonnes to San Pedro between March 23 to Marc

Published 30 Mar, 2020 01:50pm

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Iraq needs 1mn tonnes of wheat, 250,000 T rice

The wheat import figure is higher than the country had originally planned to purchase from abroad throughout 2020.

Published 25 Mar, 2020 01:32pm

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Egypt has strategic wheat reserves for 4.7 months

Egypt also aims for domestic wheat production of 4 million tonnes in the next season starting April 15, the agency

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:26am

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Jordan draws 13 participants in 120,000 T barley tender

Jordan on Tuesday bought 60,000 tonnes of wheat in a separate tender. The barley in Wednesday's tender is soug

Published 12 Feb, 2020 02:15pm

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Thailand sugar production to range between 8-9mn T in 2019-20

Thailand's Baanrai Sugar Industry Company said it saw production at just above 8 million tonnes. The TCSC, whi

Published 11 Feb, 2020 11:20am

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals reached 1.378mn T by Jan. 31

Previously exporters had estimated that arrivals from Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 would reach 1.419 million tonnes, compared w

Published 10 Feb, 2020 10:58am

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French wheat offered lowest offer at Egypt's GASC tender

GASC is seeking an unspecified quantity of wheat for shipment March 11-25. At its last purchase tender on Jan.

Published 30 Jan, 2020 02:31pm

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Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 900,000 tonnes of barley in tender

The barley was purchased at an average price of $224.45 per tonne. DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SA

Published 27 Jan, 2020 11:23am

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Uganda's coffee exports up 5pc in December from a year earlier

Uganda exported 330,248 60-kilogram bags of coffee last month compared to 314,439 bags that the country shipped in

Published 22 Jan, 2020 11:52am

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Uganda coffee exports up 7pc year-on-year in November

The east African country shipped 438,815 60-KG bags of the beans, up from 409,940 bags exported in same month a yea

Published 19 Dec, 2019 10:51am

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 cocoa grind up 5.5pc by end November

The country is the world's top cocoa producer and vies with the Netherlands for the spot of leading grinder. G

Published 11 Dec, 2019 10:30am

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Egypt GASC buys 355,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

Nibulon: 60,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat at $222.50 free-on-board (FOB) and $14.97 freight equating to $237.47 cos

Published 10 Dec, 2019 08:30pm

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Cargill invests over $113mn in Ivory Coast, Ghana cocoa sector

Ivory Coast and Ghana produce some two-thirds of the world's cocoa, but their industry is blighted by poverty, chil

Published 04 Dec, 2019 08:40pm

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Iraq plans to import 750,000 T wheat next year - grain board

The country had 1.2 million tonnes of wheat as strategic reserves, enough to last for three months. Iraq repla

Published 04 Dec, 2019 12:59pm

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Saudi Arabia tender seeks 595,000 tonnes of wheat

The wheat is for delivery periods between February and March 2020. SAGO is seeking 360,000 tonnes for delivery

Published 17 Oct, 2019 10:52am

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 cocoa port arrivals seen at 132,000 T by Oct. 13

48,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 49,000 tonnes to San Pedro between Oct. 7 and Oct. 13 for

Published 14 Oct, 2019 11:37am

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Ukrainian wheat offered lowest in Egypt's tender

The international tender from Egypt's state commodities buyer GASC to buy wheat on Tuesday was $201.90 a tonne FOB

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:36pm

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Egypt to produce 4mn T white rice in 2019 season

Egyptians consume around 3.2 million tonnes of rice annually. The figure compares to 2.7 million tonnes produc

Published 08 Oct, 2019 11:22am

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Copper firms as U.S.-China trade talks move into focus

The metal used in power and construction logged its third straight week of declines last week after soft economic d

Published 07 Oct, 2019 01:41pm

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Syria issues tender to buy 150,000 T of wheat

Syria's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase and import 150,000 tonnes of milling whe

Published 03 Oct, 2019 10:23am

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Ivory Coast to cap cocoa production at 2mn T to buoy prices

Ivory Coast and Ghana have teamed up in the past few months to impose a minimum floor price to exert more influence

Published 01 Oct, 2019 01:35pm

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Syria makes second attempt to swap its durum for soft wheat

Swaps are relatively unusual in the wheat market, with cash purchases a more common way of acquiring new supply.

Published 26 Sep, 2019 12:55pm

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Ivory coast cocoa arrivals up 10.7pc to 2.164mn T by Sept. 22

About 1,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan and 3,000 tonnes to San Pedro from Sept. The period from

Published 23 Sep, 2019 03:28pm

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Morocco confirms cut in soft wheat duty to 35pc

The cut aims at ensuring regular supplies and guaranteeing the stability of the soft wheat price at 260 dirhams per

Published 19 Sep, 2019 02:13pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals to Sept 1 up 11.6pc to 2.148mn tonnes

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.148 million tonnes for the period from Oct. 1 l

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:34pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeking soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) is seeking cargoes of soyoil and sunflower oil in an

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:00pm

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Jordan gets 4 participants in 120,000 tonne wheat tender

HAMBURG: Four trading companies are taking part in the international tender from Jordan's state grains buyer to purc

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:41am

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Egypt's GASC buys 350,000 T of Russian, Ukrainian and French wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said it bought 350,000 tonnes of

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:56pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals to Aug. 25 up 12pc on same period last season -exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast totalled 2.143 million tonnes between the beginning of the se

Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:32pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 12,000 tonnes of sunflower oil in tender

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Thursday it bought 12,00

Published 22 Aug, 2019 07:22pm

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Uganda's coffee exports up 18pc in July vs same period last year

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports jumped 18% in July compared to the same month last year, the state-run Uganda Coffe

Published 22 Aug, 2019 01:39pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Sept. 15-30 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Wednesday to buy an unspecified amoun

Published 14 Aug, 2019 10:29pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals up nearly 10pc to 2.123mn T by July 31

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.123 mn tonnes between Oct. 1 and July 31, CCC data

Published 09 Aug, 2019 03:30pm

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Cameroon cocoa bean exports up 26pc this season

DOUALA: Cameroon's exports of cocoa beans in the 2018/19 season jumped 26pc to 214,825 tonnes from 170,981 tonnes, Natio

Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:45am

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Saudi, UAE offer Sudan 540,000 tonnes of wheat

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are providing Sudan with 540,000 tonnes of wheat as part of aid pr

Published 07 Aug, 2019 07:35pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 415,000 tonnes of Russian, Romanian and Ukrainian wheat

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), bought 415,000 tonnes of whe

Published 06 Aug, 2019 08:08pm

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Algeria bought around 40,000 tonnes corn in tender

HAMBURG: Algerian state agency ONAB is believed to have purchased about 40,000 tonnes of corn likely to be sourced f

Published 06 Aug, 2019 07:49pm

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Ukrainian wheat is lowest offer in Egypt's GASC tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer for wheat at an Egyptian state purchase tender was $198.70 per tonne for 55,000 tonnes of Ukrain

Published 06 Aug, 2019 02:59pm

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Uganda says coffee exports rose 6.6pc in June from a year earlier

NAIROBI: Uganda's coffee exports climbed 6.6 percent in June from a year ago, the state-run sector regulator Uganda Coff

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:15pm

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Ghana to raise cocoa farmers' prices by 5.2pc

ABIDJAN: Ghana will raise cocoa farmgate prices by 5.2pc for the 2019/20 season, the first increase in four years, follo

Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:58am

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West Africa Crude-Higher fuel oil margin buoys Angolan, IOC takes Nigerian

LONDON: Higher fuel oil margins and demand from Chinese independent refiners helped to prop up Angolan crude grades

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:39pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Sept. 5-15 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount o

Published 05 Aug, 2019 07:23pm

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Ivory coast cocoa arrivals rise to 2.138mn T by Aug. 4 - exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.138 million tonnes for the Oct. 1, 2018 - Aug. 4 pe

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:06pm

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South African sugar producer Tongaat to delist from LSE

JOHANNESBURG: South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange to cut c

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:14pm

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Kenyan tea glut pushes prices to multi-year lows, trade body says

NAIROBI: Kenyan tea prices have slumped to their lowest level in at least five years due to excess supplies and weak dem

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:00pm

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Iraq oil exports reach 3.566mn bpd in July: oil ministry

BAGHDAD: Iraqi oil exports rose to 3.566 million barrels per day (bpd) in July from 3.52 million bpd the previous month,

Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:13pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-June cocoa product exports up 5pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast semi-finished cocoa products exports between the start of the season on Oct. 1 and June 30 were 338

Published 31 Jul, 2019 03:36pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-June cocoa bean exports up 7pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 1.4 million tonnes of raw cocoa beans between the start of the marketing season on Oct. 1

Published 31 Jul, 2019 02:55pm

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Burundi's mineral exports overtake tea, coffee in hard currency earnings

NAIROBI: Burundi's gold, tin and rare earth minerals exports have overtaken tea and coffee as the major source of foreig

Published 30 Jul, 2019 01:15pm

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Ivory coast cocoa arrivals up 9pc to 2.127mn tonnes by July 28

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.127 million tonnes for the Oct. 1, 2018-July 28

Published 29 Jul, 2019 09:11pm

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Ghana's cocoa production at 794,841 tonnes this season

ACCRA: Ghana's cocoa production stands at 794,841 tonnes so far this season - or about 88% of its 900,000-tonne fore

Published 29 Jul, 2019 08:02pm

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Egypt inks $14mn deal to build two wheat silos in Port Said

CAIRO: Egypt inked a $14 million agreement with the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) to build two wheat si

Published 24 Jul, 2019 03:16pm

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Ivory Coast to raise cocoa farmgate price

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, will raise the guaranteed price it pays farmers to 800 CFA francs ($

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:57pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 300,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, on Tuesday bought 300,000 tonnes of

Published 23 Jul, 2019 07:18pm

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Lowest offer at Egypt's GASC wheat tender for Ukraine wheat

DUBAI: The lowest offer presented at an Egyptian state tender for wheat was $198.80 per tonne free-on-board (FOB) for 60

Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:32pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals reach 2.111mn T by July 21

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.111 million tonnes this season for the period from

Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:51pm

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More rain and sun needed ahead of Ivory Coast main cocoa crop, say farmers

ABIDJAN: Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions and more sun was needed for t

Published 22 Jul, 2019 01:49pm

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Ivory Coast sells 1.6mn T of cocoa export contracts by July 12

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has sold 1.6 million tonnes of cocoa export contracts by July 12 f

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:44pm

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Zambia first-half copper output down 4pc

LUSAKA: Zambia's copper production dropped 4% to 393,419 tonnes in the first six months of the year, ministry of min

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:47pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen up 9pc at 2.092mn T

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.092 million for the season between Oct. 1 and July

Published 17 Jul, 2019 08:20pm

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Ghana 2019/20 cocoa sales reach 650,000 T by July 8

ABIDJAN: Ghana's Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) has sold a total of 600,000 tonnes of cocoa beans for the 2019/20 season,

Published 17 Jul, 2019 08:18pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said it bought 60,000 tonnes

Published 17 Jul, 2019 03:24pm

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Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,00

Published 16 Jul, 2019 02:57pm

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Egypt buys 3.27mn T of local wheat this harvest season

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 3.27 million tonnes of local wheat this harvest season, Agr

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:45pm

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Ivory Coast must overhaul key cocoa sector: World Bank

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, earns just a fraction of the crop's potential value and mu

Published 11 Jul, 2019 02:28pm

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Egypt has bought 3.26mn T local wheat in season so far

CAIRO: Egypt has bought 3.264 million tonnes of local wheat so far this season, the supply minister said on Wednesday.

Published 10 Jul, 2019 07:12pm

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South African platinum firms kick off wage talks

JOHANNESBURG: The world's top platinum miners kicked off talks with South Africa's unions on Tuesday in what is expected

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:34pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 240,000 tonnes of Romanian, Ukrainian wheat

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) said on Tuesday it had

Published 09 Jul, 2019 03:59pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Aug. 10-20 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wh

Published 08 Jul, 2019 10:21pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 2.115mn T by July 7

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.115 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and July 7, expor

Published 08 Jul, 2019 09:09pm

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Abundant rains offer good prospects for main Ivory Coast cocoa crop

ABIDJAN: Above-average rainfall mixed with sunshine in Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week could boost the for

Published 08 Jul, 2019 08:39pm

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Tunisia says 2019 cereal harvest to be biggest in decades

TUNIS: Tunisia's cereal harvest will hit 2.4 million tonnes in 2019, the biggest in decades, Agriculture Minister Sa

Published 08 Jul, 2019 03:05pm

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Tunisia expects this year's grain harvest to rise to 2.1mn tonnes

TUNIS: Tunisia expects its grain harvest to jump to 2.1 million tonnes this year, up from about 1.4 million tonnes in 20

Published 05 Jul, 2019 07:33pm

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Egypt raises fuel prices in line with IMF rules

CAIRO: Egypt increased fuel prices Friday in its latest round of subsidy cuts under a reform package agreed with the Int

Published 05 Jul, 2019 10:35am

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Egypt's GASC buys 30,000 T of soyoil in tender

CAIRO: Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Thursday that it bought 30,000

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:26pm

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Egypt's GASC receives lowest offer of $677.30/tonne for soyoil in tender

CAIRO: An international tender by Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Thursday to purchase ve

Published 04 Jul, 2019 11:23am

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Ethiopia sugar imports to jump by more than a quarter as output drops

Sugar imports into Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous country, are expected to climb 29pc in 2019/20 from the previ

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:42pm

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Industry doubts remain over Ivory Coast, Ghana cocoa floor price

JOHANNESBURG: Ivory Coast and Ghana - the world's leading cocoa producers - failed on Wednesday to come to an agreement

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:32pm

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Romanian wheat offered lowest at Egypt's GASC tender

CAIRO: An Egyptian state purchase tender for wheat attracted a lowest offer of $196.96 per tonne for 60,000 tonnes of Ro

Published 02 Jul, 2019 08:25pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 60,000 T Romanian wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it had bought 60,

Published 02 Jul, 2019 07:46pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 60,000 tonnes Romanian wheat

DUBAI/CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it had

Published 02 Jul, 2019 03:26pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Aug 2-12 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wh

Published 01 Jul, 2019 08:49pm

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Ivory Coast to eliminate illegal cocoa output to control supply

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast plans to stamp out illegal cocoa production from national parks and forest reserves over the next f

Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:42pm

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Ivory Coast farmers pin hopes for main cocoa crop on July weather

ABIDJAN: Rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions was mainly below average and farmers on Monday said w

Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:34pm

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Jordan issues new tender to buy 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has issued an international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of m

Published 27 Jun, 2019 02:19pm

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Kenya signs milestone crude processing deal with oil firms

NAIROBI: The Kenyan government has signed agreements with oil major Total, Tullow Oil and Africa Oil Corp to develop

Published 25 Jun, 2019 04:30pm

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Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for July rains to secure main crop

ABIDJAN: Unseasonably dry weather across Ivory Coast's cocoa regions last week could weaken the next main crop if rainfa

Published 24 Jun, 2019 08:49pm

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Cocoa price floor of $2,600/T lacks support of other growers

LAGOS: A cocoa price floor of $2,600 per tonne agreed by Ivory Coast and Ghana with buyers for the 2020/21 season la

Published 21 Jun, 2019 12:02pm

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Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,00

Published 20 Jun, 2019 12:53pm

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Ghana opens cocoa light crop season, price unchanged at 7,600 cedis/tonne

ACCRA: Ghana's Cocobod will open its cocoa light crop purchases on Friday, maintaining the price it pays farmers at

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:48pm

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Russian wheat offered lowest at Egypt's GASC tender at $196.86/T

CAIRO: An Egyptian state tender for wheat attracted a lowest offer of $196.86 per tonne for 55,000 tonnes of Russian whe

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:33pm

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Romanian wheat cargo in Damietta port passes quality re-test

CAIRO: A Romanian wheat cargo that was held in the Egyptian port of Damietta passed a second test for quality, trade sou

Published 18 Jun, 2019 03:05pm

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Romanian wheat cargo re-tested in Egypt's Damietta port

DUBAI: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, is re-testing a 60,000 tonne Romanian wheat cargo after an initial rej

Published 18 Jun, 2019 01:59pm

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Romanian wheat cargo re-tested in Egypt's Damietta port

CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, is re-testing a 60,000 tonne Romanian wheat cargo after an initi

Published 18 Jun, 2019 11:31am

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Ivory Coast rains make cocoa farmers hopeful for next main crop

ABIDJAN: Above average rains in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions last week should boost the next main crop in

Published 17 Jun, 2019 03:40pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 2.051mn T by June 16

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.051 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and June 16, expo

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:05pm

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Iraq Grain Board chief says has enough wheat and rice till end of 2019

BAGHDAD: The head of Iraq's state grain board said on Thursday the country had enough wheat and rice to last until the e

Published 13 Jun, 2019 01:31pm

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Ghana 2019/20 cocoa sales reach 550,000 T by June 3

ABIDJAN: Ghana's Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) has sold a total of 550,000 tonnes of cocoa beans for the 2019/20 season,

Published 13 Jun, 2019 01:25pm

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Iraq has enough wheat and rice until end of 2019: grain board

BAGHDAD: Iraq has enough wheat and rice to last until the end of the year, although it will continue to import to boost

Published 13 Jun, 2019 01:11pm

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Ghana, Ivory Coast say cocoa buyers agree to minimum price of $2,600/T

ACCRA: The cocoa boards of Ghana and Ivory Coast said on Wednesday that buyers had agreed to a minimum price of $2,600 p

Published 12 Jun, 2019 04:09pm

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Egypt has eight months worth of strategic sugar reserves

CAIRO: Egypt has enough strategic reserves of sugar to cover eight months, the supply ministry said on Wednesday. Egy

Published 12 Jun, 2019 02:06pm

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Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines plans to restart smelter on June 22

LUSAKA: Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), owned by Vedanta Resources, plans to restart its Nchanga smelter on June 22

Published 12 Jun, 2019 01:25pm

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Russian wheat offer lowest at Egypt's GASC tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer at an Egyptian state purchase tender for wheat was $196.90 per tonne for 60,000 tonnes of Russia

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:48pm

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Ghana cocoa bean exports reach 560,378 T by April 30

ABIDJAN: Ghana exported 560,378 tonnes of cocoa beans between the start of this year's harvest on Oct. 1 and April 30, d

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:43pm

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Ghana 2018/19 cocoa light crop sales reach 139,725 T by April 30

ABIDJAN: Ghana's Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) sold 139,725 tonnes of cocoa beans between the start of the light crop in

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:39pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals at 1.976mn T as of May 31

DAKAR: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.976 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 31, CCC dat

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:28pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers in wheat tender

CAIRO: Egypt's first state purchase tender for wheat in two months attracted a lowest offer of $196.90 per tonne for 60,

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:27pm

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South African sugar producer Tongaat suspends shares due to results delay

JOHANNESBURG: Shares in South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett were suspended from trade on the Johannesburg and Lo

Published 10 Jun, 2019 04:02pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers fear lack of rain could hurt mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Below-average rainfall in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions last week could hurt the final stages of

Published 10 Jun, 2019 03:59pm

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Iraq locally procured 2.5mn tonnes of wheat so far

BAGHDAD: Iraq's government has so far bought almost 2.5 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers during this year's ha

Published 08 Jun, 2019 11:48am

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Ghana 2018/19 g&s cocoa arrivals at 751,185 T, down 4pc on last season

ABIDJAN: Ghana's graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals reached 751,185 tonnes between the start of this year's harv

Published 07 Jun, 2019 12:54pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 2mn T by June 2

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and June 2, exporters

Published 03 Jun, 2019 11:49am

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Ivory Coast Oct-April cocoa bean exports up 5.1pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 1,275,550 tonnes of raw cocoa beans from the start of the season on Oct. 1 to April 30, up

Published 31 May, 2019 04:13pm

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Ivory Coast Oct to April cocoa product exports down 0.6pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast semi-finished cocoa products exports between the start of the season on Oct. 1 and April 30 settled

Published 31 May, 2019 03:58pm

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Ravages of time on an African cocoa plantation

GUADALUPE: "In the old days, you would open the door, and it would be a hive of activity. Now it's all closed down," sig

Published 31 May, 2019 12:42pm

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Turkish grain production seen increasing 1.1pc in 2019: stats institute

ISTANBUL: Turkey's grain production is expected to rise 1.1pc year-on-year to 34.8mn tonnes in 2019, the Turkish Statist

Published 30 May, 2019 02:10pm

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Chinese rice offered lowest at Egypt tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer for rice at an Egyptian state purchase tender was $406.79 per tonne for 85,000 tonnes of Chinese

Published 30 May, 2019 11:54am

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Tanzania to export 700,000 tonnes of maize to drought-hit Zimbabwe

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania will export 700,000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe after an El Nino-induced drought wilted crops, T

Published 30 May, 2019 11:30am

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen up 14pc by May 26

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.969 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 26, expor

Published 28 May, 2019 04:43pm

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South Africa's 2019 maize crop down 13pc from previous season

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is expected to harvest 13pc less maize in 2019, compared to the previous season after dry co

Published 28 May, 2019 12:47pm

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Mali on track to harvest record cotton crop of 800,000 tonnes

BAMAKO: Mali is on track to harvest a record 2019/20 cotton crop of 800,000 tonnes, up about 22 percent from 2018/19

Published 27 May, 2019 07:24pm

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Egypt to procure 3mn T of local wheat by end of Monday

CAIRO: Egypt will have procured 3 million tonnes of local wheat from this year's harvest by the end of Monday, the agric

Published 27 May, 2019 03:15pm

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Ivorian cocoa farmers expect dry spell to weaken mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Below-average rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could cause the April to Septem

Published 27 May, 2019 03:06pm

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Uganda's coffee exports flat in April from a year-ago period

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports were little-changed last month from a year ago, the state-run sector regulator Uganda C

Published 27 May, 2019 02:54pm

Commodities

Iraq has procured over 1.5 million tonnes of local wheat

BAGHDAD: Iraq has procured more than 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from farmers in 14 provinces so far during this year's

Published 25 May, 2019 12:17pm

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Egypt's ESIIC buys 50,000 T raw Brazilian sugar

CAIRO: Egypt's state buyer ESIIC bought 50,000 tonnes of raw Brazilian sugar, traders said on Wednesday. The sugar is

Published 22 May, 2019 12:27pm

Commodities

Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 120,000 T wheat

DUBAI: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,000 tonn

Published 21 May, 2019 11:40am

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Mali 2019/20 grains output forecast to rise 6pc

BAMAKO: Mali grain production expected to hit 11.12 million tonnes (mt) in the 2019/20 season, up 6 percent from 10.45 m

Published 20 May, 2019 04:05pm

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Ivory Coast dry spell worries cocoa farmers

ABIDJAN: Below average rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions, has raised concerns for the Ap

Published 20 May, 2019 03:25pm

Commodities

Iraq cancels request for at least 30,000 tonnes US rice

DUBAI: Iraq's trade ministry is believed to have cancelled a restricted tender to buy least 30,000 tonnes of rice fr

Published 15 May, 2019 12:27pm

Commodities

Jordan makes no purchase in 120,000 tonne wheat tender: trade

DUBAI: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,000 tonn

Published 14 May, 2019 10:00pm

Commodities

Iraq bought 600,000 tonnes of wheat from local farmers: PM

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday that his government had bought 600,000 tonnes of wheat so

Published 14 May, 2019 09:36pm

Commodities

Iraq bought 600,000 tonnes of wheat from local farmers

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday that his government had bought 600,000 tonnes of whea

Published 14 May, 2019 03:28pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for more rain to boost mid: crop

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's cocoa mid-crop could be reduced in quality and length if abundant rain fails to arrive this month

Published 13 May, 2019 09:08pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.900mn T by May 12: exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.900 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 12, expor

Published 13 May, 2019 08:59pm

Commodities

Egypt procures 1.6mn tonnes of local wheat: cabinet

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, procured 1.62 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers from the star

Published 13 May, 2019 07:48pm

Commodities

Egypt procures 1.6mn tonnes of local wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, procured 1.62 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers from the

Published 13 May, 2019 04:57pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for more rain to boost mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's cocoa mid-crop could be reduced in quality and length if abundant rain fails to arrive this m

Published 13 May, 2019 03:37pm

Commodities

Iraq harvests almost 500,000 tonnes of local wheat at start of season

BAGHDAD: Iraq harvested about 500,000 tonnes of local wheat between the start of the season in mid-April and May 9,

Published 11 May, 2019 12:29pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.874mn T by May 5: exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.874 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 5, export

Published 06 May, 2019 08:02pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast rains boost cocoa crop after dry spell: farmers

ABIDJAN: Rainfall increased over most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, farmers said on Monday, raising

Published 06 May, 2019 07:19pm

Commodities

Jordan issues new tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued an international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of milling wheat which

Published 06 May, 2019 03:01pm

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Uganda's March coffee exports up 4pc from same period last year

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports rose by 4 percent in March from a similar period last year, the state-run sector re

Published 03 May, 2019 02:31pm

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 cotton exports to hit record high –USDA

NEW YORK: Ivory Coast, Africa's fourth-largest cotton producer, is expected to export record amounts of cotton in the 20

Published 01 May, 2019 09:17pm

Commodities

African countries hit by commodity slump must `re-calibrate' debt

ABUJA: African countries coping with low commodity prices must do more to re-balance investment and sustainable debt

Published 30 Apr, 2019 01:47pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 620,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state-owned grain buyer Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) said on Monday it bought 620,000 tonnes o

Published 29 Apr, 2019 08:21am

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South Korea's KOCOPIA bought 60,000 tonnes US corn

HAMBURG: South Korean importing group Korea Corn Processing Industry Association (KOCOPIA) purchased about 60,000 to

Published 26 Apr, 2019 01:33pm

Commodities

Iraq on track to harvest 5mn tonnes of wheat, reducing import needs

BAGHDAD: Iraq is on track to harvest five million tonnes of wheat this year thanks to heavy rainfall, the Agricultur

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:37pm

Commodities

Iraq says it has enough oil capacity to meet customer needs

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil minister said on Thursday his country had the capacity to increase its oil production to 6 milli

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:16pm

Commodities

Saudi Aramco CEO says looking at potential gas JVs, partnerships

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Thursday that the top oil firm was in discussions with lots

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:02pm

Commodities

South Africa's 2019 maize harvest seen 15 percent lower than prior season

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is expected to harvest 15 percent less maize in 2019 compared to the previous season afte

Published 25 Apr, 2019 12:46pm

Commodities

South Africa's Tongaat to restate prior results after accounting review

South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Ltd said on Wednesday it would restate prior financial information after a f

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:10pm

Commodities

Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa

NAIROBI: Billions of dollars' worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates

Published 24 Apr, 2019 10:10am

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Ghana G&S cocoa arrivals reach 698,553 tonnes by April 4

ACCRA: Ghana's graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals reached 698,553 tonnes between the start of this year's ha

Published 23 Apr, 2019 04:47pm

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Jordan makes no purchase in 120,000 tonnes wheat tender

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy

Published 23 Apr, 2019 01:01pm

Commodities

Congo Republic ships first iron ore from upgraded port

BRAZZAVILLE: Congo Republic shipped its first iron ore exports on Friday from a rehabilitated deep-water port that w

Published 19 Apr, 2019 08:23pm

Commodities

Egypt buys 385,615 tonnes of local wheat so far this season - state newspaper

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 365,615 tonnes of wheat from its farmers so far this season

Published 18 Apr, 2019 09:22am

Commodities

Ukraine continues 2019 corn, sunflower, sugar sowing

KIEV: Ukraine 2019 corn sowing is 6 percent complete at 264,000 hectares, the Ukrainian agriculture ministry said.

Published 17 Apr, 2019 02:52pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast has sold 900,000 T of 2019/20 cocoa export contracts

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has sold around 900,000 tonnes of cocoa through export contracts f

Published 17 Apr, 2019 02:39pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast rains set to improve mid-crop cocoa quality - farmers

ABIDJAN: Mixed rains fell over Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, farmers said on Monday, with more showers

Published 15 Apr, 2019 03:13pm

Commodities

Egypt imposes temporary duties of 15pc on iron billets, 25 pct on steel rebar

CAIRO: Egypt has imposed temporary import fees of 15 pct on iron billets and 25 pct on steel rebar from Monday, the fina

Published 15 Apr, 2019 08:56am

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Egypt accepts French wheat cargo after re-testing

CAIRO: A French wheat cargo Egypt had rejected by Egypt due to high levels of the grain fungus ergot has been re-tested

Published 13 Apr, 2019 03:50pm

Commodities

Egypt buys 240,000 tonnes of Romanian and Ukrainian wheat

CAIRO/HAMBURG: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) bought 240,000 tonnes

Published 12 Apr, 2019 05:32pm

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Egypt's GASC gets offers in wheat purchase tender - trade

HAMBURG/CAIRO: The lowest offer submitted in an international tender to buy wheat held on Friday by Egypt's state buyer

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:22pm

Commodities

Iran bought corn, barley and soymeal in tenders - trade

HAMBURG: Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL is believed to have purchased corn, barley and soymeal in interna

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:13pm

Commodities

Emirates Global Aluminium $3.3bn refinery starts operations

ABU DHABI: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said on Wednesday its $3.3 billion Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:49am

Commodities

Tunisia's trade deficit rises to $1.33 billion in first quarter

TUNIS: Tunisia's trade deficit widened in the first quarter of this year to 3.973 billion dinars ($1.33 billion)from 3.6

Published 09 Apr, 2019 01:47pm

Commodities

Egypt rejects French wheat cargo over ergot fungus level

DUBAI/PARIS: Egypt has rejected a French wheat shipment for exceeding authorised levels of the grain fungus ergot, sourc

Published 09 Apr, 2019 01:35pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1.748 mln T by April 7 - exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.748 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and April 1, expo

Published 08 Apr, 2019 11:33am

Commodities

Iran's SLAL tenders for 900,000 T barley, corn, soymeal - trade

HAMBURG: Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL has issued international tenders to purchase up to 300,000 tonnes

Published 08 Apr, 2019 11:33am

Commodities

Arabica coffee slips as short-covering rally subsides

LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE slipped on Friday as a short-covering rally ran out of steam, ending to two days o

Published 05 Apr, 2019 01:51pm

Commodities

Colombia March coffee output lowest in almost a year but exports up

BOGOTA: Colombia produced 914,000 60-kg bags of washed arabica coffee in March, the national coffee federation said

Published 03 Apr, 2019 08:31pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia's SAGO ready to buy this season's local wheat - SPA

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said it was ready to buy wheat from this season's local harvest, SPA state

Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:44pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia's SAGO ready to buy this season's local wheat

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said it was ready to buy wheat from this season's local harvest, SPA state

Published 03 Apr, 2019 07:31am

Commodities

Egypt seeks sugar for arrival April 20 to May 5 - trade

DUBAI: Egypt's state buyer the Sugar and Integrated Industries Company ESIIC is seeking 50,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar

Published 01 Apr, 2019 12:50pm

Commodities

Omani oil minister sees prices staying in $65-$75 range until year-end

DUBAI: Omani Energy Minister Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhy said he expected global oil prices to stay in a range betwe

Published 30 Mar, 2019 06:41pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast Jan-Feb rubber exports up 13 pct yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 138,334 tonnes of natural rubber from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, up around 13 percent from the sam

Published 29 Mar, 2019 03:02pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast Oct-Feb cocoa product exports up 2pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 188,897 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products between the start of the season on Oct. 1 a

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:52pm

Commodities

Brazil's Vale iron ore output rose 8 pct in 4th quarter

SAO PAULO: Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Tuesday that total iron ore output rose 8.2 percent in annual terms to 100.98

Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:29pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 730,000 tonnes barley in tender

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said on Monday it bought 730,000 tonnes of barley in its latest internation

Published 25 Mar, 2019 06:58am

Commodities

Iraq postpones deadline in tender for 30,000 tonnes rice – trade

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains buyer has postponed the offer submission deadline in an international tender to buy at lea

Published 20 Mar, 2019 01:31pm

Commodities

Ethiopia issues tender to buy 400,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: The Ethiopian government has issued an international tender to buy about 400,000 tonnes of milling wheat, Europ

Published 18 Mar, 2019 07:35am

Commodities

Iraq sees wheat crop almost doubling on more rainfall

BAGHDAD: Iraq expects its wheat crop to almost double to 4 million tonnes this year after more rainfall encouraged f

Published 14 Mar, 2019 04:32pm

Commodities

Algeria bought about 450,000 tonnes wheat in tender

PARIS: Algeria's state grains agency OAIC bought about 450,000 tonnes of wheat on Wednesday in an international tend

Published 14 Mar, 2019 01:38pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia buys 625,000 tonnes wheat in tender

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said on Monday it had bought 625,000 tonnes of wheat in an internationa

Published 04 Mar, 2019 01:58pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia buys 625,000 tonnes wheat in tender

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said on Monday it had bought 625,000 tonnes of wheat in an international te

Published 04 Mar, 2019 10:14am

Commodities

Uganda's gold exports jump 23pc, overtake coffee earnings

KAMPALA: Uganda's gold exports jumped 23 percent last year compared to 2017, for the first time overtaking coffee as

Published 26 Feb, 2019 04:57pm

Commodities

UAE's Emirates Steel CEO sees challenges in 2019

ABU DHABI: Emirates Steel, the largest steel producer in the United Arab Emirates, sees challenges in 2019 including a s

Published 26 Feb, 2019 09:03am

Commodities

Iraq bought 120,000 T Vietnam rice

BAGHDAD: Iraq's trade minister confirmed on Wednesday his country had purchased 120,000 tonnes of rice of Vietnamese

Published 20 Feb, 2019 11:48am

Commodities

Iraq yet to approve Russian wheat imports

BAGHDAD: Major Middle East grain buyer Iraq does not yet consider Russian wheat acceptable for imports, the Iraqi tr

Published 20 Feb, 2019 11:37am

Commodities

Delta Sugar looks to raise output as Egypt pushes sugar beet

CAIRO: Egypt's Delta Sugar hopes to produce 310,000 tonnes of sugar this year, the company's board chairman told Reu

Published 19 Feb, 2019 07:56pm

Commodities

Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Jordan's state grain buyer has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of milli

Published 19 Feb, 2019 04:59pm

Commodities

Iraq buys about 120,000 tonnes rice from Vietnam in direct deal

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Iraq's state grains buyer, the trade ministry, has purchased around 120,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam i

Published 19 Feb, 2019 02:41pm

Commodities

Syria's Hoboob buys 200,000 T Black Sea wheat at $260/T C&F

DUBAI: Syria's General Establishment for Cereal Processing and Trade (Hoboob) bought 200,000 tonnes of Black Sea origin

Published 19 Feb, 2019 02:26pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa port arrivals seen at about 1.442mn T by Feb. 17

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.442 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and Feb. 17, expo

Published 18 Feb, 2019 03:45pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.354mn T by Jan. 31

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.354 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and Jan. 31, CCC

Published 18 Feb, 2019 03:09pm

Commodities

Dubai's DMCC in talks with major coffee traders for new coffee centre

DUBAI: The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) said on Monday it was in talks with more than one major coffee trading

Published 18 Feb, 2019 02:41pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast 2018/19 cocoa grinding up 8pc by end of January

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa grinding in the 2018/2019 season reached 182,000 tonnes of beans by the end of January, up fr

Published 18 Feb, 2019 02:32pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast dry spell could damage cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions saw no rainfall last week, raising fears for the April-to-September

Published 18 Feb, 2019 01:22pm

Commodities

Algeria buys 600,000 T wheat, pays less than last time

PARIS: Algeria's state grains agency OAIC purchased 600,000 tonnes of milling wheat at around $247-$247.50 a tonne,

Published 14 Feb, 2019 08:24pm

Commodities

Kenya seeks to set up open data in agriculture, nutrition

NAIROBI: Kenyan researchers have formed a team to spearhead establishment of open data to generate information and s

Published 13 Feb, 2019 07:56pm

Commodities

Mexico's Sucroliq expects 2019 Mexican sugar output at 6.2mn T

DUBAI: Domestic sugar firm Sucroliq said on Wednesday it expected Mexican sugar production for the 2019, season to be at

Published 13 Feb, 2019 04:54pm

Commodities

South Africa's 2018 maize crop falls from record harvest

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's 2018, maize output was 26 percent lower than the record crop in the previous year after a d

Published 13 Feb, 2019 02:08pm

Commodities

COFCO Int'l eyes sugar assets in Brazil

DUBAI: COFCO International, the trading arm of Chinese state-owned food group COFCO, is looking to invest in sugar asset

Published 13 Feb, 2019 12:29pm

Commodities

Harmony Gold in talks to build solar power plant

JOHANNESBURG: South African miner Harmony Gold is in talks to build a 30 megawatt solar power plant in the Free State pr

Published 12 Feb, 2019 02:53pm

Commodities

South Africa's Harmony Gold H1 profit slumps 94 pct on higher depreciation

JOHANNESBURG: South African miner Harmony Gold on Tuesday posted a 94 percent plunge in first-half profit due to higher

Published 12 Feb, 2019 07:31am

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for more rain to boost mid-crop

ABIDJAN: More downpours are needed to strengthen Ivory Coast's April-to-September cocoa mid-crop despite above-average r

Published 11 Feb, 2019 04:19pm

Commodities

Brazil's centre south cane crop seen at 560mn T in 19/20

DUBAI: Brazil's centre south region is expected to produce around 560 million tonnes from its cane crop in the 2019-2020

Published 11 Feb, 2019 02:07pm

Commodities

Dreyfus expects faster switching between sugar, ethanol in Brazil

DUBAI: Commodities trading firm Louis Dreyfus expects faster switching between sugar and ethanol production in Brazil, w

Published 11 Feb, 2019 02:01pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen up 10pc on last year

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.425 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and Feb 11, expor

Published 11 Feb, 2019 01:23pm

Commodities

Egypt's sugar beet output rises to 1.4mn T

CAIRO: Egypt's sugar beet production rose this season to 1.4 million tonnes from 1.2 million tonnes last season, the cha

Published 11 Feb, 2019 12:01pm

Commodities

Egypt's strategic wheat reserves sufficient for 'more than 5 months'

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat buyer, has strategic reserves of the grain sufficient for 'more than five mo

Published 08 Feb, 2019 07:59pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC buys 300,000 tonnes of wheat for late March shipment

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), bought 300,000 tonnes of wheat o

Published 08 Feb, 2019 05:03pm

Commodities

South Africa's Harmony Gold expects drop in half-year earnings per share

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Harmony Gold said on Friday its earnings per share for the first half of the year could be

Published 08 Feb, 2019 02:22pm

Commodities

South Africa's Harmony Gold expects drop in half-year earnings per share

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Harmony Gold said on Friday its earnings per share for the first half of the year could be

Published 08 Feb, 2019 08:58am

Commodities

Lowest offer for rice at Egypt's GASC tender at $409.90 a tonne for Chinese rice

CAIRO: The lowest offer presented at an Egyptian state purchase tender for rice was $409.90 a tonne for Chinese rice, tr

Published 07 Feb, 2019 11:29am

Commodities

Congo 2018 copper output up 12.9 percent to 1.2mn T -Chamber of Commerce

CAPE TOWN: Copper production in Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's top producer, rose 12.9 percent in 2018 to 1.2 mi

Published 06 Feb, 2019 01:01pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1.376 T by Feb. 3

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.376 mn tonnes between Oct. 1 and Feb 3, exporte

Published 04 Feb, 2019 05:03pm

Commodities

Jordan buys 60,000T hard wheat in tender -trade

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Jordan's state grains buyer purchased 60,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat to be sourced from optional ori

Published 29 Jan, 2019 04:23pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC tender attracts lowest offer of $243/T for US soft red wheat

CAIRO: The lowest offer for wheat presented at Egyptian state grain buyer GASC's international purchase tender on Tuesda

Published 29 Jan, 2019 02:26pm

Commodities

Iraq sees wheat crop up to 3mn tonnes on better rainfall

BAGHDAD: Iraq, a major Middle East grain importer, said on Tuesday it sees local wheat production for the 2018-2019 seas

Published 29 Jan, 2019 02:08pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast Oct-Dec cocoa bean exports up 14pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 458,060 tonnes of raw cocoa beans from the start of the season on Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, up ar

Published 29 Jan, 2019 11:41am

Commodities

South Africa's RBCT says 2018 coal exports fall

RICHARDS BAY: South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) said on Thursday that its 2018 coal exports fell to 73.47

Published 24 Jan, 2019 11:36am

Commodities

Jordan gets ten offers in 120,000 tonne barley tender

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Ten trading companies are participating in the international tender from Jordan on Wednesday to buy 120,0

Published 23 Jan, 2019 01:52pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC mulls change to payment terms

CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt's state buyer the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) is considering changing payment

Published 21 Jan, 2019 08:51pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals hit 1.24 mln T by Jan 20 - exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.241 mn tonnes between Oct. 1 and Jan 20, exporters

Published 21 Jan, 2019 01:11pm

Commodities

Jordan tenders to buy 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued an international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of milling wheat which

Published 16 Jan, 2019 03:40pm

Commodities

Jordan buys 60,000 tonnes hard wheat in tender, optional origin

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Jordan's state grains buyer purchased 60,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat to be sourced from optional

Published 15 Jan, 2019 03:31pm

Commodities

Coffee price slump leaves farmers earning less than a cent a cup

LEKU, Ethiopia: In the verdant southern highlands of Ethiopia, coffee farmer Gafeto Gardo is thinking about calling time

Published 14 Jan, 2019 08:21am

Commodities

Jordan tenders to buy 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued an international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of milling wheat which

Published 10 Jan, 2019 02:44pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC buys 415,000 T of Russian wheat

CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, bought 415,000 tonnes of Russian wheat i

Published 09 Jan, 2019 10:10pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC seeks white rice for March 20-April 20 and/or April 1-30

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Wednesday it was seeking

Published 09 Jan, 2019 09:35pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Feb. 20-28 and/or March 1-10 shipment

CAIRO: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Tuesday to buy an unspecified amount of w

Published 08 Jan, 2019 09:40pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast Oct/Nov cocoa product exports down 2.4pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 69,627 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products from the beginning of the season on Oct. 1 t

Published 03 Jan, 2019 05:52pm

Commodities

Uganda's coffee exports down 7.5 pct in November vs same month last year

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports in November fell 7.5 percent from the same period last year, undercut by a weak harvest

Published 03 Jan, 2019 07:41am

Commodities

Zambia's 2018 copper output to be above last year's 800,000 tonnes

LUSAKA: Zambia's 2018 copper production is projected to rise above the 800,000 tonnes produced last year, its Minister o

Published 31 Dec, 2018 08:16am

Commodities

Russia misses out in Egyptian wheat tender as prices keep rising

CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt on Thursday bought no Russian wheat in an import tender for the first time in six months, in a sign o

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:37pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC receives offers in vegetable oil tender

DUBAI/HAMBURG: A tender by Egyptian state buyer GASC for soyoil drew a lowest offer of $653.30 per tonne for 15,000 tonn

Published 19 Dec, 2018 12:58pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa grinding up 10pc through November

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa grinding in the 2018/2018 season reached 89,000 tonnes by the end of November, up from 85,000

Published 19 Dec, 2018 12:23pm

Commodities

Russian delegation in Baghdad to discuss wheat exports to Iraq

BAGHDAD: A Russian delegation visited Iraq's grains board to discuss the possibility of Moscow exporting wheat to Baghda

Published 13 Dec, 2018 12:55pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast aims to double gold output by 2025

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast plans to double gold production by 2025, its vice president said on Monday, as the west African cou

Published 10 Dec, 2018 02:19pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 766,000 T by Dec. 9

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 766,000 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Dec. 9, exporters e

Published 10 Dec, 2018 12:50pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC tender draws low offer of $236.30/T for 60,000 T Russian wheat

CAIRO: The lowest offer for wheat presented at Egyptian state grain buyer GASC's international purchase tender on Thursd

Published 06 Dec, 2018 12:42pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast Jan-Oct cotton exports up 11pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 337,956 tonnes of cotton during the first 10 months of 2018, up 11 percent from the same p

Published 05 Dec, 2018 03:10pm

Commodities

Jordan buys 60,000 tonnes hard wheat in tender

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grains buyer purchased 60,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat to be sourced from optional origi

Published 04 Dec, 2018 06:48pm

Commodities

Jordan gets two offers in 120,000 tonne wheat tender

HAMBURG: Two trading companies participated in the international tender from Jordan's state grains buyer to purchase 120

Published 04 Dec, 2018 02:13pm

Commodities

South Korea tenders to buy 25,222 tonnes rice - trade

HAMBURG: South Korea's state-backed Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. has issued an international tender to purchase

Published 04 Dec, 2018 02:12pm

Commodities

Syria issues tender to buy 200,000 tonnes of wheat

DAMASCUS: Syria's state grains agency has issued a tender to buy 200,000 tonnes of soft wheat from Russia, Romania or Bu

Published 03 Dec, 2018 01:34pm

Commodities

Iran ends seasonal rice import ban

DUBAI: Iran has ended its seasonal ban on rice imports, allowing importers to register their orders, Iranian news agenci

Published 02 Dec, 2018 01:21pm

Commodities

Uganda's October coffee exports drop 8 pct yr/yr

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports dropped by 8 percent last month from the same period last year, hurt by a poor harvest

Published 28 Nov, 2018 09:15am

Commodities

Iraq oil exports average 3.48mn bpd in October

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports from the southern ports on the Gulf averaged 3.48 million barrels per day (bpd) in October,

Published 26 Nov, 2018 10:56am

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 607,000 T by Nov. 25

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 607,000 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Nov. 25, exporters

Published 26 Nov, 2018 10:39am

Commodities

Lowest offer in GASC rice tender at $419.7 for 25,000 T of Chinese rice

CAIRO: The lowest offer in the Egyptian state grain buyer's international purchase tender for rice was $419.7 per tonne

Published 25 Nov, 2018 12:10pm

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Iraq plans to issue tender for wheat on Sunday

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Iraq's trade ministry plans on Sunday to issue an international tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of h

Published 15 Nov, 2018 08:45pm

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Ivory Coast Oct cocoa grinding unchanged yr on yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa grinders processed 45,000 tonnes of beans by the end of October, data from exporters' associa

Published 12 Nov, 2018 09:01pm

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Iraq's grain board says has wheat stocks to last until end of March

BAGHDAD: Iraq's grain board said on Saturday it has enough stocks of wheat to last until the end of March. The co

Published 10 Nov, 2018 12:56pm

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Iraqi and Saudi Arabia agree to work together to stabilise oil markets

BAGHDAD: Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to work together to stabilise oil markets, Iraq's Oil Ministry spo

Published 10 Nov, 2018 12:53pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 327,000 T by Nov 4

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 327,000 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Nov. 4, exporters e

Published 05 Nov, 2018 06:28pm

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Brazil poised for bumper soybean crop as planting advances

SAO PAULO: Brazilian farmers are likely to harvest another record volume of soybeans in the 2018/19 season, as good weat

Published 29 Oct, 2018 08:21pm

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Brazil sugar mills see better outlook, eye shift back to sweetener

SAO PAULO: Brazilian sugar and ethanol producers said on Monday that the outlook for the sector is gradually improving a

Published 29 Oct, 2018 07:50pm

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Syria buys 200,000 T Russian wheat in tender

DUBAI: Syria's state grain buyer Hoboob bought 200,000 tonnes of Russian wheat in its latest international purchasin

Published 22 Oct, 2018 02:30pm

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Egypt's GASC seeking soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Sunday it was seeking cargoes o

Published 21 Oct, 2018 09:55pm

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Egypt's GASC seeking rice in international tender

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) said on Thursday it was seeking ca

Published 18 Oct, 2018 12:11pm

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Syria issues tender to buy 200,000 tonnes wheat - trade

HAMBURG: Syria's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase and import 200,000 tonnes of milling

Published 15 Oct, 2018 10:42am

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Ivory Coast 2018/19 cocoa port arrivals seen at 29,000 T by Oct.7

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 29,000 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Oct. 7 2018, exporte

Published 08 Oct, 2018 12:08pm

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Egypt has strategic sugar reserves to last until April

CAIRO: Egypt's strategic sugar reserves are enough to last up to the start of April, the supply ministry said on Monday.

Published 08 Oct, 2018 12:05pm

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Egypt strategic wheat reserves to last until February

CAIRO: Egypt has sufficient strategic wheat reserves to last until the end of the first week of February, the supply min

Published 08 Oct, 2018 11:44am

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Morocco to suspend soft wheat customs duty on Nov. 1

MARRAKESH: Morocco will cancel customs duty on soft wheat on November 1 to ensure regular supply, the agriculture minist

Published 02 Oct, 2018 01:40pm

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Ivory Coast raises cocoa farm price to 750 CFA francs per kg

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, raised the guaranteed price it pays farmers to 750 CFA francs ($1.34

Published 01 Oct, 2018 01:53pm

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Argentinian rice offered lowest at Iraq purchasing tender

DUBAI: The lowest offer in the international tender from Iraq's state grains buyer to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes of

Published 01 Oct, 2018 10:35am

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Iraq aims to boost light crude exports to 1 million bpd in 2019

BAGHDAD: Iraq plans to increase the production and exports of light crude oil to 1 million barrels per day in 2019,

Published 30 Sep, 2018 11:14pm

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Ivory Coast 2018/19 farmgate cocoa price expected at 750 CFA francs

ABIDJAN: Top grower Ivory Coast is expected to set a guaranteed price of 750 CFA francs ($1.35) per kilogramme to cocoa

Published 27 Sep, 2018 02:29pm

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Iraq buys 100,000 T wheat, 90,000 T rice in direct deals

BAGHDAD: Iraq's trade ministry said on Wednesday it bought 100,000 tonnes of wheat and 90,000 tonnes of rice in direct d

Published 26 Sep, 2018 02:24pm

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Ghana's cocoa output to reach 1mn tonnes and more in a few years

ACCRA: Ghana's cocobod regulator expects the country's annual cocoa output to rise to 1 million tonnes and more in a few

Published 26 Sep, 2018 11:48am

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Egypt's GASC receives offers at vegetable oil tender

CAIRO: An Egyptian state purchase tender for soyoil drew a lowest offer of $699.21 per tonne for 30,000 tonnes, trad

Published 25 Sep, 2018 11:44am

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Canadian wheat lowest offered in Iraq tender

DUBAI: The lowest offer made at Iraq's international wheat purchase tender was at $337 a tonne cost, insurance and freig

Published 23 Sep, 2018 01:33pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 180,000 T and 295,000 T wheat shipments

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer GASC has bought 180,000 tonnes of wheat for shipment over Nov. 1-10 and a further 295,

Published 18 Sep, 2018 07:21pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Nov. 1-10, Nov. 11-20 shipment

CAIRO: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set tenders on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of whe

Published 17 Sep, 2018 08:04pm

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Iraq seeking 50,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

BAGHDAD: Iraq's trade ministry is seeking at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat in an international purchasing tender, ministr

Published 13 Sep, 2018 08:04pm

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Ghana's cocoa purchases reach 870,000 tonnes as season closes

ACCRA: Cocoa purchases declared to Ghana's Cocobod reached 870,000 tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year which ends on Thursda

Published 13 Sep, 2018 07:42pm

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Ghana agrees with Ivory Coast to announce bean prices at start of cocoa season

ACCRA: Ghana and Ivory Coast have agreed to coordinate the announcement of bean prices with the opening of cocoa season,

Published 12 Sep, 2018 08:37pm

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Egypt sets buying price for local rice paddy

CAIRO: Egypt will pay its farmers 4,400-4,700 Egyptian pounds ($246.22-$263) a tonne for rice paddy, an unprocessed form

Published 03 Sep, 2018 09:39pm

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Syrian state importer seeks 200,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

BEIRUT: Syria's state grains agency, the General Establishment for Cereal Processing and Trade (Hoboob), has issued

Published 30 Aug, 2018 01:27pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 350,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday that it has boug

Published 28 Aug, 2018 08:34pm

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Truck explodes at Glencore oilfield in Chad, production suspended

N'DJAMENA: A truck caught fire and exploded on Sunday at Glencore's Mangara oilfield in Chad, forcing production to be s

Published 28 Aug, 2018 07:29pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeking soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Sunday it was seeking soyoil an

Published 26 Aug, 2018 07:52pm

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Iraq buys 300,000 tonnes wheat from US and Canada

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains board said on Thursday it had purchased a total of 300,000 tonnes of wheat to be

Published 16 Aug, 2018 03:46pm

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South Africa hikes sugar import duties to protect local industry

CAPE TOWN: South Africa has raised import duties on sugar to $680 from $566 a tonne to protect the domestic industry aga

Published 15 Aug, 2018 01:56pm

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Kenya's tea output jumps 14pc in the first half of the year

NAIROBI: Kenya's tea production jumped by 14 percent in the first six months of this year to 230.99 mln kg from the same

Published 09 Aug, 2018 02:09pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa crop developing well but more rain needed, say farmers

ABIDJAN: Top grower Ivory Coast's cocoa crop is developing well but rainfall was below average last week and needs to pi

Published 06 Aug, 2018 02:33pm

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Egypt's GASC seeking soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Sunday it was seeking soyoil an

Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:32pm

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Egypt strategic wheat reserves at 4 months

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has reserves of the grain sufficient to cover the country's needs for

Published 03 Aug, 2018 12:20pm

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Iraq buys 50,000 tonnes wheat from Australia in tender

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Iraq's state grains board is said to have purchased about 50,000 tonnes of Australian wheat in a tender w

Published 02 Aug, 2018 03:17pm

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Exposure to debt-stricken cocoa exporter rocks Ivory Coast banks

ABIDJAN: Heavy debt exposure to Ivory Coast's largest domestic cocoa exporter, which has been ordered into liquidation,

Published 31 Jul, 2018 01:25pm

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Iraq wheat purchase tender's lowest offer at $321.77 a tonne

DUBAI: The lowest offer made at Iraq's international wheat purchase tender was at $321.77 a tonne cost, insurance and fr

Published 29 Jul, 2018 11:47am

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Lowest offer at Egypt's wheat tender at $217.95 a tonne for Russian wheat

DUBAI/HAMBURG: The lowest offer for wheat presented at Egypt's state grain buyer's GASC international purchase tender on

Published 24 Jul, 2018 12:45pm

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Saudi Arabia issues tender to buy 595,000 tonnes of wheat

HAMBURG: Saudi Arabia's main state wheat buying agency, the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO), said on Thursday it ha

Published 12 Jul, 2018 01:50pm

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Saudi Arabia to buy up to 700,000 tonnes of wheat per year from local farmers

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer, the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO), said on Sunday that it had approved

Published 08 Jul, 2018 02:14pm

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Egypt's cotton exports up nearly 37pc as crop quality improves

CAIRO: Egyptian cotton production is on course to rebound with help from a devalued currency and bigger cultivation area

Published 04 Jul, 2018 06:40pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Aug 11-20 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wh

Published 25 Jun, 2018 07:04pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 240,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it bought 240,000

Published 19 Jun, 2018 02:58pm

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Ghana and Ivory Coast to agree cocoa export volumes for 2019/20

ABIDJAN: Ghana and Ivory Coast will jointly decide on the volume and timing of cocoa exports by August for the 2019/20 s

Published 13 Jun, 2018 04:48pm

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Iran tenders again to buy 60,000 tonnes sugar

HAMBURG: Iranian state purchasing agency the Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC) has issued another internation

Published 13 Jun, 2018 12:57pm

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Egypt's GASC says it buys 420,000 tonnes Romanian, Russian wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer GASC said on Tuesday it had bought 420,000 tonnes of Russian and Romanian wheat in a te

Published 12 Jun, 2018 03:33pm

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I.Coast to destroy cocoa trees in fight against virus

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa producer, announced Monday it would rip up 100,000 hectares (250,000 acr

Published 11 Jun, 2018 01:51pm

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Australian wheat offered at lowest price in Iraq tender

DUBAI: Australian wheat was offered at the lowest price of $313.75 a tonne in Iraq's international purchasing tender, tr

Published 10 Jun, 2018 12:54pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals fall 2.2pc to 1.713mn T by June 3

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.713 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and June 3, expor

Published 04 Jun, 2018 01:28pm

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Ghana gold output up 10.2pc to 2.805mn oz in 2017

ACCRA: Ghana's gold output rose to 2.805 million ounces in 2017, up 10.2 percent from the previous year, data from the G

Published 01 Jun, 2018 04:27pm

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Algeria cereal imports bill up 16pc in Jan-April

ALGIERS: Algeria's imports of cereal, semolina and flour rose 16 percent by value in the first four months of 2018, offi

Published 28 May, 2018 04:07pm

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Syria expects to buy less than 1mn T local wheat in 2018

DUBAI: Syria is expected to buy less than one million tonnes of local wheat from farmers in the 2018 season because of p

Published 27 May, 2018 03:56pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers for soyoil, sunflower oil

CAIRO/DUBAI: The lowest offer for soyoil at Egypt's international purchasing tender was at $752.95 a tonne for 30,000 to

Published 24 May, 2018 11:32am

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Mali's 2017 artisanal gold exports down by more than half

BAMAKO: Declared exports of informally mined gold in Mali fell by more than half in 2017 to 7.89 tonnes, mostly due to t

Published 22 May, 2018 03:12pm

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Egypt procures 3mn T of local wheat since start of harvest

CAIRO: Egypt has procured about 3 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers since the harvest began 37 days ago, at a c

Published 22 May, 2018 01:37pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers confident on improving rainfall

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are confident forecast rains will bolster the ongoing mid-crop harvest, despite below

Published 22 May, 2018 01:15pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 1.635mn T by May 20

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.635 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 20, expor

Published 21 May, 2018 02:49pm

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Ghana cocoa purchases topped 700,000 T by early May

ACCRA: Cocoa purchases declared to Ghana's Cocobod topped 700,000 tonnes by early May, up from 650,000 tonnes a month ea

Published 17 May, 2018 02:39pm

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Egypt's sugar reserves at 750,000 tonnes, vegetable oil sufficient for 3-4 months - minister

CAIRO: Egypt's strategic reserves of sugar are at 750,000 tonnes while stocks of vegetable oil are enough to supply the

Published 07 May, 2018 02:42pm

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Egypt wheat reserves sufficient for 4.4 months not including local harvest

CAIRO:Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for 4.4 months, not including about 2 million tonnes of wheat so far collected

Published 07 May, 2018 01:42pm

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South Africa gold producers, gold miners reach silicosis settlement

JOHANNESBURG: South African gold producers reached a class action settlement on Thursday with law firms representing tho

Published 03 May, 2018 02:13pm

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Egypt's local wheat buying surges in first two weeks of harvest

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has so far bought 1.4 million tonnes of the grain from farmers in its

Published 30 Apr, 2018 01:07pm

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Iraq seeks 30,000 tonnes of rice in tender

BAGHDAD: Iraq's grain board said on Tuesday it was seeking 30,000 tonnes of rice in an international purchasing tender.

Published 24 Apr, 2018 03:06pm

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Morocco's cereal harvest seen at 9.82 million tonnes

MEKNES: Morocco's cereal harvest is expected to reach 9.82 million tonnes in 2018 in line with last year's harvest despi

Published 23 Apr, 2018 02:01pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 1.513mn T by April 22

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached about 1.513 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and April 2

Published 23 Apr, 2018 01:30pm

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Egypt's rice farmers see rough times downstream of new Nile mega-dam

KAFR ZIADA: Rice farmers in Kafr Ziada village in the Nile River Delta have ignored planting restrictions aimed at conse

Published 23 Apr, 2018 01:15pm

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South Africa's 2018 maize output seen up 3pc on previous estimate

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is expected to harvest three percent more maize in 2018 than previously estimated after late

Published 20 Apr, 2018 12:41pm

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Uganda sugar output seen up 17pc in 2018

KAMPALA: Uganda expects sugar production to rise 17 percent this year to 428,000 tonnes, helped by improved rainfall tha

Published 19 Apr, 2018 03:18pm

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Egypt buys 190,000 tonnes of locally-produced wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest buyer of wheat, has purchased 190,000 tonnes of locally-produced wheat since the seaso

Published 19 Apr, 2018 02:13pm

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Ivory Coast Q1 cocoa grind up nearly 2pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's first quarter 2018 cocoa grind rose over 2 percent on the year to 130,000 tonnes, data from expor

Published 18 Apr, 2018 03:53pm

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Tunisia buys about 125,000 T wheat, 25,000 T barley in tender

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency purchased around 125,000 tonnes of soft milling wheat and 25,000 tonnes of feed b

Published 17 Apr, 2018 02:18pm

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Egypt aims to import 7mn t of wheat in 2018-2019

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest buyer of wheat, is planning to import 7 million tonnes of the grain in the 2018-2019 f

Published 17 Apr, 2018 02:13pm

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Egypt receives offers in soyoil, sunflower oil tender

DUBAI: The lowest offer for soyoil at Egypt's GASC vegetable oil tender was for the equivalent of $792 a tonne, and the

Published 12 Apr, 2018 02:59pm

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Egypt's local wheat buying price may push farmers away from growing

CAIRO: The local wheat buying price announced by Egypt on Wednesday will not be profitable for farmers and may push them

Published 11 Apr, 2018 03:48pm

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Iraq warns against selling imported wheat to government

BAGHDAD: Iraq's grain board warned its branches across the country against accepting imported wheat during the season wh

Published 10 Apr, 2018 02:38pm

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Iraq says seeking 50,000 T wheat in tender

BAGHDAD: Iraq is seeking 50,000 tonnes of wheat in an international purchasing tender, its grain board said in a stateme

Published 30 Mar, 2018 04:23pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-Feb cocoa product exports up 4pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 185,156 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products in the first five months of the 2017/18 sea

Published 29 Mar, 2018 12:40pm

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Lowest offer at Egypt's GASC wheat tender at $217 a tonne

DUBAI: The lowest offer put forward at Egypt's state wheat purchasing tender was $217 a tonne, free-on-board (FOB), Cair

Published 29 Mar, 2018 11:44am

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Cameroon cocoa exports down 9pc by end Feb -official data

ABIDJAN: Cameroon cocoa bean and product exports reached 209,000 tonnes by the end of February, down 9 percent from the

Published 23 Mar, 2018 01:26pm

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Egypt seeks to buy more than 4mn tonnes of local wheat in 2018

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, intends to buy more than four million tonnes of locally-produced wheat

Published 22 Mar, 2018 12:31pm

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Uganda's coffee exports broadly stable in February

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee shipments remained broadly unchanged in February compared with the same month last year, the st

Published 22 Mar, 2018 12:26pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop harvest expected to drop 23 percent

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's cocoa mid-crop output is expected to drop 23 percent to 400,000 tonnes this season due to insuffi

Published 21 Mar, 2018 02:24pm

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Highest price of Kenya's best coffee down at auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's benchmark grade AA coffee fell at this week's auction from last week's sale, the N

Published 21 Mar, 2018 10:52am

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Egypt's strategic wheat reserves enough for 3 months

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat buyer, has strategic reserves to cover three months of wheat consumption, the of

Published 20 Mar, 2018 11:55am

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Iraq sets local wheat purchase prices for 2018 season

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Grain Board said it would pay its farmers 420,000-560,000 Iraqi dinars ($354-$472) per tonne of local wh

Published 20 Mar, 2018 11:43am

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Zambia revises 2017 copper output upwards to 800,000 tonnes

LUSAKA: Zambia has revised its 2017 copper production figure upwards to 800,000 tonnes from 786,731 tonnes announced by

Published 20 Mar, 2018 11:42am

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Highest price of Kenya's best coffee falls at auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's benchmark grade AA coffee fell at this week's auction from last week's sale, the N

Published 15 Mar, 2018 12:51pm

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Egypt has wheat reserves for more than 3 months

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat buyer, has strategic reserves to cover 3.2 months of wheat consumption, a statem

Published 15 Mar, 2018 12:29pm

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Ethiopia considers offers in tender for 400,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: The lowest offer in a tender by the Ethiopian government to buy 400,000 tonnes of wheat was $250.15 a tonne c&a

Published 14 Mar, 2018 09:41am

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Iraq makes no purchase in talks for US wheat and rice

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Iraq's Trade Ministry has failed to seal a deal for at least 30,000 tonnes of US-origin long grain rice a

Published 12 Mar, 2018 02:21pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeking soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Sunday it was seeking at

Published 11 Mar, 2018 11:20am

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South Africa gold miners' silicosis lawsuit settlement expected within 6 weeks

JOHANNESBURG: South African gold producers will likely reach a settlement within six weeks in a lawsuit over a fatal lun

Published 11 Mar, 2018 10:57am

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Mali aims for 8pc increase in 2018/19 rice output

BAMAKO: Mali aims to produce 3.14 million tonnes of rice in the 2018/19 season, the Ministry of Rural Development said o

Published 07 Mar, 2018 12:57pm

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Lowest offer at Egypt's GASC wheat tender at $213/T

CAIRO: The lowest offer at a wheat import tender being held on Tuesday by Egypt's state buyer GASC was at $213 a tonne f

Published 06 Mar, 2018 01:50pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1.287mn T by March 4

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached about 1.287 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and Mar. 4,

Published 05 Mar, 2018 02:09pm

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Jordan Silos makes no purchase in 50,000 T wheat tender

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Jordan's state-owned Silos and Supply General Company made no purchase in a tender to buy 50,000 tonnes o

Published 05 Mar, 2018 01:11pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-Jan cocoa product exports up 7pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 150,045 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products in the first four months of the 2017/18 sea

Published 28 Feb, 2018 11:55am

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Egypt's GASC buys 120,000 tonnes wheat in tender

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Egypt's state grain buyer GASC said on Wednesday that it had bought 120,000 tonnes of wheat in a tender.

Published 21 Feb, 2018 03:24pm

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South African iron ore producer Assore H1 profit rises 12pc

JOHANNESBURG: Assore Ltd, a South African base minerals and metals producer, said on Wednesday its interim profit rose a

Published 21 Feb, 2018 12:55pm

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Zambian 2017 copper output up 1.6pc

LUSAKA: Zambian copper output increased by 1.6 percent to 786,731 tonnes last year, the central bank said on Wednesday.

Published 21 Feb, 2018 12:10pm

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Malawi's tea output up 6 percent in 2017

BLANTYRE: Production of tea, Malawi's second largest export commodity after tobacco, rose 6 percent to 45.6 million kilo

Published 19 Feb, 2018 01:28pm

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Egypt to set local buying price for wheat in March

CAIRO: Egypt will set its local buying price for wheat in March, one month ahead of the harvest, the ministry of agricul

Published 19 Feb, 2018 01:12pm

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Burkina Faso expects record 55 tonnes of gold in 2018

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso expects to produce a record 55 tonnes of gold in 2018, a two-thirds increase on five years ago

Published 16 Feb, 2018 11:11am

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DR Congo sees 10pc levy on 'strategic metals'

KINSHASA: The world's biggest producer of cobalt, a key ingredient in modern batteries, plans a five-fold increase in ta

Published 09 Feb, 2018 03:01pm

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South Africa's Gold Fields says headline earnings to fall up to 12pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Gold Fields expects full-year profit to fall as much as 12 percent on the back of impairmen

Published 08 Feb, 2018 01:39pm

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Iraq seeking at least 30,000 tonnes of rice in tender

BAGHDAD: Iraq's trade ministry is seeking at least 30,000 tonnes of rice, of any origin, in an international purchasing

Published 07 Feb, 2018 01:37pm

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South Africa gold miners lawsuit seen close to settlement

CAPE TOWN: A 9 billion rand ($755 million) class action suit brought against gold producers in South Africa by miners su

Published 07 Feb, 2018 01:09pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 1.179mn T by Feb 4

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached about 1.179 million tonnes by Feb. 4 since the start

Published 05 Feb, 2018 02:15pm

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Dubai's Al Khaleej Egypt sugar project valued at $1bn - minister

DUBAI: Egypt's Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said on Sunday that Dubai's Al Khaleej sugar project in Egypt had an inves

Published 04 Feb, 2018 07:26am

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Lowest offer in Egypt's GASC tender for Russian wheat

CAIRO: The lowest offer at a tender held on Friday by Egypt's state grain buyer GASC was at $202.70 per tonne free-on-bo

Published 02 Feb, 2018 01:39pm

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Ivory Coast resells 80,000 T of default-risk cocoa

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) last week resold 80,000 tonnes' worth of cocoa export contracts th

Published 30 Jan, 2018 01:11pm

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Ivorian cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.126mn T by Jan 28

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached about 1.126 million tonnes by Jan. 28 since the start

Published 29 Jan, 2018 01:16pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers in soyoil and sunflower oil tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer for soyoil presented at a tender issued by Egypt's GASC on Tuesday was $812 a tonne for 10,000 t

Published 23 Jan, 2018 03:11pm

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Cameroon cocoa bean exports down 9.5pc by Dec. 17

ABIDJAN: Cameroon had exported 133,000 tonnes of cocoa beans by Dec. 17, down 9.5 percent from the 147,000 tonnes shippe

Published 22 Jan, 2018 02:28pm

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Egypt raises local sugar buying price as cane harvest begins

CAIRO: Egypt has raised its buying price for sugar cane to 720 Egyptian pounds ($40.75) per tonne from 700 pounds, the s

Published 22 Jan, 2018 02:14pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers from six suppliers at wheat tender

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), has received offers from

Published 16 Jan, 2018 01:34pm

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Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 1.002mn tonnes of barley

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buying agency said on Monday it had bought 1.002 million tonnes of feed barley in an i

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:08pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 991,000 T by Jan. 14

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached about 991,000 tonnes by Jan. 14 since the start o

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:19pm

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Egypt's GASC gets offers for soyoil and sunflower oil in tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer for soyoil presented at a tender issued by Egypt's GASC on Monday was $805 a tonne, Cairo-based

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:36pm

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Cargill's Cameroon venture targets 100,000 T of cocoa purchases in 2018/19

DOUALA: A joint venture between agri-food giant Cargill and a Cameroon businesswoman plans to boost sustainable farming

Published 11 Jan, 2018 07:10pm

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Lowest offer at Egypt GASC tender at $192/T for 55,000 T Russian wheat

CAIRO: The lowest offer presented at Egypt's state grain buyer's GASC wheat tender on Tuesday was for 55,000 tonnes of R

Published 09 Jan, 2018 09:27pm

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Egypt receives offers in GASC wheat tender after brief trader standoff

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, received seven offers in an international purchase tender on Tuesday,

Published 09 Jan, 2018 07:34pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers concerned by wave of hot, dry weather

ABIDJAN: Hot, dry weather last week in most of top grower Ivory Coast's cocoa regions has raised fears about bean qualit

Published 02 Jan, 2018 03:46pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC says buys 180,000 T Russian wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Wednesday it bought 180,0

Published 27 Dec, 2017 09:59pm

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Egypt targeted wheat cultivation area drops to 3.25mn acres

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat buyer, is looking to plant 3.25 million acres of the crop this season, down from

Published 24 Dec, 2017 07:27pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 662,000 T by Dec 17

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 662,000 tonnes by Dec. 17 since the start of t

Published 19 Dec, 2017 09:33pm

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Cameroon cocoa port arrivals down around 20pc by mid-Dec

NTUI: Cocoa exporters in Cameroon reckon that port arrivals since the start of the season in August had amounted to betw

Published 19 Dec, 2017 08:52pm

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Egypt reaffirms acceptance of wheat imports with up to 0.05pc ergot

DUBAI: Egypt's Agriculture Ministry issued a decision reaffirming its commitment to accepting wheat imports with up to 0

Published 13 Dec, 2017 09:24pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 295,000 tonnes of Russian and Romanian wheat

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) bought 295,000 tonnes of R

Published 12 Dec, 2017 10:27pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 584,000 T by Dec 10

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 584,000 tonnes by Dec. 10 since the start

Published 11 Dec, 2017 10:32pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Jan. 21-31 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wh

Published 11 Dec, 2017 08:38pm

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Little rain for Ivory Coast cocoa belt as dry season starts

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa regions received little or no rain last week as the dry season took hold, though downpours ea

Published 04 Dec, 2017 11:48pm

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Egypt aims to increase wheat cultivation to 3.74mn acres

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, is looking to plant 3.74 million acres of the crop this season, up fro

Published 04 Dec, 2017 09:03pm

Commodities

West African cocoa plan needs to focus on farmers

ACCRA: Ghana and Ivory Coast need to focus more sharply on improving farmers' incomes if they are to achieve initiatives

Published 23 Nov, 2017 08:42pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers say light rains will boost crop

ABIDJAN: Light rains last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions will improve output and quality by he

Published 21 Nov, 2017 12:34am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 346,000 T by Nov 19

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 346,000 tonnes by Nov. 19 since the start of t

Published 20 Nov, 2017 10:34pm

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Iraq seeking 50,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Trade Ministry is seeking 50,000 tonnes of wheat in an international tender, it said on Sunday. T

Published 19 Nov, 2017 10:55am

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Ivory Coast to expel cocoa farmers from largest forest reserve

ABIDJAN: Top cocoa producer Ivory Coast will launch an operation to expel thousands of illegal farmers from the Goin-Deb

Published 16 Nov, 2017 08:35pm

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Iraq says buys 90,000 tonnes of US rice in direct deal

BAGHDAD: Iraq's trade ministry said on Thursday it had bought 90,000 tonnes of US rice in a direct deal outside of the t

Published 16 Nov, 2017 08:29pm

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Jordan cancels tender for 100,000 tonnes of barley

DUBAI: Jordan's state grain buyer has cancelled an international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of barley, a governme

Published 15 Nov, 2017 09:45pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers for soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer in Egyptian state-buyer GASC's international tender for vegetable oils was $843 per tonne C&

Published 14 Nov, 2017 11:45pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen down 9pc by Nov 12

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 283,000 tonnes by Nov. 12 since the start

Published 13 Nov, 2017 04:33pm

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Jordan buys 50,000 tonnes wheat in tender

DUBAI/PARIS: Jordan's state grains buyer purchased 50,000 tonnes of milling wheat to be sourced from optional origins in

Published 09 Nov, 2017 07:06pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa output to fall 12 percent by year-end -exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa output in Ivory Coast, the world's top producer, is expected to fall by nearly 12 percent by the end of t

Published 08 Nov, 2017 10:18pm

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Lowest offer at Egypt's GASC wheat tender $195.30 a tonne

DUBAI: The lowest offer at Egypt's GASC international wheat purchase tender was $195.30 per tonne, free-on-board (FOB),

Published 08 Nov, 2017 09:01pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeks wheat for Dec. 15-30 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Tuesday to buy an unspecified amount of w

Published 07 Nov, 2017 10:40pm

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Congo copper production up 9pc in first nine months of year

DAKAR: Copper production in Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's top producer of the metal, was up by 9.3 percent this

Published 06 Nov, 2017 01:53pm

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Ivory Coast weather promising for cocoa harvest

ABIDJAN: Light rain and sunshine boosted cocoa crops in Ivory Coast, the world's top exporter, last week, although Harma

Published 06 Nov, 2017 01:29pm

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Iraq buys US wheat in direct purchase deal

BAGHDAD: Iraq has purchased US wheat in a direct deal, outside the tender process, two Iraqi officials said on Thursday.

Published 02 Nov, 2017 07:49pm

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South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett expects H1 profit to rise 5pc

JOHANNESBURG: South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett expects half-year profit to rise 4.8 percent as production rec

Published 02 Nov, 2017 05:56pm

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Disease could halve Ivory Coast first-quarter cocoa output

ABIDJAN: Cocoa production in top grower Ivory Coast could fall by nearly half in the first quarter of next year because

Published 01 Nov, 2017 10:07pm

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Ivory Coast rains boost cocoa crop ahead of the dry season

ABIDJAN: High temperatures and light rain helped the start of the cocoa crop in the world's top exporter Ivory Coast las

Published 30 Oct, 2017 07:28pm

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Egypt says wheat reserves sufficient for 4 months

CAIRO: Egypt's supply minister said on Monday the country has wheat reserves sufficient for four months and sugar reserv

Published 23 Oct, 2017 05:46pm

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Jordan tenders again to buy 100,000 tonnes wheat-trade

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grains buyer has again issued an international invitation to tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes o

Published 19 Oct, 2017 08:20pm

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Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 100,000 T wheat

ABU DHABI: Jordan's state grain buyer has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 100,000 tonnes of milling w

Published 18 Oct, 2017 03:35pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 67,000 T by Oct. 15

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 67,000 tonnes by Oct. 15 since the start o

Published 16 Oct, 2017 04:33pm

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Ghana to keep cocoa farmer price unchanged for 2017/18 season

ACCRA: Ghana will keep the price it pays cocoa farmers unchanged at 7,600 cedis ($1,735) per tonne for the 2017/18 seaso

Published 13 Oct, 2017 02:02pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 30,000 T soyoil and 22,500 T of sunflower oil

CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer GASC said on Monday it had bought 30,000 tonnes of soyoil and 22,500 tonnes of sunflowe

Published 02 Oct, 2017 10:15pm

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Ghana president pledges to keep cocoa farmer prices unchanged

KUMASI: Ghana's president Nana Afuko-Addo said on Monday the government would ensure that producer prices for cocoa rema

Published 02 Oct, 2017 10:12pm

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Iraq seeking 30,000 tonnes of rice in tender

BAGHDAD: Iraq's state grain buyer is seeking 30,000 tonnes of rice of any origin, traders said on Monday. The deadlin

Published 02 Oct, 2017 10:07pm

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Ivory Coast weather mostly good as cocoa harvest starts

ABIDJAN: The size and quality of Ivory Coast's cocoa main crop will be boosted by last week's mixture of sunshine and ra

Published 25 Sep, 2017 08:04pm

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Egypt buys 60,000 T soyoil and 31,000 T sunflower oil in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer GASC said on Wednesday that it had bought 60,000 tonnes of soyoil and 31,000 tonnes of

Published 20 Sep, 2017 09:42pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa crop aided by ample rain, disease fears persist

ABIDJAN: Heavy rain last week in Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions will boost the main harvest that runs from October

Published 18 Sep, 2017 07:23pm

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Ghana to maintain cocoa price, raising smuggling risk

ACCRA: Ghana will keep the price it pays farmers for cocoa unchanged if not higher next season, its industry regulator s

Published 14 Sep, 2017 05:10pm

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Ivory Coast to lift cocoa farm price, hold export tax

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast is close to agreeing an increase in the minimum price paid to cocoa farmers to 750 CFA francs ($1.4

Published 13 Sep, 2017 07:03pm

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Egypt may send French wheat to prosecutor as trade risks grow

DUBAI: Egypt will probably refer a 59,000 tonne French wheat cargo to the public prosecutor after tests showed it contai

Published 11 Sep, 2017 07:03pm

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Egypt may reject 59,000 tonnes of French wheat

DUBAI/CAIRO: Egypt is considering rejecting 59,000 tonnes of French wheat purchased by state grain buyer GASC due to

Published 10 Sep, 2017 10:07am

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Copper rises on China demand, falling inventories

JOHANNESBURG: Copper rose to a near three-year high on Thursday on signs of stronger demand in top consumer China while

Published 24 Aug, 2017 07:47pm

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Egypt likely to reject Romanian wheat as prosecutor decides fate

CAIRO: Egypt's public prosecutor is looking likely to reject and re-export a cargo of Romanian wheat shipment purchased

Published 22 Aug, 2017 07:41pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,940,000 T by Aug. 20

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,940,000 tonnes by Aug. 20 since the start of

Published 22 Aug, 2017 07:17pm

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Uganda's coffee exports jump 59pc in July

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports jumped 59 percent last month from a year earlier after good weather conditions this yea

Published 22 Aug, 2017 05:17pm

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Highest price of Kenya's best coffee inches down

NAIROBI: The top price of Kenya's benchmark grade AA coffee edged down at this week's auction from last week's sale, the

Published 22 Aug, 2017 05:09pm

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Ivory Coast weather bodes well for main cocoa crop

ABIDJAN: Rain and sun in most of Ivory Coast's biggest cocoa-growing regions last week will improve the size and quality

Published 21 Aug, 2017 07:56pm

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Jordan buys 50,000 tonnes of barley in tender

CAIRO: Jordan's state grain buyer bought 50,000 tonnes of barley of optional origin in a tender on Thursday, a governmen

Published 17 Aug, 2017 08:00pm

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Lowest offer at Egypt wheat tender at $192.29/T for Russian wheat

CAIRO: The lowest offer at a wheat tender by Egypt's GASC on Wednesday was $192.29 a tonne free-on-board (FOB) for 55,00

Published 16 Aug, 2017 07:15pm

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Bahrain bought about 25,000 tonnes Australian wheat

HAMBURG: A buyer in Bahrain purchased about 25,000 tonnes of wheat thought likely to be sourced from Australia in a tend

Published 10 Aug, 2017 08:36pm

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Egypt rice production to cover local needs until Oct 2018

CAIRO: Egypt's rice production is enough to cover local needs until October of next year, Ragab Shehata, head of the Ric

Published 09 Aug, 2017 07:24pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa grinders process 433,000 T of beans Oct-July

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa grinders processed 433,000 tonnes of beans between the beginning of the season in October and

Published 08 Aug, 2017 07:47pm

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Ivory Coast weather mixed for cocoa, some farmers fear disease

ABIDJAN: Light rain and sun last week in some of Ivory Coast's main cocoa-growing regions boosted prospects for the Octo

Published 08 Aug, 2017 07:28pm

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Middle East Crude-Saudi raises Sept light crude prices

SINGAPORE: The Middle East crude benchmarks weakened further on Monday as traders closed their positions on the last tra

Published 31 Jul, 2017 09:44pm

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Egypt wheat reserves enough for 6 months after buying spree

CAIRO: Egypt's strategic wheat reserves are sufficient to last for six months, a supply ministry official told Reuters o

Published 26 Jul, 2017 05:33pm

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Egypt's GASC wheat tender lowest offer at $202.35/T for 60,000 T Russian

CAIRO: The lowest offer at Egypt's GASC wheat tender on Tuesday was at $202.35 a tonne free-on-board (FOB) for 60,000 to

Published 25 Jul, 2017 05:31pm

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Uganda's coffee exports up 62pc yr/yr in June

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports rose 62 percent year-on-year in June, helped by an extra crop harvest from newly maturi

Published 25 Jul, 2017 04:03pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Sept. 1-10 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wh

Published 24 Jul, 2017 09:06pm

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Botswana coal mine stalls as farmers reject compensation deal

GABORONE: Development of a new 1.35 million tonne per annum coal mine in Botswana has stalled due to a dispute over comp

Published 24 Jul, 2017 05:09pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers concerned about overcast weather

ABIDJAN: Light rains and cool, overcast weather last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions raised concerns

Published 24 Jul, 2017 05:07pm

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Copper supported by supply disruptions, weak dollar

JOHANNESBURG: Copper pushed through the $6,000 level on Monday as the dollar hovered near 13-month lows and mine disrupt

Published 24 Jul, 2017 05:02pm

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Copper hovers near $6,000 level

JOHANNESBURG: Copper pushed through the $6,000 level on Monday as the dollar hovered near 13-month lows and mine disrupt

Published 24 Jul, 2017 05:01pm

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Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett to build refinery in Mozambique

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Tongaat Hulett said on Monday it will build a refinery at its Mozambican sugar mill to proc

Published 24 Jul, 2017 04:36pm

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Syria 2017 wheat crop up 12pc to 1.8mn tonnes

DUBAI: Syria's 2017 wheat crop has slightly improved to 1.8 million tonnes, 12 percent higher than last year's record lo

Published 18 Jul, 2017 08:40pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Aug. 21-31 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wh

Published 17 Jul, 2017 11:03pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,902,000 T by July 16

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 1,902,000 tonnes by July 16 since the star

Published 17 Jul, 2017 07:14pm

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Egypt to produce 2.6mn tonnes of sugar this year

CAIRO: Egypt expects 2.6 million tonnes of beet and cane sugar from this year's harvest and aims to reduce imports to le

Published 13 Jul, 2017 06:33pm

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Ivory Coast to end cocoa forward sales early next month

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast will end forward sales of its 2017/18 cocoa crop in August, a month earlier than originally planned

Published 12 Jul, 2017 03:37pm

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Egypt sees rice paddy production jumping to 6.5mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt expects to produce about 6.5 million tonnes of rice paddy this season, the supply ministry said on Tuesday,

Published 11 Jul, 2017 02:09pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa grinding up 14pc versus last season

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa grinders had processed 389,000 tonnes of beans by the end of June, up from 342,000 tonnes at

Published 11 Jul, 2017 02:01pm

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Ghana's cocoa loan syndication oversubscribed to $1.6bn

ACCRA: Ghana's cocoa regulator Cocobod has already received around $1.6 billion worth of bids in an oversubscribed loan

Published 10 Jul, 2017 07:22pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,884,000 T by July 9

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 1.884 million tonnes by July 9 since the s

Published 10 Jul, 2017 05:13pm

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Ivory Coast flooding to slash Oct-Dec cocoa output

ABIDJAN: Recent widespread flooding in Ivory Coast's western cocoa growing regions will cut main crop output from Octobe

Published 06 Jul, 2017 03:37pm

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Uganda expects tea production to rise 3pc this year

KAMPALA: Uganda's tea production is set to rise by 3.4 percent this year, lifted by a maturing new crop and good rains,

Published 06 Jul, 2017 03:18pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 410,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer the General Authority for Supply Commodities said on Wednesday it had bought 410,000 to

Published 05 Jul, 2017 07:31pm

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Egypt rejects Ukrainian corn shipment on ergot fungus concerns

CAIRO: Egypt has rejected a 60,000 tonne shipment of Ukrainian corn on concerns over the common grain fungus ergot, agri

Published 05 Jul, 2017 05:10pm

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Egypt to cut corn imports amid higher local production

CAIRO: Egypt expects to cut imports of yellow corn to 7 million tonnes during the 2017-18 fiscal year beginning in July

Published 05 Jul, 2017 05:09pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers at soyoil tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer at Egypt's GASC soyoil tender was $799 a tonne for 30,000 tonnes of soyoil, traders said. The

Published 02 Jul, 2017 03:42pm

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Syrian wheat crop to fall far short of government forecast

DJADE AL-MUGHARA: The Syrian government has vastly overestimated the size of the country's wheat crop, officials, trader

Published 30 Jun, 2017 01:52pm

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Uganda's May coffee exports up 42pc yr/yr

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports jumped 42 percent in May from a similar period last year, lifted by extra yields from n

Published 22 Jun, 2017 12:25pm

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Egypt GASC wheat tender lowest offer $190.88/t from Ukraine

CAIRO: The lowest offer at a purchase tender held by Egypt's state grain buyer GASC on Thursday was at $190.88 per tonne

Published 22 Jun, 2017 12:14pm

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Wheat farmers begin harvest in war-ravaged Syria

DAMASCUS: Wheat farmers began harvesting their crop this month in Syria, where years of war have forced the one-time whe

Published 21 Jun, 2017 01:54pm

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Egypt closes wheat harvest just short of target at 3.4mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt announced the close of its local wheat harvest on Tuesday, having bought 3.4 million tonnes of wheat from f

Published 20 Jun, 2017 04:09pm

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Egypt closes wheat harvest with 3.4mn tonnes procured

CAIRO: Egypt has closed its local wheat harvest having bought 3.4 million tonnes of wheat from farmers, Supply Minister

Published 20 Jun, 2017 12:49pm

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Israeli group buys corn and feed wheat in tender

HAMBURG: A group of Israeli private buyers bought corn and feed wheat to be sourced from optional origins in a tender th

Published 14 Jun, 2017 11:19am

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Syria received 225,000 T of Russian wheat from commercial deal

ABU DHABI/BEIRUT: Syria has received 225,000 tonnes of Russian wheat, part of a 1.2 million tonne wheat deal s

Published 13 Jun, 2017 12:45pm

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Egypt GASC wheat tender lowest offer $192.74/T from Ukraine

CAIRO: The lowest offer at a purchase tender held by Egypt's state grain buyer GASC on Tuesday was at $192.74 per tonne

Published 13 Jun, 2017 12:26pm

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Falling cocoa prices threaten child labour spike in Ghana, Ivory Coast

DAKAR: A drop in global cocoa prices threatens to undermine efforts to stamp out child labour in Ghana and Ivory Coast,

Published 12 Jun, 2017 06:25pm

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Egypt procures 3.4mn tonnes of local wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has procured 3.4 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers

Published 12 Jun, 2017 12:17pm

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Ivory Coast forecasts 2017/18 cotton output steady at 350,000 T

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's raw cotton output is forecast to hit 350,000 tonnes in the 2017/18 season, little changed from 34

Published 09 Jun, 2017 02:47pm

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Saudi Arabia issues tender to buy 770,000 T wheat

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's main state wheat-buying agency, the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) has issued an international t

Published 08 Jun, 2017 01:16pm

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South Africa unions, coal sector agree to collective wage talks

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Chamber of Mines said on Thursday that coal producers and unions had agreed to retain a col

Published 08 Jun, 2017 12:14pm

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Egyptian court ruling means return to ergot wheat ban, lawyer says

CAIRO: An Egyptian court ruling on Tuesday means the world's largest importer of wheat will return to a zero-tolerance p

Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:17pm

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Heavy rains in Ivory Coast raise fears for cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Heavy rains and overcast weather last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions fuelled fears

Published 06 Jun, 2017 11:55am

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Egypt buys 100,000 tonnes of raw sugar in ESIIC tender

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state buyer, the Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (ESIIC), bought 100,000 tonnes of raw sugar

Published 05 Jun, 2017 03:16pm

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Ivory Coast has sold 940,000 T of 2017/18 cocoa crop

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, had sold forward about 940,000 tonnes of its 2017/18 production by M

Published 01 Jun, 2017 02:51pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-April cocoa product exports up 1pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 247,918 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products from the start of the season on O

Published 30 May, 2017 12:31pm

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Egypt procures 3mn tonnes of local wheat since start of season

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has procured 3 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers since the ha

Published 29 May, 2017 12:16pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa bean acidity still too high

DALOA: Insufficient rain has dented the size and quality of cocoa beans delivered to Ivory Coast's main ports

Published 24 May, 2017 01:41pm

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Mali gold exports slip in 2016 on artisanal production

BAMAKO: Mali exported 67 tonnes of gold in 2016, down from 70.2 tonnes in 2015, due to a slight drop in produc

Published 18 May, 2017 06:54pm

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Iraq expects to produce 3.65mn tonnes of wheat in 2017

BAGHDAD: Iraq expects to produce 3.65 million tonnes of wheat this year, a senior agriculture official said on Wednesday

Published 17 May, 2017 03:37pm

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Lowest offer at Egypt wheat tender was $185.50/T for US HRW wheat

CAIRO: The lowest offer at a purchase tender held by Egypt's state grain buyer GASC on Wednesday was $185.50 per tonne f

Published 17 May, 2017 01:35pm

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Ghana 2016/17 cocoa purchases up 18.2pc to 807,221 T through May 4

ACCRA: Cocoa purchases declared to Ghana's industry regulator totalled 807,221 tonnes from the start of the 20

Published 16 May, 2017 05:33pm

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Glencore, Carlyle team up to rescue bankrupt Moroccan refinery

DUBAI/LONDON: Swiss trading giant Glencore and US private equity investor Carlyle Group have teamed up in an attempt to

Published 16 May, 2017 05:17pm

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Cameroon coffee, cocoa exports resume after dock strike

YAOUNDE: Exports of cocoa and coffee resumed from Cameroon's main port of Douala on Monday following the end to a dock w

Published 15 May, 2017 04:22pm

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Egypt has procured 1.265mn tonnes of wheat from local farmers

CAIRO: Egypt has bought 1.265 million tonnes of wheat from farmers since its harvest began in mid-April, the s

Published 11 May, 2017 02:49pm

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Inadequate rain in Ivory Coast seen shortening cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Insufficient rain in eastern and western regions of top cocoa grower Ivory Coast could cause the April-to-Septe

Published 08 May, 2017 04:58pm

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Mali 2017 gold output forecast to slip

BAMAKO: Industrial gold production in Mali could drop slightly this year as the West African country awaits production f

Published 05 May, 2017 04:22pm

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Kansas wheat yield seen at 46.1 bpa, up from five-year average

MANHATTAN: Wheat yield potential in Kansas was estimated at 46.1 bushels per acre (bpa), crop scouts on the annual Wheat

Published 04 May, 2017 06:36pm

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Egypt has procured 500,000 tonnes of wheat since start of local harvest, ministry says

CAIRO: Egypt has procured 500,000 tonnes of wheat from farmers since the start of its harvest, which began in mid-April,

Published 04 May, 2017 03:20pm

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Egypt has contracted to import 20,000 tonnes of Indian rice

CAIRO: Egypt, traditionally a rice exporter, has contracted to purchase 20,000 tonnes of Indian rice, a cabine

Published 03 May, 2017 06:56pm

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Congo Q1 copper production jumps 25pc yr-on-yr

KINSHASA: Copper output in Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's top producer, hit 274,316 tonnes in the firs

Published 03 May, 2017 03:56pm

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Highest price of best Kenyan tea stable at auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of the best Kenyan tea grade, Best Broken Pekoe Ones (BP1s), was steady at this wee

Published 03 May, 2017 01:32pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals reach around 1,496,000 tonnes by April 30

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached round 1,496,000 tonnes by April 30 from the

Published 02 May, 2017 05:34pm

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Morocco raises soft wheat import custom duty to 135pc until year-end

RABAT: Morocco has raised its soft wheat import custom tax to 135 percent from 30 percent until Dec. 31, the g

Published 27 Apr, 2017 04:43pm

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Egypt buys 110,000 tonnes of local wheat since start of harvest

CAIRO: Egypt has procured just over 110,000 tonnes of wheat from farmers since the start of its local harvest earlier th

Published 27 Apr, 2017 02:48pm

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Ivory Coast Jan-Mar coffee exports down 48pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 8,465 tonnes of coffee beans in the first three months of 2017, down 48 percent

Published 27 Apr, 2017 02:37pm

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Ivory Coast Jan-March rubber exports up 38pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 163,643 tonnes of natural rubber in the first three months of 2017, up 38 percen

Published 27 Apr, 2017 01:37pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-March cocoa product exports up 2.5pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 219,265 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products by the end of March from the star

Published 26 Apr, 2017 07:18pm

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Ghana Cocobod needs $400mn to finance rest of cocoa season

ABIDJAN: Ghana's Cocobod requires around $400 million in bridge financing from the central bank to cover its o

Published 25 Apr, 2017 01:38pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen around 1,457,000 T by April 23

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 1,457,000 tonnes by April 23 since the sta

Published 24 Apr, 2017 12:35pm

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Egypt wheat reserves at 2.6 months, expects to buy 3.8mn tonnes from local harvest

BENI SUEF: Egypt has about 2.6 months worth of wheat in its strategic reserves and expects to buy up about 3.8

Published 24 Apr, 2017 11:53am

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Hit by falling cocoa prices, Ivory Coast slashes budget

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast has slashed its 2017 budget due to plummeting cocoa prices, its president said on Thursday, shoring

Published 20 Apr, 2017 02:56pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa arrivals around 1,427,000 T by April 16

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,427,000 tonnes by April 16 since the start o

Published 18 Apr, 2017 02:51pm

Commodities

Burkina Faso expects 45 tons of gold production in 2017

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso's gold production is expected to reach 45 tons in 2017, Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba told P

Published 15 Apr, 2017 01:22pm

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Ghana cocoa regulator seeks central bank funds to cover shortfall

ACCRA: Ghana's cocoa industry regulator is seeking central bank funds to finance the rest of the 2016/17 season after a

Published 14 Apr, 2017 03:52pm

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Ghana to start hand pollination of cocoa to try to boost output

ACCRA: Ghana plans to introduce hand pollination of cocoa seedlings and will begin irrigating farms as part of

Published 11 Apr, 2017 04:09pm

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Morocco buys 132,000 T of soft wheat in the local market

DUBAI: Moroccan grain agency ONICL said on Monday it had bought 132,000 tonnes of soft wheat in the local mark

Published 10 Apr, 2017 05:36pm

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Ghana 2016/17 cocoa purchases reach 691,149 tonnes by March 23

ACCRA: Cocoa purchases declared to Ghana's industry regulator as of March 23 totalled 691,149 tonnes from the start of t

Published 07 Apr, 2017 01:41pm

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Ivory Coast weather in most regions boost cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Good rain and sun last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions will improve the size and qua

Published 03 Apr, 2017 06:07pm

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Syrian opposition rejects 'any role' for Assad

GENEVA: The Syrian opposition to the Damascus regime said Thursday it would reject "any role" now or in the fu

Published 30 Mar, 2017 08:09pm

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Egypt's ESIIC seeking 50,000 tonnes of raw sugar

DHABI: Egypt's state buyer, the Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (ESIIC), is seeking 50,000 tonnes of raw sugar in a tender, traders said on Wednesday.

Published 15 Mar, 2017 08:12pm

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Ghana's 2016/17 cocoa purchases totalled 657,349 tonnes by Feb. 23

ACCRA: Cocoa purchases declared to Ghana's industry regulator since the start of the 2016/17 season stood at 657,349 tonnes by Feb.

Published 13 Mar, 2017 02:03pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers for soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer for soyoil presented at an international purchase tender by Egypt's state buyer on Wednesday was for $820 a tonne cost and freight, traders said.

Published 15 Feb, 2017 12:58pm

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Ivory Coast weather offers mixed prospects for cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Patchy rains last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa-growing regions is expected to boost the next mid-crop, though hot weather elsewhere raised fears of destructive brush fires, farmers said on Monday.

Published 13 Feb, 2017 05:35pm

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US agrees to donate 100,000 tonnes wheat to Jordan

ABU DHABI: The US government has agreed to donate 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Jordan, a source in Jordan's trade ministry told Reuters on Thursday.

Published 02 Feb, 2017 01:41pm

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Ivory Coast begins cancelling defaulted cocoa contracts

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) marketing board has begun cancelling cocoa contracts which are in default and plans to resell those volumes, exporters said on Wednesday.

Published 01 Feb, 2017 05:09pm

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Egypt to raise sugar, cooking oil prices at subsidised outlets

CAIRO: Egypt will raise the price of sugar by 14 percent and cooking oil by 20 percent at government outlets starting on Wednesday, a Ministry of Supply official said on Tuesday.

Published 31 Jan, 2017 05:11pm

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Ivory Coast Jan-Dec rubber exports up 22pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 533,913 tonnes of natural rubber from January through December 2016, up almost 22 percent from the same period in the previous year, provisional port data showed on Tuesday.

Published 31 Jan, 2017 05:08pm

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Ghana cocoa buying dips in first 16 weeks of season

ACCRA: Cocoa purchases declared to Ghana's industry regulator following the first 16 weeks of the 2016/17 season stood at 611,763 tonnes, Cocobod data seen by Reuters on Monday showed.

Published 30 Jan, 2017 03:26pm

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Yemen's wheat reserves down to three months supply: UN

LONDON: Yemen has roughly three months supply of wheat left to draw from, leaving the country exposed to serious disruption as a central bank crisis cuts food imports and starvation deepens, the top UN aid official in the country told Reuters.

Published 27 Jan, 2017 04:07pm

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Egypt's GASC gets offers from 13 suppliers at wheat tender

ABU DHABI/CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), received offers from 13 suppliers at its wheat tender on Thursday, Cairo-based traders said.

Published 26 Jan, 2017 01:02pm

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Kenya's best tea's maximum price steady at auction

NAIROBI: The highest price of the best Kenyan tea grade, Best Broken Pekoe Ones (BP1s), was little changed at this week's sale, compared with last week's auction, Tea Brokers East Africa said on Wednesday.

Published 25 Jan, 2017 01:59pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-Nov cocoa product exports down 19pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 61,741 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products in the first two months of the 2016/17 season, down more than 19 percent from the same period in the previous year, provisional port data showed on Monday.

Published 16 Jan, 2017 02:15pm

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Egypt's GASC postpones tender for raw sugar

DHABI: Egypt's state-owned buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Sunday it had postponed a tender for 50,000 tonnes of raw sugar.

Published 08 Jan, 2017 03:39pm

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Egypt, world's largest wheat buyer, appoints new head of agriculture quarantine

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat buyer, has appointed a new head to its agriculture quarantine agency, the body that last year threw the massive wheat buying programme into disarray when it tightened import regulations on a common wheat fungus.

Published 08 Jan, 2017 03:38pm

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Egypt's GASC gets offers in wheat purchase tender

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state buyer GASC received sales offers from nine suppliers in an international tender to purchase wheat on Thursday, traders said.

Published 29 Dec, 2016 01:16pm

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Madagascar's world-class cocoa, a bitter sweet cash crop

AMBANJA: A massive zebu cow lumbers out of the tropical forest in Ambanja in the north of Madagascar carrying a heavy cartful of cocoa pods destined to become some of the most expensive chocolate in the world.

Published 25 Dec, 2016 01:00pm

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Nigeria seizes smuggled plastic rice

LAGOS: Nigeria has seized over 100 bags of plastic rice smuggled into the country, where prices of the staple food are rocketing ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Published 21 Dec, 2016 06:39pm

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Congo copper output up 0.6pc in Q3, annual production down

KINSHASA: Copper output in Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's top producer, hit 268,393 tonnes in the third quarter of 2016, a 0.

Published 28 Nov, 2016 12:14pm

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Uganda cocoa output to rise 15pc in three years

KAMPALA: Uganda's cocoa production is likely to increase by 15 percent over the next three years, boosted by additional maturing trees in the country's western region, a leading industry executive said on Friday.

Published 25 Nov, 2016 04:59pm

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Zambia copper concentrate duty to disrupt global copper supplies

MELBOURNE: A plan by Zambia to put a duty on copper concentrates imports could put a kink in the global supply chain for the metal, industry sources said, by forcing neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to send surplus mine output elsewhere.

Published 25 Nov, 2016 07:35am

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Kenya coffee earnings jump 7.4pc in 2015/16

NAIROBI: Kenya earned 18.

Published 25 Nov, 2016 07:26am

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Zimbabwe's gold, platinum output rise in first 9 months of 2016

HARARE: Zimbabwe recorded a 14 percent rise in gold production and a 20 percent rise in platinum output during the first nine months of this year despite weak commodity prices and cash shortages, the mining chamber said on Wednesday.

Published 23 Nov, 2016 02:58pm

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Egypt removes white sugar import tariffs until May 30

CAIRO: Egypt removed a 20 percent import tariff on white sugar imports effective Nov.

Published 17 Nov, 2016 03:03pm

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Ivory Coast allows cocoa exporters to roll over 2015/16 contracts

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast will allow cocoa exporters to roll over last season's unexecuted export contracts into the current 2016/17 season, according to a document from the marketing board, the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC), seen by Reuters.

Published 16 Nov, 2016 03:26pm

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Algeria buys at least 400,000 tonnes wheat in tender

PARIS: Algeria's state grains agency OAIC bought at least 400,000 tonnes of optional-origin wheat in a tender that closed on Tuesday, European traders said on Wednesday.

Published 16 Nov, 2016 02:22pm

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US Cash Soymeal-Export offers soften; Midwest values flat

CHICAGO: Midwest cash basis offers for soymeal were unchanged in thin trade on Monday but offers fell $1 per ton in the US Gulf barge export market, reflecting declining costs for shipping on Midwestern rivers.

Published 14 Nov, 2016 08:16pm

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European vegoils-Palm oil dips on China speculation crackdown talk

ROTTERDAM: Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market dropped sharply on Monday due to weakness in rival oils on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange and lower soyoil futures in Chicago on talk of Chinese government measures to curb speculation.

Published 14 Nov, 2016 07:33pm

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Soybeans at new 3-week low on China slide, dollar rally

PARIS/SINGAPORE: Chicago soybeans slid for a second session on Monday to a new three-week low, under pressure from a steep decline in Chinese prices and a rallying dollar.

Published 14 Nov, 2016 06:00pm

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Sugar, coffee prices ease as Brazil currency extends fall

LONDON: Raw sugar and arabica coffee futures on ICE fell on Monday as weakness of Brazil's real currency encouraged selling by producers in the world's top grower of both commodities.

Published 14 Nov, 2016 05:55pm

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Copper rises as China boosts infrastructure spending

LONDON: Copper rose on Monday, adding to last week's double-digit percentage gains after infrastructure spending in China, the world's top metals consumer, came in ahead of expectations.

Published 14 Nov, 2016 05:52pm

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NOPA October soybean crush seen at 160.478mn bushels

CHICAGO: US soybean processors likely notched their busiest October ever, analysts said, with a bumper harvest of soybeans and heavy deliveries straight out of the fields fueling crushing operations across the United States.

Published 14 Nov, 2016 05:41pm

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CBOT Trends-Wheat down 3-4 cents, corn down 2-3, soybeans down 6-7

CHICAGO: Following are US trade expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) at 8:30 a.

Published 14 Nov, 2016 02:43pm

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Palm posts biggest fall in over 4 months, tracking Dalian

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell over 4 percent on Monday to post their biggest intraday drop in over four months, retreating from a four-year high in the previous session as they tracked weaker-performing rival oils on China's Dalian Com

Published 14 Nov, 2016 11:00am

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Egypt Export and Import Control body to lead wheat inspections

CAIRO: Egypt's General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) will replace the quarantine as the body re

Published 13 Nov, 2016 03:40pm

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Ivory Coast 2015/16 season cocoa product exports down 10pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 391,996 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products in the 2015/16 season ending in September,

Published 03 Nov, 2016 03:18pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers for soyoil, sunflower oil tender

ABU DHABI/CAIRO: The lowest offer for soyoil presented at an international purchase tender by Egypt's state buyer on

Published 03 Nov, 2016 12:57pm

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Kenya tea production likely to jump 3.5pc in 2017

NAIROBI: Kenya is likely to produce 445 million kilos (kg) of tea in 2017, a 3.5 percent jump from expected output of 43

Published 02 Nov, 2016 07:17pm

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Kenya coffee output likely to rise 4.4pc in 2016/17 crop year

NAIROBI: Kenya is likely to produce 47,000 metric tonnes of coffee in the 2016/17 (Oct-Sept) crop year, a rise of 4.4 pe

Published 02 Nov, 2016 05:18pm

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Egypt's sugar shortage a window on economic policy confusion

CAIRO/ABU DHABI: Cairo grocer Bakr Atef has stopped selling sugar since authorities seized his stocks last month, accusi

Published 02 Nov, 2016 03:39pm

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Egypt has seized 9,000 tonnes of sugar in raids so far

CAIRO: Egypt has seized 9,000 tonnes of sugar in recent raids on factories and warehouses, the prime minister said on Mo

Published 24 Oct, 2016 11:10pm

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Ivory Coast weather paves way for healthy cocoa main crop

ABIDJAN: Regular rain mixed with sun in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa-growing regions will help produce a longer

Published 24 Oct, 2016 04:31pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals by October 23 seen down 30pc

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 152,000 tonnes by October 23, since the start

Published 24 Oct, 2016 11:57am

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Egypt wheat committee recommends raising local crop price

CAIRO: The new committee formed to set the local buying price for Egypt's wheat crop has recommended raising it to 4

Published 20 Oct, 2016 05:09pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers from five suppliers at wheat tender

ABU DHABI/CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer GASC received offers from five suppliers at its international wheat purch

Published 20 Oct, 2016 05:04pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 75,000 tonnes of white rice

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer GASC has bought 75,000 tonnes of white medium grain rice in a tender, traders said

Published 19 Oct, 2016 12:12pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers say outlook good if Harmattan mild

SAN PEDRO: Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast say the outlook for the 2016-17 season is good but they are concerned that a rep

Published 18 Oct, 2016 04:11pm

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Lowest offer in Egypt's GASC sugar tender at $634.60 per tonne

CAIRO: Egypt's state buyer Gasc received offers from three suppliers for its white sugar tender on Saturday, Cairo-b

Published 15 Oct, 2016 01:31pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers from four firms in wheat tender

ABU DHABI/CAIRO: The lowest offer at Egypt state grain buyer GASC's wheat tender on Thursday was $177.94 a tonne for

Published 13 Oct, 2016 07:46pm

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Saudi Arabia tenders to buy 595,000 tonnes of hard wheat

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's main state grain buyer SAGO said on Thursday it was seeking to purchase 595,000 tonnes of hard

Published 13 Oct, 2016 05:12pm

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Syria buys one million tonnes Russian wheat

ABU DHABI: Syria's state grain buying agency Hoboob bought one million tonnes of Russian wheat at 150 euros a tonne,

Published 13 Oct, 2016 12:26pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa outlook mixed on rainfall, variable sun

ABIDJAN: Alternating spells of rainfall and sunshine last week in most of Ivory Coast's principal cocoa growing regi

Published 10 Oct, 2016 01:58pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals halted for several days

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa exporters said on Wednesday they had not received cocoa bean deliveries from inland farms for

Published 05 Oct, 2016 03:35pm

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Egypt's GASC seeking soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it was seeking

Published 04 Oct, 2016 09:46pm

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Egypt's GASC draws nine offers in wheat tender

DHABI/CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), received nine offers fr

Published 04 Oct, 2016 07:35pm

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Ghana sets 2016/17 season farmgate cocoa price at $1,914 per tonne

TEPA: Ghana will pay cocoa farmers 7,600 cedis ($1,914) per tonne for the 2016/17 season, 11.8 percent higher than the a

Published 01 Oct, 2016 03:31pm

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Egypt's FIHC buys 30,000 T soybean oil, 37,000 T sunflower oil

CAIRO/ABU DHABI: Egypt's Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) bought 30,000 tonnes of soybean oil and 37,000 tonne

Published 29 Sep, 2016 03:15pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeking 50,000 tonnes raw sugar in tender

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it was seeking

Published 27 Sep, 2016 08:27pm

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Ghana cocoa regulator says to close 2015/16 season on Thursday

ACCRA: Ghana will close its 2015/16 cocoa season on Thursday after a year in which dry weather contributed to around an

Published 27 Sep, 2016 08:23pm

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Morocco seeks 303,637 tonnes of US soft wheat

RABAT: Morocco's grain agency ONICL launched a tender on Tuesday to buy 303,637 tonnes of US soft wheat under a pref

Published 27 Sep, 2016 07:58pm

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Ivory Coast rain boosts cocoa crop, sun needed to avoid disease

ABIDJAN: Heavy rain that continued last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions will improve the si

Published 26 Sep, 2016 07:46pm

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Wheat suppliers await decree before offering to Egypt's GASC

ABU DHABI/CAIRO: Suppliers chose to hold off on making offers in Egypt's international purchasing tender on Thursday

Published 22 Sep, 2016 07:22pm

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Morocco buys 310,000 tonnes of EU soft wheat, no bids to buy durum

RABAT: Morocco's grain agency ONICL said on Thursday it had bought 310,000 tonnes of European Union soft wheat under

Published 22 Sep, 2016 11:46am

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Ghana forecasts 2016/17 cocoa crop of at least 850,000 T

ACCRA: Ghana, the world's number two cocoa grower, will produce about 780,000 tonnes of beans in the current season,

Published 20 Sep, 2016 07:19pm

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Ivory Coast rain and sun boost prospects for cocoa main crop

ABIDJAN: Abundant rain and sun last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions will improve the yield

Published 19 Sep, 2016 07:49pm

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Egypt's GASC confirms cancels wheat tender due to lack of offers

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) confirmed on Monday it had

Published 19 Sep, 2016 07:02pm

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Battered by war, Syria's wheat crop halved this year to new low

ABU DHABI/BEIRUT: Syria's wheat harvest nearly halved to 1.3 million tonnes this year, the lowest in 27 years, as fi

Published 19 Sep, 2016 05:25pm

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Wheat suppliers shun Egypt's purchase tender over ergot policy

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), did not get any offers fr

Published 16 Sep, 2016 02:05pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeks wheat for Oct. 15-25 shipment

ABU DHABI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Thursday to buy an unspecified am

Published 15 Sep, 2016 08:26pm

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South Africa's AMCU, platinum mines fail to reach wage deal

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's biggest platinum mine-workers' union and the industry have failed to reach a deal o

Published 05 Sep, 2016 04:58pm

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Ivory Coast rains boost cocoa crop, disease fears linger

ABIDJAN: Abundant rain and sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions will improve the yield o

Published 05 Sep, 2016 04:53pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 50,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar

CAIRO: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) purchased on Sunday 50,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw su

Published 04 Sep, 2016 03:48pm

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Egypt's GASC cancels wheat tender

ABU DHABI/HAMBURG: Egypt's state grain buyer GASC said it cancelled a purchase tender for wheat on Wednesday after r

Published 31 Aug, 2016 05:28pm

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Nicaraguan coffee exports rise 4.6pc in July

MANAGUA: Nicaraguan coffee exports rose 4.6 percent in July from the same month a year earlier, the country's coffee

Published 29 Aug, 2016 11:13pm

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Egypt's GASC postpones raw sugar tender until Sept. 3

ABU DHABI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities on Wednesday said it postponed the deadline for bids on

Published 24 Aug, 2016 06:47pm

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Cameroon cocoa prices fall as drought delays purchases

YAOUNDE: Cameroon farmgate cocoa prices fell in August as major buying was delayed by drought in some regions, farmers s

Published 24 Aug, 2016 06:25pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa exporters see sharp early season output fall

SAN PEDRO: Cocoa exporters in top grower Ivory Coast predict output will fall by up to 200,000 tonnes in the first three

Published 23 Aug, 2016 07:42pm

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Ivory Coast rains help main cocoa crop, some farmers fear disease

ABIDJAN: Light rains in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions augur well for the crop in the world's biggest

Published 22 Aug, 2016 06:45pm

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Mozambique's coal mines shed 4,000 jobs as coal price drops

JOHANNESBURG: Nearly 4,000 coal miners have lost their jobs in Mozambique's Tete province over the past year as mini

Published 18 Aug, 2016 06:07pm

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Egypt's GASC announces international tender for raw sugar

CAIRO: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) said on Wednesday it is seeking raw sugar in a tender

Published 17 Aug, 2016 05:41pm

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Top price of Kenya's best tea rises at auction

NAIROBI: The highest price of the best Kenyan tea grade Best Broken Pekoe Ones (BP1s) rose at this week's sale, Afri

Published 16 Aug, 2016 07:17pm

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Nigeria cuts 2016/17 cocoa forecast due to black pod, higher costs

ABUJA: Nigeria has cut its cocoa output forecast for 2016/17 by up to 10 percent to 300,000 tonnes after rain exposed tr

Published 12 Aug, 2016 03:35pm

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Egypt sets buying price for local rice, maintains export ban

CAIRO: Egypt said on Wednesday it would pay its farmers 2,300-2,400 Egyptian pounds ($259-$270) per tonne for rice durin

Published 10 Aug, 2016 07:32pm

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Egypt public prosecutor says $70mn worth of local wheat falsely claimed

CAIRO: Egypt's general prosecutor said on Sunday that local wheat suppliers worked with government employees to fals

Published 07 Aug, 2016 04:50pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 60,000 tonnes Russian wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it had bought

Published 02 Aug, 2016 08:59pm

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Egypt's FIHC buys soyoil and sunoil in tender

CAIRO: Egypt's state-backed Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) has purchased 30,000 tonnes of crude soyoil and 3

Published 02 Aug, 2016 07:56pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeks wheat for Sept. 11-20 shipment

ABU DHABI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amou

Published 01 Aug, 2016 10:11pm

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Ivory Coast Jan-June cotton exports up 1.5pc

ABIDJAN: Cotton exports from Ivory Coast totalled 282,748 tonnes to the end of June, up 1.5 percent from the previous ye

Published 01 Aug, 2016 07:51pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals fall 13 percent this season

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,434,000 tonnes by July 31, 2016, since the s

Published 01 Aug, 2016 07:21pm

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Egypt to import 700,000 T of raw sugar over a year

CAIRO: Egypt will import 700,000 tonnes of raw sugar over the next year to cover the gap between local production and co

Published 31 Jul, 2016 04:26pm

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Egypt's FIHC tenders to buy soyoil and sunflower oil - trade

HAMBURG: Egypt's state-backed Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) has issued an international tender to purchase

Published 29 Jul, 2016 07:34am

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Egypt's GASC buys 120,000 tonnes Russian, Romanian wheat

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Thursday it had b

Published 28 Jul, 2016 06:47pm

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Qatar, Saudi fall on Q2 earnings misses; FX troubles Egypt

DUBAI: Stock markets in Qatar and Saudi Arabia were pulled lower on Wednesday by two blue-chip companies whose weak seco

Published 20 Jul, 2016 02:58pm

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Syria buys 200,000 tonnes Russian wheat in tender

HAMBURG: Syria's state grain import agency bought 200,000 tonnes of soft Russian wheat in a tender which closed on M

Published 20 Jul, 2016 01:48pm

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Egypt prosecutor says some local wheat bought on paper only

CAIRO: Egypt's general prosecutor said on Thursday some local wheat was bought by the government in paper transactio

Published 14 Jul, 2016 06:26pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 180,000 tonnes of Russian, Ukraine wheat

ABU DHABI/CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it

Published 12 Jul, 2016 05:05pm

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Egypt's Supply Minister confirms Ahmed Youssef as new GASC vice chairman

CAIRO: Egypt's Supply Minister confirmed on Sunday the appointment of Ahmed Youssef as the new vice chairman of stat

Published 03 Jul, 2016 03:08pm

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Egypt appoints new top wheat buyer as confusion over imports lingers

CAIRO: Egypt appointed a new head on Sunday for its state wheat-importing body - one of the most influential positions i

Published 03 Jul, 2016 02:46pm

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Ivorian government to reduce export taxes for cocoa products

ABIDJAN: The Ivorian government has announced reduced export taxes for cocoa products in a bid to encourage production a

Published 01 Jul, 2016 03:20pm

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Kenya tea growers say hampered by high labour costs

NAIROBI: Kenyan tea farming is being weighed down by rising labour costs that could discourage investments and hurt the

Published 29 Jun, 2016 08:08am

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Uganda's May coffee exports up 9pc from a year earlier

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports last month rose by 8.9 percent compared with shipments in the same period last year

Published 24 Jun, 2016 02:48pm

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Egypt rejects US wheat shipment, ergot decree delayed

ABU DHABI: Egypt's agricultural quarantine authority rejected a 33,000-tonne US wheat shipment for containing trace

Published 23 Jun, 2016 03:51pm

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Zimbabwe to import 250,000 tonnes of maize from Mexico

HARARE: Drought-hit Zimbabwean will import more than 250,000 tonnes of maize from Mexico to fill the shortfall caused by

Published 23 Jun, 2016 02:52pm

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Zambia expects copper output to double next year

LUSAKA: Zambia's copper production will rise by 5.5 percent to 750,000 tonnes this year and output is expected to do

Published 23 Jun, 2016 12:18pm

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Dry weather threatens Mali cotton output target of 650,000 tonnes

BAMAKO: A lack of rain threatens to prevent Mali reaching its cotton production target of 650,000 tonnes in the 2016/17

Published 22 Jun, 2016 02:52pm

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Egypt's local wheat purchases thrown into question amid fraud allegations

CAIRO/ABU DHABI: Egypt has launched a government-led recount of its wheat silos after an unusually high procurement figu

Published 22 Jun, 2016 02:03pm

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Algeria buys 450,000-500,000 tonnes milling wheat for Sept shipment

PARIS: Algeria's state grains agency OAIC bought around 450,000 to 500,000 tonnes of milling wheat for September shi

Published 22 Jun, 2016 11:11am

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Iraq bought 80,000 tonnes rice from India in tender earlier in June

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains buyer purchased 80,000 tonnes of rice to be sourced from India in a tender which closed

Published 22 Jun, 2016 08:18am

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Iraq issues tender to buy at least 30,000 tonnes rice - trade

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains buyer has issued an international tender to buy at least 30,000 tonnes of rice, traders

Published 21 Jun, 2016 01:16pm

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South Africa's Amplats warns H1 profit to fall at least 20pc

JOHANNESBURG: Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) expects its half-year profit to fall by at least 20 percent due to weake

Published 21 Jun, 2016 07:55am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals dropped from around 9pc by June 19

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,374,000 tonnes by June 19, 2016 since the st

Published 20 Jun, 2016 12:36pm

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Saudi Arabia says buys 315,000 tonnes of hard wheat

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia's main state grain agency bought 315,000 tonnes of hard wheat in a tender, the Saudi Grains

Published 20 Jun, 2016 11:05am

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Israeli group bought corn, feed wheat and barley in tender

HAMBURG: A group of Israeli private buyers bought corn, feed wheat and feed barley of optional origin in a tender which

Published 17 Jun, 2016 10:47am

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Saudi Arabia seeking to buy 300,000 tonnes hard wheat

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's main state grain agency, the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) said on Thursday it was seeking

Published 16 Jun, 2016 12:12pm

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All but one Lebanese wheat import samples pass test

BEIRUT: All wheat import samples tested by Lebanon's public prosecutor met required standards except one that contai

Published 13 Jun, 2016 03:49pm

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Abundant Ivory Coast rains continue for end of cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Abundant rain and sun last week in Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions helped many flowers turn into small

Published 13 Jun, 2016 03:48pm

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Iran bought 3.6 million tonnes of wheat from domestic farmers

DUBAI: Iran has bought 3.6 million tonnes of wheat from domestic farmers this year in state-sponsored purchases, the dep

Published 13 Jun, 2016 12:46pm

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Iran to ban rice imports from July 21

DUBAI: Iran will ban rice imports from July 21, the agriculture minister was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency

Published 13 Jun, 2016 12:38pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals down about 9pc so far this season

DAKAR: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,354,000 tonnes by June 12 since the start of t

Published 13 Jun, 2016 12:31pm

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Egypt's strategic stock of sugar enough for a year

CAIRO: Egypt's strategic stocks of sugar are enough to cover the country's needs for the next year, Supplies Min

Published 12 Jun, 2016 04:18pm

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Egypt to end local wheat buying on Wednesday

CAIRO: Egypt will end local wheat buying on Wednesday, earlier than usual, due to exceeding its target of 4 million tonn

Published 11 Jun, 2016 09:51am

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Egypt's domestic wheat purchases reach 4.883mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt's government has bought 4.883 million tonnes of domestic wheat since the start of the season on April 1

Published 10 Jun, 2016 01:24pm

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Morocco raises soft wheat import custom duty to 65pc

RABAT: Morocco will raise the custom duty on soft wheat imports to 65 percent from 30 percent from June 15 to August 15

Published 09 Jun, 2016 07:22pm

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Nigeria sets up task force in effort to ramp up rice, wheat production

ABUJA: The Nigerian government set up a panel on Tuesday made up of agriculture sector leaders and politicians as part o

Published 07 Jun, 2016 08:48pm

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Iraq tendering to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of rice

CHICAGO/HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains buyer has issued an international tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of rice,

Published 06 Jun, 2016 03:11pm

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Egypt's purchases of local wheat reach 4.711mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt's government has bought 4.711 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the season on April 15,

Published 05 Jun, 2016 09:17pm

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Egypt's purchases of local wheat reach 4.711mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt's government has bought 4.711 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the season on April 15,

Published 05 Jun, 2016 08:37am

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Ghana says 2016 gold production to dip to 2.7mn ounces

ACCRA: Ghana expects to produce 2.7 million ounces of gold in 2016, down marginally on the previous year as new producti

Published 01 Jun, 2016 09:38pm

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Egypt's local wheat purchases reach 4.537mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt's government has bought 4.537 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the season on April 15,

Published 31 May, 2016 08:51am

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Egypt's local wheat buying at 4.464 million tonnes

ABU DHABI: Egypt's government has bought 4.464 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the season on April

Published 30 May, 2016 09:27am

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South African wheat prices hit record high on import tariffs

JOHANNESBURG: South African wheat prices hit an all time high on Thursday as the market reacted to an expected 30 percen

Published 26 May, 2016 04:33pm

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Ivory Coast, Ghana cocoa output lower than expected in 2015-16

BAVARO: Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's top cocoa growers, will produce less cocoa than previously expected in th

Published 25 May, 2016 07:50pm

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Egypt's supply minister says local wheat buying to end mid-June

CAIRO: Egypt's Supply Minister said on Wednesday the local wheat purchasing season would end mid-June. The minister

Published 25 May, 2016 03:30pm

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Egypt local wheat buying tops 4 million tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt's agriculture ministry has bought 4.076 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the season on

Published 25 May, 2016 03:19pm

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Egypt local wheat buying reaches 4.076mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt's Agriculture Ministry has bought 4.076 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the season on

Published 25 May, 2016 09:21am

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Kenya sees 2016 tea output up to 15pc on heavy rains: regulator

NAIVASHA: Kenya expects production of tea to jump 10 to 15 percent this year to 430 million to 450 million kg on the bac

Published 24 May, 2016 01:47pm

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Egypt's local wheat purchases reach 3.83mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt has bought 3.832 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the local procurement season on April 15,

Published 23 May, 2016 09:27am

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Egypt exempts raw sugar importers from customs duty

CAIRO: Egypt will exempt importers of raw sugar from a 20 percent tariff up to the end of 2016 which will be effective r

Published 22 May, 2016 08:18pm

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Cameroon cocoa prices rise in May after months of stagnation

YAOUNDE: Cameroon cocoa prices rose across all regions in May, ending months of price stagnation as increased investment

Published 22 May, 2016 07:32pm

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Jordan buys 100,000 tonne feed barley in tender

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer has bought 100,000 tonnes of animal feed barley to be sourced from optional orig

Published 18 May, 2016 05:02pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa sector reserve fund up 58pc June 2015-Jan 2016

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's cocoa sector reserve fund rose 58 percent to 120 billion CFA francs ($206.47 million) between

Published 18 May, 2016 04:52pm

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Blumberg Grain to sign wheat silos deal with Algeria in weeks

DUBAI: Blumberg Grain is looking to sign a deal within the coming weeks with Algeria's state grain agency OAIC to bu

Published 18 May, 2016 04:50pm

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Iraq again extends deadline in 50,000 tonne wheat tender

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains board has again extended the offer deadline in a tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes o

Published 17 May, 2016 09:52am

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Egypt to buy 1 million tonnes local rice as reserve

ABU DHABI: Egypt's supply ministry said on Monday that it would buy 1 million tonnes of local paddy rice in the next

Published 16 May, 2016 08:14am

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Egypt has bought 1.8mn T of local wheat since April 15

CAIRO: Egypt has bought 1.8 million tonnes of domestic wheat since the start of the procurement season on April 15, a Ca

Published 11 May, 2016 03:25pm

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Egypt sets price for local cotton and corn crop

CAIRO: Egypt said on Tuesday it will pay 1,250 Egyptian pounds ($140.77) per qintar (160 kg) for its cotton, a small dro

Published 10 May, 2016 04:21pm

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Egypt has bought 1.6mn T of local wheat since April 15

CAIRO: Egypt bought 1.6 million tonnes of domestic wheat since the start of the procurement season on April 15, the supp

Published 10 May, 2016 04:04pm

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Egypt aims to produce 9mn tons of wheat in 2016: agriculture ministry

CAIRO: Egypt aims to produce 9 million tonnes of wheat in 2016, an agriculture ministry spokesman told Reuters on Monday

Published 09 May, 2016 09:32pm

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Egypt has bought 1.3mn T local wheat since April 15

CAIRO: Egypt has bought 1.3 million tonnes of domestic wheat since the start of the procurement season on April 15, the

Published 09 May, 2016 02:48pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,269,000 T May 8

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,269,000 tonnes by May 8 since the start of t

Published 09 May, 2016 12:58pm

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Tunisia cancels tender to buy 100,000 tonnes feed barley

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency has cancelled an international tender for 100,000 tonnes of feed barley which

Published 06 May, 2016 06:38am

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Egypt buys 400,000 tonnes of local wheat since April 15

ABU DHABI: Egypt has bought 400,000 tonnes of local wheat since the start of the procurement season on April 15, the Agr

Published 02 May, 2016 08:04am

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April Cameroon cocoa prices remain largely steady versus March

YAOUNDE: Cocoa prices in Cameroon remained largely steady in April, ranging from 1300 CFA francs ($2.23) in the South-We

Published 25 Apr, 2016 07:34pm

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Iraq issues tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat

PARIS: Iraq's state grains board has issued an international tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat, traders

Published 25 Apr, 2016 09:36am

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Egypt buys 57,000 tonnes of local wheat since start of season

ABU DHABI: Egypt's Supply Ministry said on Sunday it had purchased 57,000 tonnes of local wheat from farmers since t

Published 24 Apr, 2016 01:28pm

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Egypt buys 10,000 tonnes local wheat in first five days of season

CAIRO: Egypt has purchased 10,000 tonnes of wheat from farmers in the first five days of the local procurement season, t

Published 19 Apr, 2016 01:28pm

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Jordan studying wheat import specification changes

ABU DHABI: Jordan is studying changing the specifications and terms for importing wheat on the request of global supplie

Published 13 Apr, 2016 08:51am

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South Africa increases wheat import duty by 34pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's finance ministry said on Friday it had approved a 34 percent increase in the tariff on

Published 08 Apr, 2016 02:50pm

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Africa gold producers wary despite price rebound

DAKAR: A steep rise in gold prices may have given hope to a battered mining industry in 2016, but after four tough years

Published 07 Apr, 2016 03:14pm

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Ivory Coast mid-crop cocoa harvest hit by poor weather

ABIDJAN: Purchases of cocoa in Ivory Coast's mid-crop season that starts in April have ground to a halt because of a

Published 06 Apr, 2016 02:20pm

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Moroccan wheat trade seeks longer import window after drought

RABAT: Millers and wheat importers in Morocco have asked the government to extend a current import window and to allow a

Published 06 Apr, 2016 01:59pm

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Syria tenders to buy 2,500 tonne corn and 2,500 tonne soymeal

HAMBURG: A Syrian state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase and import 2,500 tonnes of yellow c

Published 06 Apr, 2016 09:09am

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Egypt will contract directly for rice if traders do not lower prices

CAIRO: Egypt will look to make direct contracts with other countries to import rice should the prices offered by traders

Published 06 Apr, 2016 09:04am

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Egypt bans trading imported wheat inside country without permission

CAIRO: Egypt has banned the trading of imported wheat inside the country as well as its delivery to local mills except w

Published 06 Apr, 2016 08:38am

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Egypt to buy 250,000 tonnes of sugar from local refiners

ABU DHABI: Egypt's Ministry of Supply will buy 250,000 tonnes of sugar from local refiners to increase strategic res

Published 30 Mar, 2016 07:22am

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Ivory Coast Oct-Feb cocoa product exports down 7pc

ABIDJAN: Exports of semi-finished cocoa products from Ivory Coast dropped 7 percent to 179,998 tonnes from October to Fe

Published 24 Mar, 2016 02:37pm

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Ivory Coast Jan-Feb cotton exports up 15pc

ABIDJAN: Cotton exports from Ivory Coast totaled 97,470 tonnes to the end of February, up more than 15 percent from the

Published 24 Mar, 2016 02:29pm

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Egypt's GASC receives wheat offers from six trading firms

ABU DHABI/HAMBURG: Egypt's state grain buyer GASC again received offers from only six trading houses in its internat

Published 24 Mar, 2016 01:09pm

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Morocco seeks 134,000 T of soft wheat in the local market

RABAT: Morocco's state grains agency ONICL on Friday launched a tender to buy 134,000 tonnes of soft wheat from the

Published 18 Mar, 2016 04:23pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 240,000 T French, Romanian, Ukraine wheat

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Wednesday it boug

Published 16 Mar, 2016 08:21pm

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Egypt's GASC targeting 4-4.5mn T of local wheat buying in 2016

CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) aims to purchase 4-4.5 million

Published 14 Mar, 2016 08:20pm

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Gold output helps boost Ivory Coast mining sector in 2015

ABIDJAN: Turnover in Ivory Coast's mining sector jumped 24 percent last year, boosted by a rise in gold production e

Published 09 Mar, 2016 08:27pm

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Algeria to start 300,000 tonne sugar refinery in weeks

ALGIERS: A new sugar refinery in Algeria with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes per year will start production "within weeks"

Published 09 Mar, 2016 02:53pm

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South Africa importing Argentine, Ukrainian yellow maize, orders Mexican white

JOHANNESBURG/HAMBURG: South Africa, which needs to import millions of tonnes of maize this year because of drought, will

Published 09 Mar, 2016 01:56pm

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South Africa gold firms get lift from weak rand, but risks lurk

JOHANNESBURG: A sinking rand has sparked a buying spree and rerating of South African gold mining shares which have doub

Published 07 Mar, 2016 08:39pm

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Ivory Coast 2015 coffee beans exports down 10pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast 2015 coffee beans exports stood at 63,106 tonnes, down about 10 percent from 70,161 tonnes the prev

Published 02 Mar, 2016 04:10pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeks soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state buyer GASC said on Wednesday it was seeking unspecified quantities of soyoil and sunflower

Published 02 Mar, 2016 01:10pm

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Saudi Arabia has enough wheat to last more than six months

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has 1.8 million tonnes of wheat reserves, up from 1.6 million tonnes this time last year, enough to

Published 23 Feb, 2016 12:45pm

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Cameroon cocoa prices steady after January export fall

YAOUNDE: A fall in January exports meant cocoa prices remained steady in Cameroon, Africa's fourth-largest cocoa pro

Published 22 Feb, 2016 07:37pm

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Egypt's strategic wheat reserves to last until start of June

ABU DHABI: Egypt's strategic wheat reserves are enough to last until the start of June, Supply Minister Khaled Hanaf

Published 20 Feb, 2016 10:56am

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Cameroon cocoa exports down sharply in January on weak prices

YAOUNDE: Cameroon's cocoa exports nearly halved in January as farmers hoarded crops, waiting for prices to rise, the

Published 18 Feb, 2016 09:46pm

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Egypt rejects US soybean cargoes

ABU DHABI/CAIRO: Egypt's agricultural quarantine authority has rejected four cargoes of US soybean on quality concer

Published 15 Feb, 2016 08:36pm

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Iran aims to buy 9mn tonnes of domestic wheat: Press TV

DUBAI: Iran expects to buy 9 million tonnes of wheat from domestic farmers in the next harvest year beginning on March 2

Published 15 Feb, 2016 12:57pm

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Iraq issues tender to buy at least 90,000 tonnes rice from US-trade

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains buyer has issued an international tender to buy at least 90,000 tonnes of rice to be so

Published 15 Feb, 2016 09:33am

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Congo's copper output falls on low prices, gold rises

KINSHASA: Copper production in Democratic Republic of Congo dropped for the first time in six years in 2015 and this yea

Published 10 Feb, 2016 08:39pm

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Ghana's gold output seen marginally higher in 2016

CAPE TOWN: Gold output from Ghana is expected to be marginally higher this year than the provisional 3.7 million ounces

Published 09 Feb, 2016 12:21pm

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Egypt's GASC says no need for new ergot guarantees before wheat tender

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it did no

Published 09 Feb, 2016 12:00pm

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South Africa's Kumba Iron Ore's FY profit falls 66pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Kumba Iron Ore's reported a 66 percent drop in annual profit, in line with its own

Published 09 Feb, 2016 07:13am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,104,000 T by Feb. 7

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 1,104,000 tonnes by Feb. 7 from the start

Published 08 Feb, 2016 02:32pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,104,000 tonnes by Feb. 7

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 1,104,000 tonnes by Feb. 7 from the start

Published 08 Feb, 2016 09:40am

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Egypt seeks to reassure wheat market after two cancelled tenders

CAIRO: Egypt sought to reassure wheat markets over its import requirements on Sunday after weeks of confusion over the a

Published 07 Feb, 2016 07:53pm

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Anglo, BHP Billiton seen hardest hit by commodities slump

JOHANNESBURG: Anglo American and BHP Billiton are expected to report far weaker earnings following the commodity price s

Published 04 Feb, 2016 12:35pm

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Egypt says in talks to import 3mn tonnes of wheat

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, said on Tuesday it was in negoti

Published 02 Feb, 2016 03:40pm

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Egypt says three wheat cargoes rejected for ergot

CAIRO: Egypt has rejected a total of three wheat import shipments due to the presence of grain fungus ergot, a spokesper

Published 02 Feb, 2016 12:24pm

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Israeli group tenders to buy corn and sorghum: trade

HAMBURG: A group of Israeli private buyers has issued international tenders to purchase up to 105,000 tonnes of corn and

Published 01 Feb, 2016 07:50am

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Egypt's GASC buys 235,000 T Romanian, French and Russian wheat

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, said on Thursday it bought 235,0

Published 21 Jan, 2016 09:03pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Feb. 20-March 1 shipment

ABU DHABI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Wednesday to buy an unspecified a

Published 20 Jan, 2016 09:49pm

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Tunisia tenders to buy durum, soft wheat and barley

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase 92,000 tonnes of soft milling

Published 13 Jan, 2016 08:05am

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Jordan tenders again to buy 100,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of hard milli

Published 11 Jan, 2016 10:27am

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Egypt's new wheat requirement could delay supplies

CAIRO/ABU DHABI: Egypt, the world's largest purchaser of wheat, has imposed restrictive import requirements, an agri

Published 06 Jan, 2016 05:10pm

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Mali produces 50 T of gold in 2015, expects more in 2016

BAMAKO: Mali produced 50 tonnes of gold in 2015 to consolidate its position as Africa's third-largest producer and e

Published 01 Jan, 2016 04:11pm

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Iraq to stop imports of refined sugar as production rises

BAGHDAD: Iraq will stop imports of refined sugar for a government food distribution programme, as the nation's own p

Published 30 Dec, 2015 03:36pm

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GASC says changed wheat payment terms for tender

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state-owned General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) said that it has changed the terms of

Published 23 Dec, 2015 08:01am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 661,000 tonnes Dec. 20

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 661,000 tonnes by Dec. 20 since the start of t

Published 21 Dec, 2015 08:55am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 592,000 T by Dec. 13

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 592,000 tonnes by Dec. 13 since the start of t

Published 14 Dec, 2015 02:42pm

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Israeli group tenders for 80,000 tonnes corn, 20,000 tonnes sorghum

HAMBURG: A group of Israeli private buyers has issued international tenders to purchase up to 80,000 tonnes of corn and

Published 14 Dec, 2015 10:13am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 592,000 tonnes by Dec. 13

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 592,000 tonnes by Dec. 13 since the start of t

Published 14 Dec, 2015 10:03am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 534,000 T by Dec 6

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 534,000 tonnes by Dec. 6 since the start of th

Published 07 Dec, 2015 02:44pm

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Jordan buys 100,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

ABU DHABI: Jordan's Ministry of Trade and Industry bought 100,000 tonnes of optional origin wheat in a tender on Tue

Published 01 Dec, 2015 08:24pm

Commodities

Egypt's new wheat subsidy will not affect local harvest or imports

CAIRO: Egypt's wheat output will be little changed this season from last, Supplies Minister Khaled Hanafy said on Mo

Published 30 Nov, 2015 06:12pm

Commodities

Climate change threatens Tunisia olive farming

MORNAG: Tunisia's 3,000-year history of olive farming is under threat with warnings that production is at risk of ha

Published 30 Nov, 2015 12:49pm

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Zimbabwe's gold output to rise by 28pc next year

HARARE: Zimbabwe's gold output is expected to rise by 28 percent to 24 tonnes in 2016 from 18.7 tonnes this year and

Published 26 Nov, 2015 07:35pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 240,000 T French, Russian, Romanian wheat ABU

DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), bought 240,000 tonnes of Fren

Published 25 Nov, 2015 08:00pm

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South Africa 2015 wheat output forecast down 2pc to 1.51mn tonnes

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Wednesday that the forecast for the 2015 wheat c

Published 25 Nov, 2015 07:33pm

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Jordan tenders again for 100,000 tonnes wheat

DHABI/PARIS: Jordan's Ministry of Trade and Industry is seeking 100,000 tonnes of wheat after cancelling two tenders

Published 25 Nov, 2015 07:29pm

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Heavy rains in Ivory Coast may help cocoa crop

ABIDJAN: Unseasonably heavy rains last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions during the dry seaso

Published 23 Nov, 2015 07:26pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 441,000 tonnes by Nov. 22

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 441,000 tonnes by Nov. 22 from the start of th

Published 23 Nov, 2015 09:50am

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Kenya coffee output, earnings to rise in 2015/16: regulator

NAIROBI: Kenya expects its coffee harvest to jump by almost a quarter to 50,000 metric tonnes in the 2015/16 crop year w

Published 17 Nov, 2015 01:15pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers in wheat tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer in Egyptian state buyer GASC's wheat purchase tender which closed on Wednesday was $200.69 p

Published 11 Nov, 2015 11:47am

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Kenya's tea production drops 14pc in nine months to September

NAIROBI: Kenya's tea output dropped 14 percent in nine months to September due to drought that hit the country at th

Published 09 Nov, 2015 12:37pm

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Egypt's GASC to supply imported wheat to private sector

ABU DHABI: Egypt's supplies ministry said on Monday it had signed a deal with the chamber of grain industries paving

Published 09 Nov, 2015 11:49am

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Lonmin prices rights issue at 1 pence a share

JOHANNESBURG: Platinum producer Lonmin on Monday priced its $407 million rights issue at a 94 percent discount as the fi

Published 09 Nov, 2015 08:00am

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Egypt to buy wheat from local farmers at average global price

CAIRO: Egypt will start buying wheat from local farmers at the average global price starting next season, the cabinet sa

Published 05 Nov, 2015 12:37pm

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Iraq's Etihad sugar refinery says raw sugar imports at 850,000 tonnes

ABU DHABI: Iraq's Etihad sugar refinery said on Thursday it had imported 850,000 tonnes of raw sugar since the start

Published 05 Nov, 2015 08:06am

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Iran to raise price for local wheat purchases by 10pc for 2016

DUBAI: Iran said on Wednesday it would raise the price it pays to its local farmers for wheat and barley for the next fi

Published 04 Nov, 2015 02:38pm

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Ghana cocoa purchases jump in early weeks of 2015/16 season

ACCRA: Ghana cocoa purchases stood at 192,128 tonnes on Oct. 22 at the end of the third week of the 2015/16 season, up 1

Published 04 Nov, 2015 02:00pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen around 73,000 T by Oct 11

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 73,000 tonnes by Oct. 11 since the start of th

Published 12 Oct, 2015 03:00pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 3,000 T by Oct. 5

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 3,000 tonnes by Oct. 5 since the start of the

Published 05 Oct, 2015 11:56am

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GASC says wheat moisture at 13.5pc for Saturday tender

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state-owned grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Saturday it

Published 03 Oct, 2015 09:11am

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals at 1,712,700 T by end Aug

ABIDJAN: - Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached 1,712,700 tonnes by Aug. 31 since the start of

Published 22 Sep, 2015 06:21pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,710,000 T Aug. 30

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,710,000 tonnes by Aug. 30 since the start of

Published 31 Aug, 2015 12:08pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,682,000 T Aug 16

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,682,000 tonnes by August 16 since the start

Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00pm

Commodities

Glencore disputes $157mn penalty claim by South Africa's Eskom

JOHANNESBURG: Mining group Glencore is disputing South Africa power utility Eskom's 2 billion rand ($157 million) pe

Published 11 Aug, 2015 06:03pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals at 1,673,000 T by Aug 2

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,673,000 tonnes by August 2 since the start o

Published 03 Aug, 2015 06:11pm

Commodities

Jordan issues tender to buy 100,000 tonnes feed barley

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued an international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of animal feed bar

Published 27 Jul, 2015 08:27am

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Uganda coffee exports fall 8pc in May y/y

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports fell 8 percent year-on-year in May to 263,330 60-kg bags, while earnings also dropp

Published 26 Jun, 2015 01:09pm

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Iraq issues tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains board has issued an international tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat, Europe

Published 26 May, 2015 05:58am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,379,000 T by May 10

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,379,000 tonnes by May 10 since the start of

Published 11 May, 2015 12:19pm

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Israeli group tenders to buy corn, feed wheat, barley

HAMBURG: A group of Israeli private buyers has issued international tenders to purchase up to 85,000 tonnes of corn, 65,

Published 11 May, 2015 06:58am

Commodities

Washington gives Jordan 100,000 tonnes of wheat worth $25mn

AMMAN: The United States has given Jordan 100,000 tonnes of wheat as part of broader aid to help its Middle Eastern ally

Published 10 May, 2015 08:27pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC buys 120,000 tonnes of Russian, Romanian wheat

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it had bo

Published 05 May, 2015 04:07pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,353,000 T May 4

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,353,000 tonnes by May 4 since the start of t

Published 04 May, 2015 10:40am

Commodities

Kenya buys over 680,000 tonnes oil products for May-July

SINGAPORE: Kenya's oil importers have bought over 680,000 tonnes of oil products for delivery over May to July, abou

Published 29 Apr, 2015 05:51am

Commodities

Cameroon cocoa exports rise to 177,509 tonnes by end-March

YAOUNDE: Cocoa exports from Cameroon, Africa's fourth largest producer, rose to 177,509 tonnes in the nine months to

Published 21 Apr, 2015 02:22pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia buys 780,000 tonnes of hard wheat

HAMBURG/ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia bought 780,000 tonnes of hard wheat in an international tender which closed on Friday, t

Published 06 Apr, 2015 08:01am

Commodities

Miners end strike in Mauritanian iron ore hub: union

NOUAKCHOTT: Miners in Mauritania's northern iron ore hub of Zouerate went back to work on Friday after downing tools

Published 03 Apr, 2015 07:28pm

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Kenya buys over 560,000 tonnes oil products for April-May

SINGAPORE: Kenya's oil importers bought over 560,000 tonnes of oil products for delivery over April to May, slightly

Published 27 Mar, 2015 05:23am

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Nicaragua coffee exports rise 25pc in February

MANAGUA: Coffee exports from Nicaragua totaled 185,183 60-kg bags in February, up 25 percent from the same month during

Published 19 Mar, 2015 08:33pm

Commodities

Drop in cocoa bean size worries Ivorian exporters

ABIDJAN: Dry weather in top cocoa grower Ivory Coast has caused a sharp drop in bean size and will delay the start of th

Published 06 Mar, 2015 03:39pm

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Heat and dry weather could threaten Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Hot, dry weather in Ivory Coast's main cocoa-growing regions last week could delay the April to September m

Published 02 Mar, 2015 02:56pm

Commodities

Vietnam's January-February rice exports dip to 515,000 Tonnes

HANOI: Vietnam's rice exports in the first two months of 2015 are estimated to have fallen 34.4 percent from a year

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:35am

Commodities

South Africa's Sibanye says H2 earnings down 60pc

JOHANNESBURG: South African-focused Sibanye Gold reported on Thursday a 60 percent decline in second-half headline earni

Published 19 Feb, 2015 06:36am

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Zambia Sugar to spend $82mn on refinery to double output

JOHANNESBURG: Africa's top cane producer Zambia Sugar plans to spend $82 million to construct a refinery that would

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:24am

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Ezz Steel posts Q3 loss of 285mn Egyptian pounds

CAIRO: Ezz Steel, Egypt's biggest steel maker posted a third-quarter net loss on Tuesday that widened to 285.38 mill

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:47am

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Ivory coast cocoa arrivals seen around 1,175,000 T by Feb 15

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in Ivory Coast, the world's top producer, reached around 1,175,000 tonnes by Feb. 1

Published 16 Feb, 2015 01:17pm

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Sharp drop seen in Ivory Coast mid-crop cocoa output

SAN PEDRO: Output from Ivory Coast's April-to-September cocoa mid-crop could fall short of last year's harvest b

Published 11 Feb, 2015 08:11pm

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South Africa's Harmony Gold says Q2 production falls 10pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Harmony Gold said on Monday gold production dropped 10 percent in its second quarter du

Published 09 Feb, 2015 06:46am

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Wheat eyes first weekly gain in 7

SINGAPORE: US wheat extended gains into a second session on Friday, with the market poised for its first weekly climb af

Published 06 Feb, 2015 07:57am

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Saudi Arabia buys 690,000 tonnes of hard wheat

HAMBURG/ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia bought 690,000 tonnes of hard wheat via a tender, the country's main state grain age

Published 02 Feb, 2015 07:11am

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Saudi Arabia says seeks 660,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer, the Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization (GSFMO), said on Thursday

Published 29 Jan, 2015 01:03pm

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Burkina Faso 2014/15 cotton harvest seen just under 700,000 T

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso expects a cotton harvest of just under 700,000 tonnes during the 2014/15 season, up from the l

Published 26 Jan, 2015 10:33pm

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Mali targets 800,000 T cotton per year by 2018 after output jump

BAMAKO: Mali plans to produce 800,000 tonnes of unginned cotton per year by 2018 after output surged by more than a quar

Published 22 Jan, 2015 08:12pm

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Cameroon exports 698 T of robusta coffee in December

YAOUNDE: Cameroon exported 698 tonnes of robusta coffee in December, the first month of the 2014/15 season, a sharp incr

Published 22 Jan, 2015 08:04pm

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Egypt has enough wheat until mid-May

CAIRO: Egypt's stock of wheat for its subsidised bread programme will last until the middle of May, Supplies Ministe

Published 17 Jan, 2015 09:20am

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Egypt's GASC buys 240,000 tonnes French wheat

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Thursday it had b

Published 15 Jan, 2015 09:18pm

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Vietnam cuts rice export floor price to $360 per tonne

HANOI: Vietnam has lowered its floor price for exports of 25 percent broken rice by 5.3 percent to $360 a tonne amid thi

Published 09 Jan, 2015 12:35pm

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Egypt says wheat stocks enough to last until early May

CAIRO: Egypt's stock of wheat for its subsidised bread programme will last until the first week of May, well into th

Published 09 Jan, 2015 12:04pm

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Tunisia tenders to buy 117,000 T wheat, 50,000 T barley: trade

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase up to 117,000 tonnes of soft m

Published 06 Jan, 2015 02:55pm

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Uganda Nov coffee exports down 17pc yr/yr in Nov

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports fell 17 percent to 219,948 60-kg bags in November compared with the same month a ye

Published 30 Dec, 2014 07:41am

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Iraq buys 200,000 tonnes hard wheat from Canada, US Australia

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains board has purchased 200,000 tonnes of hard wheat to be sourced from Canada, the United

Published 29 Dec, 2014 09:42am

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Egypt says deal to import 120,000 T Russian wheat in Jan to be met

CAIRO: Russian officials have assured Egypt that deals to import 120,000 tonnes of wheat for delivery in January will be

Published 26 Dec, 2014 03:58pm

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Egypt's sufficient wheat supply sufficient to last until late April

CAIRO: Egypt has sufficient wheat supply to last until late April, just after the government will begin buying wheat fro

Published 21 Dec, 2014 12:16pm

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Tanzania's top grade arabica coffee prices ease despite tight supply

DAR ES SALAAM: The average prices of Tanzania's top grade arabica coffee fell at auction despite tight supply, takin

Published 18 Dec, 2014 07:03am

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Nicaragua coffee exports fall 6.4pc in November

MANAGUA: Coffee exports from Nicaragua dipped 6.4 percent in November compared to the same month last year to total 31,6

Published 18 Dec, 2014 05:18am

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Jordan tenders to buy 100,000 tonnes hard wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued an international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of hard milling wh

Published 08 Dec, 2014 08:52am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 474,000 T by November 30

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 474,000 tonnes by Nov. 30 since the start of t

Published 01 Dec, 2014 12:47pm

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Uganda coffee exports rise 9pc

KAMPALA: Uganda coffee exports for October rose by 9 percent to 229,438 60-kg bags of coffee compared with the same mont

Published 26 Nov, 2014 07:59am

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Saudi Arabia buys 345,000 tonnes of hard wheat

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia bought 345,000 tonnes of hard wheat (12.5 percent protein minimum) for delivery between February-Mar

Published 24 Nov, 2014 06:20am

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South Africa's Gold Fields Q3 dips on lower South Deep output

JOHANNESBURG: South African bullion producer Gold Fields posted a 6 percent drop in third-quarter earnings on Thursday a

Published 20 Nov, 2014 06:24am

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Saudi Arabia tenders to buy 330,000 tonnes hard wheat

HAMBURG: Saudi Arabia's state grains authority GSFMO said on Thursday it has issued an international tender to purch

Published 20 Nov, 2014 06:23am

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Iraq tenders to buy a minimum 10,000 tonnes sunflower oil

HAMBURG: Iraq's trade ministry has issued an international tender to purchase at least 10,000 tonnes of sunflower oi

Published 19 Nov, 2014 10:23am

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Ivorian cocoa regions thrive in good weather, await Harmattan

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions benefited from sunshine and patchy rains last week, farmers said on Mon

Published 17 Nov, 2014 11:53am

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Battered by falling prices, Kenya's tea farmers threaten to uproot

NANDI HILLS: Emerald-coloured tea bushes blanketing the rolling hills of Nandi County have long provided a livelihood fo

Published 16 Nov, 2014 12:41pm

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Top price of Kenya's best grade tea steady at latest auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of the top grade Kenyan tea held steady at$3.40 at this week's auction, Africa Tea Broker

Published 13 Nov, 2014 08:25am

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Price of top grade Kenyan coffee falls at latest sale

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's top grade AA coffee fell to $329 per 50 kg bag at this week's auction on T

Published 23 Oct, 2014 08:01am

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Saudi August oil exports fall to lowest in three years

DUBAI: Saudi crude exports fell in August for the fourth month in a row to their lowest levels in three years, while vol

Published 20 Oct, 2014 08:29am

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Egypt government approves plan to allow export of rice

CAIRO: Egypt's government has approved plans to allow the export of rice, the supplies minister said on Thursday, br

Published 16 Oct, 2014 09:43am

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Uganda coffee exports fall 7pc yr/yr in September

KAMPALA: Uganda coffee exports for September fell by 7 percent to 207, 927 60-kg bags of coffee compared with the same m

Published 16 Oct, 2014 09:30am

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Egypt to stop wheat imports until March

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, will stop purchasing wheat until March 2015, the supplies minister

Published 11 Oct, 2014 10:12am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,719,000 tonnes by Sept 21

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,719,000 tonnes by Sept. 21 since the start o

Published 22 Sep, 2014 12:05pm

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Iraq issues new tender to buy minimum 30,000 T rice

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains buyer has issued an international tender to buy at least 30,000 tonnes of rice, Europea

Published 22 Sep, 2014 07:53am

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Uganda coffee exports seen rising 3pc in 2014/15 season

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports are likely to rise by 3 percent to 3.6 million 60-kg bags of the beans in the 2014/

Published 15 Sep, 2014 12:39pm

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Uganda coffee exports seen rising in 2014/15 season

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports are likely to rise by 3 percent to 3.6 million 60-kg bags of the beans in the 2014/

Published 15 Sep, 2014 09:20am

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Saudi Arabia says buys 610,000 tonnes of hard wheat

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia bought 610,000 tonnes of hard wheat in a tender for shipment periods between Dec. 1 and Jan.30 ,

Published 15 Sep, 2014 08:23am

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Saudi Arabia says seeking 550,000 tonnes of hard wheat

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer, the Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organisation (GSFMO), said on Thursday

Published 11 Sep, 2014 07:33am

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Top price of Kenyan tea dips at auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's highest quality tea fell to $3.52 per kg at auction this week from $3.73 per k

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:11pm

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Top price of Kenyan tea dips at auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's highest quality tea fell to $3.52 per kg at auction this week from $3.73 per k

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:20pm

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Cameroon cocoa output slips 8 percent in 2013/14 season

YAOUNDE: Cameroon's 2013/14 cocoa production slipped more than 8 percent to 209,905 tonnes compared with 228,948 ton

Published 05 Sep, 2014 03:26pm

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Saudi Arabia to cut Oct crude prices to Asia

SINGAPORE: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to cut October prices for all grades sold to Asia, reflecting weak

Published 01 Sep, 2014 06:45am

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Kenyan shilling hits lowest since January 2012

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling hit its lowest level since January 2012 on Monday, weighed down by concerns that hard curre

Published 25 Aug, 2014 03:55pm

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Iraq rejects offers in tender for 30,000 tonnes of rice

BAGHDAD: Iraq's state grains buyer has rejected offers on an international tender to buy at least 30,000 tonnes of r

Published 15 Aug, 2014 12:11pm

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Uganda coffee exports drop 20 year/yr in July

NAIROBI: Uganda's coffee exports fell 20 percent to 314,304 60-kg bags of coffee in July compared with the same mont

Published 14 Aug, 2014 12:21pm

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South Africa's net reserves dip to $44.315bn in July

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's net gold and foreign exchange reserves were at $44.315 billion in July from $44.828 bil

Published 07 Aug, 2014 06:21am

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Kenya's tea exports inch up in first half of year

NAIROBI: Kenya's tea exports rose slightly in the first six months of the year, while average prices at the auction

Published 06 Aug, 2014 12:10pm

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Private Egyptian buyers purchase 60,000 T Black Sea wheat: trade

HAMBURG: Private Egyptian buyers in the past week purchased about 60,000 tonnes of wheat from the Black Sea region, all

Published 21 Jul, 2014 10:38am

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Cameroon robusta coffee exports hit 10,469 tonnes by end June

YAOUNDE: Robusta coffee exports from Cameroon reached 10,469 tonnes by the end of June since the start of the 2013/14 se

Published 18 Jul, 2014 12:06pm

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Egypt says wheat stocks increase to six months

ABU DHABI: Egypt, one of the world's largest wheat importers, said on Thursday its stocks had increased to six month

Published 10 Jul, 2014 11:12am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,598,000 T by June 29

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 1,598,000 tonnes by June 29 since the star

Published 30 Jun, 2014 01:30pm

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Highest price for top Kenya tea grade dips at auction

NAIROBI: The highest price for top-grade Kenyan tea dipped to $3.20 per kg at this week's auction from $3.22 per kg

Published 25 Jun, 2014 07:51am

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Egypt's domestic wheat purchases at 3.7mn tonnes from harvest

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's top wheat importer, has purchased 3.7 million tonnes of domestic wheat from its local harv

Published 24 Jun, 2014 06:16am

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Egypt GASC seeks wheat for Aug 1-10 shipment

ABU DHABI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Friday to buy an unspecified amou

Published 20 Jun, 2014 07:08pm

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Uganda May coffee exports 286,668 bags, down 15pc yr/yr

KAMPALA: Uganda exported 286,668 bags of coffee in May, down 15 percent from the 393,783 bags exported in May of last ye

Published 16 Jun, 2014 09:39am

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Egypt's SIIC seeking 50,000 tonnes raw sugar in tender

ABU DHABI: Egyptian state buyer Sugar and Integrated Industries Co. (SIIC) said on Saturday it had issued an internation

Published 14 Jun, 2014 09:54am

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Highest price of top Kenya tea grade dips at latest sale

NAIROBI: The highest price for top-grade Kenyan tea dipped to $3.16 per kg at this week's auction from $3.28 per kg

Published 10 Jun, 2014 04:18pm

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Syria's Hoboob says sells 200,000 tonnes wheat to Iraq

ABU DHABI: Syria's state cereal body, the General Establishment for Processing and Trade (Hoboob), said on Tuesday i

Published 10 Jun, 2014 12:40pm

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Saudi wheat imports to reach 2.7mn tonnes this year

PARIS: Saudi Arabia's Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organisation expects its wheat imports to rise to 2.7 million tonn

Published 10 Jun, 2014 12:18pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,506,000 T by June 8

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,506,000 tonnes by June 8, since the start of

Published 10 Jun, 2014 12:11pm

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Egypt lowers target for local wheat purchases

CAIRO: Egypt's supplies minister on Monday lowered the target for state purchases of domestic wheat from the current

Published 09 Jun, 2014 07:31pm

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Morocco seeks 163,500 T of soft wheat in the local market

RABAT: Morocco's state grains agency ONICL has launched a tender to buy 163,500 tonnes of soft wheat from the local

Published 09 Jun, 2014 02:59pm

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Iraq issues tender for at least 30,000 tonnes rice

BAGHDAD: Iraq issued a tender to buy a minimum of 30,000 tonnes of rice with origins from the United States, Uruguay, Ar

Published 09 Jun, 2014 09:15am

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Iraq buys 120,000 T rice from US, Vietnam and Uruguay

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains buyer has purchased a total 120,000 tonnes of rice in an international tender that clos

Published 05 Jun, 2014 01:39pm

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Kenya coffee prices ease at latest sale

NAIROBI: The top price of the benchmark Kenyan coffee grade eased to $328 per 50 kg bag at this week's auction from

Published 05 Jun, 2014 08:19am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,467,000 T by June 1

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,467,000 tonnes by June 1 since the start of

Published 02 Jun, 2014 10:18am

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Ivory Coast coffee output to fall short of forward sales

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's robusta coffee output this season is expected to fall short of volumes sold forward by the co

Published 30 May, 2014 04:58pm

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Egypt has bought about 3.5mn tonnes of local wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has bought about 3.5 million tonnes of local wheat from farmers si

Published 30 May, 2014 12:58pm

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Egypt could revise wheat import rules, raises hope for French supply

ABU DHABI: Egypt, one of the world's largest wheat importers, is studying changes to its wheat import specifications

Published 28 May, 2014 12:11pm

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Egypt's GASC says could revise wheat import specifications

ABU DHABI: Egypt, one of the world's largest wheat importers, said on Wednesday it was studying changes to its wheat

Published 28 May, 2014 07:36am

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Kenya top tea prices creep up at auction

NAIROBI: The highest price for top-grade Kenyan tea edged up to $3.08 per kg at this week's auction from $3.06 per k

Published 28 May, 2014 07:03am

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Cameroon cocoa exports reach 146,417 T by end-April

YAOUNDE: Cameroon had exported 146,417 tonnes of cocoa beans by end-April since the start of the 2013/14 season in Augus

Published 23 May, 2014 01:45pm

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Top Kenyan tea price rises at latest auction

NAIROBI: The highest price for top grade Kenyan tea rose to $3.06 per kg at this week's auction compared with $2.90

Published 21 May, 2014 07:31am

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Egypt buys 2.5mn tonnes of local wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has bought 2.5 million tonnes of local wheat since last month, mor

Published 17 May, 2014 08:33am

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Egypt buys 2mn tonnes of local wheat, price unchanged

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has bought around 2 million tonnes of local wheat since last month

Published 14 May, 2014 01:45pm

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Ivory Coast set to raise farmer price on successful cocoa auctions

ABIDJAN: Top cocoa producer Ivory Coast is aiming to increase its guaranteed farmer price next season after it sold forw

Published 14 May, 2014 12:50pm

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Iraq tenders to buy at least 10,000 tonnes sunflower oil

BAGHDAD: Iraq issued a tender on Monday to purchase a minimum of 10,000 tonnes of sunflower oil, the trade ministry said

Published 12 May, 2014 08:47am

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Kenya's top-grade coffee price eases at auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's benchmark coffee grade eased to $306 per 50-kg bag at this week's auction

Published 07 May, 2014 07:50am

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Iraq tenders to buy minimum 50,000 tonnes of wheat

BAGHDAD: Iraq issued a new international tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat to be sourced either from the Uni

Published 07 May, 2014 07:41am

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Saudi Arabia buys 590,000 tonnes of hard and soft wheat

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia bought 590,000 tonnes of hard and soft wheat in a tender for shipment periods between July 10 an

Published 05 May, 2014 06:21am

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Kenya's top grade coffee price slips at auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's benchmark coffee grade fell to $338 per bag at auction from $390 at last week&

Published 30 Apr, 2014 06:34am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,246,000 tonnes by April 27

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,246,000 tonnes by April 27, since the start

Published 28 Apr, 2014 08:24am

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Ivory Coast lifts cocoa and coffee export ban on Ecom unit

ABIDJAN: Top cocoa grower Ivory Coast has reinstated the export licence of Swiss agricultural trader Ecom Agroindustrial

Published 25 Apr, 2014 08:51pm

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Kenya's top grade coffee price stable at $390 per bag

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's benchmark coffee grade was unchanged at $390 per bag at this week's sale,

Published 22 Apr, 2014 09:34am

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Egypt estimates local wheat crop at 9mn tonnes

CAIRO: Egypt estimates its local wheat crop at 9 million tonnes, according to a state newspaper that cited a government

Published 20 Apr, 2014 08:59pm

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Uganda coffee exports up 12pc yr/yr in March

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports in March rose by 11.9 percent year-on-year to 348,423 60-kg bags, helped by end-of-

Published 11 Apr, 2014 01:01pm

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Mali gives gold permits to five mining firms: government official

BAMAKO: Mali has granted gold permits to five companies to operate and extract from gold mines with total reserves of 9.

Published 10 Apr, 2014 10:35pm

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Iraq issues tender for at least 30,000 tonnes rice

BAGHDAD: Iraq issued a tender to buy a minimum of 30,000 tonnes of rice, with long-grain supplies coming from the United

Published 07 Apr, 2014 09:32am

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Ivorian cocoa fetches strong premiums as demand booms

ABIDJAN: Cocoa beans in some parts of Ivory Coast are selling at more than a 100 CFA franc premium to the minimum farmga

Published 02 Apr, 2014 09:10pm

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Kenya's average tea price down by a quarter in December

NAIROBI: The average price of Kenyan tea was down by a quarter in December to $2.46 per kg from the same month a year ea

Published 27 Mar, 2014 06:00am

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South Africa's rand holds steady against weakened dollar

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand held within a recent range against the dollar on Tuesday as concerns about economi

Published 25 Mar, 2014 07:03am

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Egypt allocates $1bn for local wheat purchase

CAIRO: The Egyptian government expects the domestic wheat harvest to reach 9.5 million tonnes and has allocated seven bi

Published 22 Mar, 2014 01:25pm

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Copper prices below $5,000 could threaten Zambian mines: minister

LUSAKA: Zambian mines are still operating profitably despite the fall in copper prices but could be threatened if the pr

Published 15 Mar, 2014 11:33pm

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Copper prices below $5,000 could threaten Zambian mines: minister

LUSAKA: Zambian mines are still operating profitably despite the fall in copper prices but could be threatened if the pr

Published 15 Mar, 2014 02:15pm

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Kenya tea prices dip at latest sale

NAIROBI: The highest price for top Kenyan tea fell to $3.60 per kg at this week's sale from $3.70 per kg last week,

Published 14 Mar, 2014 03:06pm

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Uganda's coffee exports up 3pc yr/yr in February

NAIROBI: Uganda's coffee exports in February rose by 2.9 percent year-on-year to 354,837 60-kg bags, helped dry weat

Published 13 Mar, 2014 07:18am

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Top price for Kenyan coffee drops at auction

NAIROBI: The top price of Kenya's benchmark coffee grade fell to $441 per 50 kg bag at this week's auction from

Published 05 Mar, 2014 06:46am

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Egypt imports official suspected of corrupt rice deals, not wheat

CAIRO: Egypt referred an import official from the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) to administrative pros

Published 23 Feb, 2014 08:21am

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Kenya tea prices fall at latest auction

NAIROBI: The highest price for top Kenyan tea fell to $4.00 per kg at this week's auction from $4.13 per kg last wee

Published 19 Feb, 2014 12:45pm

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Kenyan coffee top price climbs at auction

NAIROBI: The top price of Kenya's benchmark coffee grade rose to $531 per 50 kg bag at this week's auction from

Published 19 Feb, 2014 08:34am

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Ivory Coast tops up cocoa reserve fund to $83mn

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, has topped up a reserve fund to protect against world price fluc

Published 14 Feb, 2014 02:22pm

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South African platinum firms to meet mediators

JOHANNESBURG: Top global platinum producers in South Africa this week will meet independent mediators to discuss a two-w

Published 09 Feb, 2014 10:31pm

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Mediterranean refineries seen winning white sugar trade to Syria

DUBAI: Mediterranean refineries are winning business to ship white sugar to Syria, Jamal Al Ghurair, managing director o

Published 09 Feb, 2014 07:16pm

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Ivory Coast forward cocoa sales for 2013/14 reach 1.45mn tonnes

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's top grower of cocoa, has sold its entire 2013/14 crop in forward sales, or more th

Published 28 Jan, 2014 09:45am

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Saudi Arabia says buys 715,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia bought 715,000 tonnes of wheat in a tender for shipment periods between April and June, the Grai

Published 27 Jan, 2014 07:47am

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Iraq issues tender for at least 30,000 tonnes rice

BAGHDAD: Iraq issued a tender to buy at least 30,000 tonnes of rice, from long-grain supplies which can be sourced from

Published 19 Jan, 2014 09:03am

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South Africa 2013 RBCT coal exports at 70.2 million tonnes

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa exported 70.2 million tonnes of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in 2013, up from 68.

Published 07 Jan, 2014 08:09am

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World biggest fish market set for new home

TOKYO: As most of Tokyo sleeps, men in rubber boots haggle over tuna in the cavernous halls of Tsukiji market.The clang

Published 01 Jan, 2014 08:38pm

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Egypt's wheat supply sufficient to last until April 7

CAIRO: Egypt's wheat supply is sufficient to last the country until April 7, the supplies minister told Reuters on S

Published 22 Dec, 2013 07:49am

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South Africa's lowers wheat output forecast to 1.75mn tonnes

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa lowered its 2013 wheat output forecast to 1.750 million tonnes from 1.752 million tonnes prev

Published 20 Dec, 2013 01:43pm

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Uganda coffee exports jump 13pc in November

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports rose 13 percent in November from the same period in 2012, helped by increased yield

Published 17 Dec, 2013 10:14am

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Rains, gentle winds expected to boost Ivorian cocoa

ABIDJAN: Steady rainfall and a mild onset to seasonal Harmattan winds across Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing region

Published 16 Dec, 2013 06:09pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 683,000 tonnes by Dec. 15

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 683,000 tonnes by December 15 since the start

Published 16 Dec, 2013 08:35am

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Tanzania arabica coffee prices fall as supply improves

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's arabica coffee prices fell at auction last week as supply of the commodity increased, regu

Published 18 Nov, 2013 07:00pm

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Egypt's wheat supply sufficient to last until March 5: minister

CAIRO: Egypt's wheat supply is sufficient to last the country until March 5, the supplies minister said on Saturday.

Published 16 Nov, 2013 10:13pm

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Kenya tea prices ease at latest sale

NAIROBI: The average price of top Kenyan tea eased to $3.57 per kg at this week's auction from $3.72 per kg last wee

Published 13 Nov, 2013 08:45am

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Tanzania arabica coffee prices fall as supply increases

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's arabica coffee prices fell at auction this week as supply increased and prices for the com

Published 26 Oct, 2013 12:59pm

Top Kenyan tea prices slide for fourth straight week

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Ghana leaves 2013/14 farmgate cocoa price unchanged at $1,560/T

ACCRA: Ghana has left its farmgate purchase price for cocoa for the new 2013-14 season unchanged at 3,392 cedis ($1,560)

Published 18 Oct, 2013 12:18pm

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I.Coast ups cocoa farmer price, curbs exporter competition

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast raised the minimum price payable to cocoa farmers and capped the amount exporters can pay for beans

Published 03 Oct, 2013 12:02am

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Sudan currency falls to record low ahead of listing of fuel subsidies

KHARTOUM: Sudan's currency has fallen to a record low against the dollar on the black market as people rush to chang

Published 21 Sep, 2013 10:21pm

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Ghana signs $1.2bn cocoa loan for 2013-14 crop purchases

ACCRA: Ghana's cocoa industry regulator Cocobod has signed a $1.2 billion syndicated loan from international banks f

Published 20 Sep, 2013 08:12pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-Aug coffee exports down 13pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's coffee bean exports fell more than 13 percent to 74,925 tonnes from October 2012 to August 20

Published 18 Sep, 2013 12:12pm

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Kenyan tea prices rise at auction

NAIROBI: The average price of Kenya's top grade Broken Pekoe Ones tea climbed to $3.91 per kg at this week's auc

Published 17 Sep, 2013 06:01pm

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Egypt's FIHC seeking 20,000 T soyoil and 20,000 T sunflower oil

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state-owned Food Industries Holding Company is seeking 20,000 tonnes of sunflower oil and 20,000

Published 01 Sep, 2013 11:32am

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Dry weather to boost Nigeria's main cocoa crop after heavy rains

LAGOS: Drier weather in Nigeria's main cocoa-growing regions has increased hopes of a healthy crop this September, a

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:49am

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Uganda coffee exports up 29pc yr/yr in July: UCDA

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports in July jumped 29 percent year-on-year to 395,224 60-kg bags, helped by dry weather

Published 19 Aug, 2013 06:48am

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Egypt tumbles 3.9pc after bloodshed

DUBAI: Egypt's bourse suffered its largest one-day drop in four months on Sunday after hundreds of people were kille

Published 18 Aug, 2013 03:04pm

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Syria receives only one offer in tender for white sugar

ABU DHABI: Syria has received only one offer in its tender seeking 276,000 tonnes of white sugar, a source at the Syrian

Published 18 Aug, 2013 09:13am

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South Africa's net reserves rise to $45.176bn in July

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's net gold and foreign exchange reserves rose in July to $45.176 billion from $44.604 bil

Published 07 Aug, 2013 07:09am

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Kenya says tea export volumes unaffected by Egypt unrest

MOMBASA: Kenya's tea market regulator said political instability in Egypt, one of the biggest buyers of Kenyan tea,

Published 31 Jul, 2013 10:20pm

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Iraq oil exports fall on weather, sabotage

BAGHDAD: Iraqi oil exports fell in June for the second month in a row as poor weather hit southern ports and saboteurs d

Published 22 Jul, 2013 07:49pm

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Algeria seeks barley for October shipment: traders

PARIS: Algeria's state grains agency OAIC has launched a tender to buy 50,000 tonnes of optional-origin barley for s

Published 17 Jul, 2013 12:13pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Aug. 10-20 shipment

CAIRO: Egypt's main wheat-buying agency, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), set a tender on Monday

Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:49pm

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Nigerian LNG exports blocked over tax dispute

LAGOS: Maritime authorities have halted liquefied natural gas exports from Nigeria due to a dispute over fees and taxes,

Published 24 Jun, 2013 08:23pm

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African palm oil makers hit back at global 'smear campaign'

ABIDJAN: African palm oil producers are hitting back at what they say is a "smear campaign" against them by environmenta

Published 23 Jun, 2013 05:22am

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Tunisia gets offers in tender to buy 75,000T wheat

HAMBURG: The lowest offer in the tender from Tunisia's state grains agency to purchase 75,000 tonnes of soft milling

Published 11 Jun, 2013 12:19pm

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Algeria wheat imports down in Jan-April: customs

ALGIERS: Algeria's total wheat imports dropped 7.32 percent to 1.873 million tonnes but were up 11.5 percent in valu

Published 03 Jun, 2013 02:43pm

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S.Africa's 2013 maize crop f'cast down to 11.44mn tonnes

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa cut its forecast of maize output for 2013 to 11.44 million tonnes from a previous estimate of

Published 23 May, 2013 02:32pm

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Uganda coffee exports rise in April due to strong rains

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports are seen rising sharply in April to 270,000 60-kg bags from 141,220 bags during the

Published 25 Apr, 2013 03:18pm

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Morocco state grain agency buys 178,000 tonnes local soft wheat

RABAT: Moroccan state grains agency ONICL has bought 178,000 tonnes of loal soft wheat at 2,545 to 2,880 Moroccan dirham

Published 01 Apr, 2013 09:40am

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Egypt to get help from US, European wheat exporters: Minister

CAIRO: Egypt will receive payment facilities from American and European suppliers of wheat, an Egyptian newspaper on Sat

Published 30 Mar, 2013 09:51am

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Ivory Coast fixes price for cocoa at 700 CFA francs/kg

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast fixed its government-guaranteed cocoa farmgate price at 700 CFA francs ($1.37) per kg for the April

Published 29 Mar, 2013 02:20pm

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Iraq tenders to buy minimum 50,000T white sugar

BAGHDAD: Iraq has issued a tender on Wednesday to buy a minimum of 50,000 tonnes of white sugar from all origins except

Published 20 Mar, 2013 02:45pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 998,000T: exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 998,000 tonnes by March 17 since the start of

Published 18 Mar, 2013 02:49pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 954,000T

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 954,000 tonnes by March 10 since the start of

Published 11 Mar, 2013 11:23am

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Sudan expects 20 more firms to start producing gold this year

KHARTOUM: Sudan expects 20 more companies to start producing gold this year and will allocate more land for investors

Published 04 Mar, 2013 11:01pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen down 6.6pc

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in Ivory Coast had reached around 939,000 tonnes by March 3 since the start of the seas

Published 04 Mar, 2013 03:15pm

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Saudi Arabia buys 465,000 tonnes of hard wheat for June-Aug

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia bought 465,000 tonnes of hard wheat (12.5 percent protein minimum) and 110,000 tonnes of soft wheat

Published 03 Mar, 2013 08:43am

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Egypt wheat stocks sufficient for 95 days-minister

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has strategic stocks of nearly 2.3 million tonnes of the grain from in

Published 27 Feb, 2013 12:25pm

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Nomani expects sharply higher local wheat crop

CAIRO: Egypt's domestic wheat crop is expected to rise sharply in 2012-2013, a top official said on Sunday, adding that

Published 24 Feb, 2013 12:10pm

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Egypt state grain buyer steps aside, new GASC head named

CIARO: Nomani Nomani, vice chairman of Egypt's state grains buyer GASC, has left his job after more than three years o

Published 20 Feb, 2013 11:58am

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Kumba year earnings fall in line with expectations

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of global mining company Anglo American, on Tuesday posted a 28 pe

Published 12 Feb, 2013 07:10am

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 854,000T

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 854,000 tonnes by Feb. 3 since the start of

Published 04 Feb, 2013 04:28pm

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Glencore director says corn use in biofuel questionable

DUBAI: A director of commodity trading giant Glencore on Sunday questioned the conversion of corn into ethanol biofuel

Published 03 Feb, 2013 01:38pm

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Ivory Coast rains to extend main crop cocoa output

ABIDJAN: Rain fell across most of Ivory Coast's principal cocoa regions last week, ending a month-long dry spell and rev

Published 28 Jan, 2013 02:34pm

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Tunisia buys 50000T soft wheat

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency has purchased 50,000 tonnes of soft milling wheat and 75,000 tonnes of durum whea

Published 18 Jan, 2013 02:03pm

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Ghana cocoa purchases hit 485,234 tonnes by Jan. 3

ACCRA: Ghana's cocoa main crop purchases reached 485,234 tonnes by Jan. 3 since the season started Oct. 12, down 18.9 pe

Published 16 Jan, 2013 12:22pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen down 6pc by Jan. 13

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 742,000 tonnes by Jan. 13 since the start of t

Published 14 Jan, 2013 03:11pm

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Tunisia buys 75,000T feed barley in tender

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency purchased 75,000 tonnes of optional-origin feed barley in a tender for the same v

Published 09 Jan, 2013 01:42pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen 696,000 tonnes by Jan. 6

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 696,000 tonnes by Jan. 6 since the start of th

Published 08 Jan, 2013 04:21pm

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Iraq issues tender to buy 50,000 tonnes wheat

BAGHDAD: Iraq issued a tender on Sunday to buy a minimum of 50,000 tonnes of wheat from the United States, Canada, Austr

Published 30 Dec, 2012 11:46am

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South Africa maize stocks at 5.018mn T in November

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's maize stocks fell to 5.018 million tonnes at the end of November from 5.784 million tonnes

Published 20 Dec, 2012 10:36am

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Burundi coffee earnings rise 46pc in November

BUJUMBURA: Burundi's coffee revenues rose 46 percent in November from the previous month on higher prices and export vol

Published 14 Dec, 2012 12:07pm

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Ghana cocoa purchases reach 315,709 tonnes by November 29

ACCRA: Ghana's cocoa purchases reached 315,709 tonnes by November 29 since the season started, down 23.4 percent compare

Published 13 Dec, 2012 12:24pm

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Iraq says Vitol apologises for Kurdish oil purchase

VIENNA: Top oil trader Vitol has apologised to the Iraqi government for buying Kurdish oil that was exported via Turkey

Published 10 Dec, 2012 09:22am

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Saudi oil price hike to Asia shows relative strength: Clyde Russell

LAUNCESTON: Saudi Arabia is asking refiners in Asia to pay more for their January-loading crude, both in absolute terms

Published 06 Dec, 2012 05:29am

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Iraq oil exports 2.62mn bpd in Nov

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports fell to 2.62 million barrels per day (bpd) in November from 2.622 million bpd the previous m

Published 04 Dec, 2012 07:04am

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Israeli group tenders for corn, feed wheat, barley and sorghum

HAMBURG: A group of Israeli private buyers has issued an international tender to purchase 115,000 tonnes of corn, 35,000

Published 03 Dec, 2012 10:37am

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Cocoa sector must avoid glut as it averts shortage: ICCO

ABIDJAN: The world's cocoa sector must avoid provoking a long-term glut of beans that could harm farmers' incomes as it

Published 23 Nov, 2012 11:15pm

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cocoa arrivals seen around 236,000T by Nov 18

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 236,000 tonnes by Nov. 18 since the start of t

Published 19 Nov, 2012 02:15pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen around 236,000 tonnes by November 18

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 236,000 tonnes by Nov. 18 since the start of t

Published 19 Nov, 2012 01:07pm

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Iraq issues tenders for 30,000 tonnes rice, 50,000 tonnes wheat

BAGHDAD: Iraq issued a tender on Monday to buy a minimum of 30,000 tonnes of rice with origins from the United States, U

Published 05 Nov, 2012 08:07am

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Guinea and UAE sign bauxite supply deal

DUBAI: Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG) signed a long-term supply agreement with the United Arab Emirates for the

Published 03 Nov, 2012 07:56am

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GASC awaits confirmation of Ukraine wheat export ban

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's top wheat buyer, said on Tuesday it has not removed Ukraine from its list of potential wheat s

Published 30 Oct, 2012 08:56pm

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Tanzania arabica coffee prices fall, tracking New York

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's arabica coffee prices fell at auction last week, weighed down by declining prices on markets i

Published 30 Oct, 2012 01:10pm

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Iraq postpones decision on wheat tender until next week

HAMBURG: Iraq's state grains board has postponed an international tender to purchase a nominal 50,000 tonnes of wheat un

Published 25 Oct, 2012 07:42am

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Kenya top tea grade price inches lower

NAIROBI: The average price of top grade Kenyan tea dipped for the second consecutive week to $4.16 per kg at auction thi

Published 17 Oct, 2012 07:48am

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AngloAmerican platinum loses $126 million over strikes

JOHANNESBURG: The world's top platinum producer Anglo American on Friday announced $126 million in lost revenue due to a

Published 12 Oct, 2012 09:05pm

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Iraq makes no purchase in a tender for 50,000 ton wheat

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Trade Ministry has made no purchase in a tender for at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat from any origin, a s

Published 08 Oct, 2012 10:40am

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Taiwan's BSPA buys 60,000 T soybeans from Brazil in tender

HAMBURG: Taiwan's Breakfast Soybean Procurement Association (BSPA) has bought 60,000 tonnes of soybeans to be sourced fr

Published 04 Oct, 2012 06:53am

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Qatar tendering to buy 24,000 tonnes rice

HAMBURG: Qatar's state purchasing agency has issued an international tender to buy 24,000 tonnes of rice, European trade

Published 04 Oct, 2012 06:32am

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Kenya coffee prices rise at latest sale, amount sold drops

NAIROBI: The top price of Kenya's benchmark grade AA coffee rose sharply to $342 per bag at auction this week from $312

Published 03 Oct, 2012 05:30am

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Sugar premiums defy Brazil crop; coffee cautious

SINGAPORE: Thai sugar premiums could withstand pressure from rising supply in rival Brazil as demand picks up ahead of t

Published 01 Oct, 2012 09:47am

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Kenya FY tea earnings seen up 1pc at $1.3bn

NAIROBI: Kenya's tea export earnings are seen creeping up 1 percent year-on-year to 110 billion shillings ($1.30 billion

Published 01 Oct, 2012 06:14am

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I.Coast cocoa merchants accept offer, back off boycott

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa merchants backed away from threats to boycott the start of the forthcoming harvest season aft

Published 26 Sep, 2012 09:47pm

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Iraq issues tender to buy at least 50,000 ton wheat

BAGHDAD: Iraq has issued a tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat from all origins, with closing date of Oct. 1,

Published 24 Sep, 2012 09:49am

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Syria tenders to buy 100,000 ton white refined sugar

HAMBURG: A Syrian state agency has issued an international tender to purchase and import 100,000 tonnes white refined or

Published 24 Sep, 2012 08:05am

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Shell says may miss 2012 Majnoon output target

DUBAI: Royal Dutch Shell's Majnoon oilfield may miss a 2012 target of 175,000 barrels per day, an executive said on Tues

Published 18 Sep, 2012 07:59am

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Price of Kenya top grade coffee falls on quality worries

NAIROBI: The top price of Kenya's benchmark grade AA coffee fell to $302 per bag at this week's auction from $312 fetche

Published 11 Sep, 2012 07:03pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,348,000 T by Sept. 9

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,348,000 tonnes by Sept. 9, exporters estimat

Published 10 Sep, 2012 01:24pm

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Iraq issues tender for at least 50,000 T of wheat

BAGHDAD: Iraq has issued a tender for at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat from any origin, with a closing date of Sept. 16,

Published 06 Sep, 2012 05:00pm

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Egypt buys 475,000 T Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest importer of wheat, bought 475,000 tonnes of Russian, Romanian and Ukraine wheat for sh

Published 06 Sep, 2012 04:03pm

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Top Kenyan tea prices fall at latest auction

NAIROBI: The average price of Kenyan top grade tea fell to $4.00 per kg at auction this week from $4.04 kg last week, tr

Published 04 Sep, 2012 07:10pm

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Ivory Coast ginners see 2012/13 cotton output at 340,000 T

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's 2012/13 cotton season will yield about 340,000 tonnes, the executive secretary of the country's g

Published 03 Sep, 2012 04:09pm

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Uganda's 2011/2012 cocoa output seen up 6pc

KAMPALA: Uganda's cocoa production is set to rise by 6.1 percent in the I October 2011-September 2012 crop year from the

Published 03 Sep, 2012 03:08pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen 1.339mn T by Sept 2

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,339,000 tonnes by Sept. 2 since the start of

Published 03 Sep, 2012 12:18pm

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Saudi Arabia buys 575,000 tonnes hard wheat

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia bought 575,000 tonnes of hard wheat (12.5 percent protein minimum) from the European Union, Austral

Published 02 Sep, 2012 02:15pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 180,000 tonnes of wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 180,000 tonnes of Russian and Romanian wheat for Oct. 1-10

Published 25 Aug, 2012 04:52pm

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Cameroon cocoa exports down over 10pc for 2011/12 crop

YAOUNDE: Cameroon exported 179,587 tonnes of cocoa beans during the 2011/12 cocoa season, just over 10 percent less than

Published 17 Aug, 2012 08:59pm

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Shell Nigeria says leak contained, locals report oil slick

EWELESUO: Shell said on Friday it had contained oil leaked from a failed pump within a flowstation on Nigeria's Nembe Cr

Published 17 Aug, 2012 01:25pm

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Kenya top tea grade price stable at auction

NAIROBI: The average price of Kenyan top grade tea held steady at $4.03 per kg at auction this week, stabilising after t

Published 15 Aug, 2012 09:27am

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Kenya raises 2012 sugar output forecast

NAIROBI: Kenya's sugar production is expected to rise 16.49 percent this year, despite a shaky first-half performance ca

Published 09 Aug, 2012 12:25pm

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Uganda July coffee exports drop yr/yr due to hoarding

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports dropped to 307,921 60-Kg bags in July from 375,843 bags a year ago, after farmers withh

Published 07 Aug, 2012 12:33pm

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Nigerian buoyed by tenders, tight supply

LONDON: Nigerian crude oil differentials strengthened on Monday as tight supplies of light, sweet grades combined with f

Published 06 Aug, 2012 01:10pm

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Morocco steps up buys with 300,000 T EU wheat tender

RABAT: Morocco's state-run grains authority ONICL will tender mid-August for the purchase of up to 300,000 tonnes of EU-

Published 02 Aug, 2012 03:03pm

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Ivory Coast Jan-June cotton export surges

ABIDJAN: Exports of cotton from Ivory Coast totalled 176,319 tonnes from January to June, up about 227 percent compared

Published 31 Jul, 2012 11:18am

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Tanzania coffee prices rise, demand seen high

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's coffee prices rose at last week's auction, buoyed by strong demand for robusta beans from expo

Published 30 Jul, 2012 03:17pm

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Top grade Kenyan coffee prices rise

NAIROBI: The top price of Kenya's benchmark coffee grade AA rose at this week's sale to $331 per 50 kg bag from $325 at

Published 18 Jul, 2012 09:45am

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Kenyan top tea grade prices rise for fifth week

NAIROBI: The average price of Kenyan top grade tea rose to $3.92 per kg at auction this week from $3.88 per kg last week

Published 17 Jul, 2012 05:22pm

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Sudan opens Africa's largest sugar plant

KHARTOUM: Sudan on Wednesday opened what it billed as Africa's largest sugar refinery, hoping to boost exports after the

Published 11 Jul, 2012 10:03pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,259,000T by July 8

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,259,000 tonnes by July 8, exporters estimate

Published 09 Jul, 2012 10:33am

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Jordan pushes wheat tender date to July 17

ABU DHABI: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Sunday it had postponed a tender to buy 100,000 tonnes of whe

Published 08 Jul, 2012 08:15am

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Top grade Kenyan coffee prices inch lower at auction

NAIROBI: The top price of Kenya's benchmark coffee grade AA inched lower to $301 per 50 kg bag at this week's sale from

Published 19 Jun, 2012 07:22pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,182,000 T by June 10

ABIDJAN:Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,182,000 tonnes by June 10, exporters estimate

Published 11 Jun, 2012 12:30pm

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Ethiopia issues new tender for 35,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: The Ethiopian government has issued another international tender to purchase 35,000 tonnes of milling wheat, Eu

Published 11 Jun, 2012 09:45am

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Egypt says bought 2.6mn tonnes of local wheat

CAIRO: Top wheat importer Egypt has bought 2.6 million tonnes of local wheat so far in the 2011/2012 season, up from 2.2

Published 04 Jun, 2012 12:08pm

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Egypt's Alcotexa sells 687 ton cotton in past week

CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 687 tonnes of cotton in the week th

Published 04 Jun, 2012 07:15am

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Egypt's GASC plans to seek Polish wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has added Poland as a potential supplier of the crop, the country's ma

Published 03 Jun, 2012 01:12pm

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Egypt's Alcotexa sells 868 T cotton in past week

CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 868 tonnes of cotton in the week th

Published 28 May, 2012 10:02pm

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SIIC looking to buy 100,000 T raw sugar: Egypt

ABU DHABI: Egypt's state-owned Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (SIIC) said on Sunday it was looking to buy 100,0

Published 27 May, 2012 09:52am

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Mali sees higher cotton output despite instability

BAMAKO: Mali confirmed on Wednesday its forecast for a strong rise in local cotton production for the 2012/2013 season d

Published 16 May, 2012 07:04pm

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Lower oil prices a modest drag on Gulf equities

DUBAI: A slide in global oil prices is weighing on stock markets in the Gulf, helping to push down heavyweight petrochem

Published 10 May, 2012 05:22am

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Kenya's top coffee prices fall for 2nd week

NAIROBI: The top price of Kenya's benchmark coffee grade AA fell to $339 per 50 kg bag at auction this week from $375 at

Published 08 May, 2012 07:07pm

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Saudi buys 450,000 tons wheat for July, Septembter shipment

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia bought 450,000 tons of wheat at $316.92 per ton for shipment during July and Septembter, the kingdo

Published 29 Apr, 2012 10:07am

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for May 11-20 shipment

CAIRO: The Egyptian state's main wheat-buying agency, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), on Tuesday se

Published 27 Mar, 2012 08:28pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen 1,032,000 tonnes by March 25

ABIDJAN:Cocoa arrivals at ports in top growerIvory Coast reached around 1,032,000 tonnes by March 25 since the start of

Published 26 Mar, 2012 12:17pm

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Kenya top grade tea prices hold steady for third week

NAIROBI: The average price for top Kenyan tea held steady at $3.36 for a third week at auction, brokers said on Tuesday.

Published 20 Mar, 2012 07:49pm

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Alcotexa sells 4,133T cotton

CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 4,133 tonnes of cotton in the week

Published 12 Mar, 2012 08:02am

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Uganda coffee export increased in Feb

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee export rose to 244,319 bags of 60 kg each in February from 193,965 bags shipped in the same mon

Published 07 Mar, 2012 08:59am

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Kenya top coffee prices, quantity sold down

NAIROBI: The top price of the benchmark Kenyan coffee grade AA fell to $489 per 50 kg bag at this week's sale from $512

Published 07 Mar, 2012 08:29am

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South Africa sugar output forecast at 1.822mn tonnes

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's 2011/12 sugar output is estimated at 1.822 million tonnes, slightly down from a previous fo

Published 01 Mar, 2012 07:52am

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Top grade Kenya coffee price falls at auction

NAIROBI: The top price of the benchmark Kenyan coffee grade AA fell to $512 per 50 kg bag at auction this week from $600

Published 28 Feb, 2012 06:48pm

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Kenya tea prices dip at latest sale

NAIROBI: The average price for top grade Kenyan tea fell to $2.98 per kg at this week's sale from $3.61 at the previous

Published 24 Jan, 2012 07:12pm

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Cevital observes 1mn tonnes sugar exports in 2012: Algeria

ALGIERS : Algerian firm Cevital, the biggest sugar refiner in North Africa , expects to more than double sugar exports

Published 21 Jan, 2012 04:06pm

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Qatar makes purchase in 20,000 tonnes wheat tender

HAMBURG: A flour mill in Qatar has purchased an unknown volume of wheat in an international tender for 20,000 tonnes of

Published 21 Dec, 2011 09:08am

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Cameroon coffee output seen up at 65,000T

YAOUNDE: Cameroon coffee production may nearly double in 2011-12 to 65,000 tonnes, recovering from a dismal previous sea

Published 19 Dec, 2011 04:04pm

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Syria issues new tender for 100,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Syria's state grains agency has issued a new international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of soft milling wh

Published 15 Dec, 2011 07:45am

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Egypt's Alcotexa sells 1,259 T cotton in past week

CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 1,259 tonnes of cotton in the week

Published 12 Dec, 2011 10:40am

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Soft wheat sales to Tunisia seen unchanged: France

TUNIS: France expects its soft wheat exports to Tunisia to stand at 400,000 tonnes in 2012, a senior official at the Fre

Published 15 Nov, 2011 04:04pm

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South Africa lowers 2011/12 sugar output forecast

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's 2011/12 sugar output is estimated at 1.909 million tonnes, from a previous forecast of 1.93

Published 25 Oct, 2011 06:58am

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Algeria wheat imports up 36pc

ALGIERS: Algeria's soft and durum wheat imports reached 5.72 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2011, customs da

Published 23 Oct, 2011 03:15pm

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GASC to include Ukraine wheat in tenders: Egypt

CAIRO: Egypt's main state wheat buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said it will include wheat o

Published 22 Oct, 2011 03:08pm

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Zambia eyes 35pc stake in mine projects: Minister

LUSAKA: Zambia will negotiate larger stakes in projects with foreign mining firms and plans to revamp tax collection to

Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:23am

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Egypt's Alcotexa sells 250 tonnes cotton in past week

CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 250 tonnes of cotton in the week wh

Published 09 Oct, 2011 02:06pm

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Sudan eyes 7 tonnes gold in 2011, plans refinery

PORT SUDAN : Sudan said on Sunday it expects its mining industry to produce around 7 tonnes of gold in 2011 and it pla

Published 09 Oct, 2011 12:08pm

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Uganda exported 340,378 60kg bags coffee

KAMPALA: Uganda exported 340,378 60-kilograame bags of coffee in September, up from 169,728 bags in the same month last

Published 07 Oct, 2011 03:14pm

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Miners meet Zimbabwe deadline on ownership: Minister

HARARE: Mining firms in Zimbabwe have mostly met a September deadline by which they were required to submit plans to tra

Published 29 Sep, 2011 10:03am

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Egypt's Alcotexa sold 2,490t of cotton last week

CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporter's Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 2,490 tonnes of cotton in the week

Published 25 Sep, 2011 01:52pm

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Egypt's SIIC says buys 35,000/T sugar

CAIRO : Egypt 's state-owned Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (SIIC) said on Monday it has bought 30,000 tonnes

Published 19 Sep, 2011 08:17am

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Tunisia buys 92,000 T wheat, 25,000 T durum

HAMBURG : Tunisia 's state grains agency has purchased 92,000 tonnes of soft milling wheat and 25,000 tonnes of durum w

Published 19 Sep, 2011 08:14am

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Mauritius' Omnicane to build Kenya sugar factory: Report

PORT LOUIS : Leading Mauritian sugar producer Omnicane is planning to develop a $180 million sugar factory in Kenya to

Published 05 Sep, 2011 06:13am

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Metorex H1 profit up 155 pc, forecasts flat output

JOHANNESBURG: South African miner Metorex, which is being taken over by Chinese metals group Jinchuan, reported a 155 pe

Published 05 Sep, 2011 04:00am

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ICO sees arabica price up

SAN JOSE : The price of robusta coffee could fall next year on ample stocks even as prices of higher quality arabicas ar

Published 28 Aug, 2011 05:18pm

Financial

South Korean shares close 3.86pc higher

SEOUL : South Korean shares ended 3.86 percent higher on Tuesday amid bargain hunting and talks of possible new US sti

Published 23 Aug, 2011 06:22am

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South Africa to exceed mine transformation target: Minister

JOHANNESBURG : South Africa 's Mines Minister Susan Shabangu said she is confident that a government-set ownership targ

Published 21 Aug, 2011 08:19am

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Iran sells crude for first time on oil bourse

TEHRAN: Iran has sold its first consignment of crude on a new oil exchange after several false starts, Iranian media rep

Published 18 Aug, 2011 02:46pm

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Kenyan tea prices dip in Ramadan

NAIROBI : The average price of top grade tea from Kenya , the world's largest exporter of black tea, eased for the thir

Published 16 Aug, 2011 06:18pm

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Cameroon cocoa exports rose 18 percent in 2010-11 seasons: NCCB

YAOUNDE : Cocoa exports from Cameroon , the world's fifth biggest grower, totalled 202,721 tonnes during the full 201

Published 12 Aug, 2011 09:00am

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,382,000ton

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,382,000 tonnes by August 7, exporters estima

Published 08 Aug, 2011 01:40pm

Commodities

South Africa pushes Wal-Mart to concessions

PRETORIA : South Africa said it would push Wal-Mart to rejig the conditions of its $2.4 billion Massmart deal, as P

Published 02 Aug, 2011 05:23pm

Commodities

Centamin Egypt cuts 2011 gold output guidance

LONDON : Centamin Egypt cut its output guidance for the full year after announcing lower-than-expected gold production

Published 02 Aug, 2011 06:34am

Commodities

South Africa's Exxaro up, union to call off coal strike

JOHANNESBURG: Shares of South Africa's Exxaro Resources rise more than 4 percent in afternoon trade, as miners say they

Published 01 Aug, 2011 12:20pm

Commodities

Tunisia grain crop doubles

TUNIS : Tunisia gathered in 2.3 million tonnes of cereals in the 2011 harvest, twice as much as last year, the Agricul

Published 23 Jul, 2011 02:53pm

Commodities

Zambia's largest coal mine reopens

LUSAKA : Zambian President Rupiah Banda opened the country's largest coal mine Friday, after Singapore's Nava Bharat too

Published 08 Jul, 2011 06:44pm

Commodities

Uganda one of Africa's top coffee exporters

KAMPALA: Coffee exports from Uganda, one of Africa's leading exporters of the beans, rose by 58 percent in June compared

Published 08 Jul, 2011 11:38am

Commodities

South African metal workers calls for strike

JOHANNESBURG : The National Union of Metal-workers of South Africa (NUMSA) announced on Sunday a country-wide strike tha

Published 03 Jul, 2011 01:20pm

Commodities

Coffee agency informs pest cut output

NAIROBI : Kenya has warned farmers that thrips, deadly and difficult to detect pests, may attack coffee farms this yea

Published 01 Jul, 2011 12:20pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa prices mixed

ABIDJAN : Cocoa farm-gate prices in Ivory Coast were mixed last week, falling in some growing regions because of wor

Published 30 Jun, 2011 02:11pm

Commodities

Algeria Jan-May wheat imports grow 40pc

ALGIERS : Algeria's grain imports in the first five months of this year rose 40 percent to 3.165 million tonnes compared

Published 26 Jun, 2011 04:37pm

Commodities

FIHC tenders for 25,000 T soyoil

CAIRO : Egypt 's state-owned Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) has issued an international tender to purchase up t

Published 26 Jun, 2011 04:02pm

Commodities

Libya rebels to produce 100,000 oil barrels per day 'soon'

ABU DHABI: The minister of oil and finance in the Libyan rebel council Ali Tarhoni said in Abu Dhabi Thursday that the r

Published 09 Jun, 2011 09:45am

Commodities

Exxaro bids $130mn for Australia's Territory

JOHANNESBURG : South African diversified miner Exxaro bid $130 million in cash for Australia's Territory Resources, maki

Published 23 May, 2011 01:08pm

Middle East Africa Commodities

Doctors strike continues

LAHORE: A complete strike was observed by young doctors at different public hospitals of the provincial metropolis for a

Published 06 Apr, 2011 03:53pm

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 4	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 4	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	159.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 4	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 4	7,584.31
Nasdaq / Jun 4	26,830.96
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 4	51,561.93
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,944.95
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,244.29
India Sensex / Jun 5	74,364.43
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	66,812.85
Hang Seng / Jun 5	24,982.27

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 4	402,335
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,470.19
Petrol/Litre / Jun 5	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	93.10
Diesel/Litre / Jun 5	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.59

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	7.76 ▲ 1 (14.79%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 5 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.06 ▲ 1 (14.16%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jun 5 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 5 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.41 ▲ 1 (13.5%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	8.98 ▲ 1 (12.53%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 5 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▲ 0.52 (10.88%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 5 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	10.35 ▲ 1 (10.7%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 5 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 5 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.28 ▲ 2.12 (10.02%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jun 5 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	29 ▲ 2.64 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	40.49 ▼ -4.5 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	66.78 ▼ -7.42 (-10%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 5 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	29.21 ▼ -3.23 (-9.96%)
Fateh Ind. / Jun 5 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	166.02 ▼ -14.04 (-7.8%)
Shams Textile / Jun 5 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	38.10 ▼ -2.55 (-6.27%)
Mandviwala / Jun 5 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	65 ▼ -4 (-5.8%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 5 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Husein Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	34.13 ▼ -1.87 (-5.19%)
Sana Ind / Jun 5 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	39.70 ▼ -2.02 (-4.84%)
JS Investments / Jun 5 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	40 ▼ -2 (-4.76%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	41,992,586 ▲ 0.53
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 5 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	41,990,948 ▲ 0.53
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 5 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,639,369 ▲ 0.9
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 5 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26,329,637 ▼ -0.23
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,800,560 ▲ 0.02
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	21,604,921 ▲ 0.08
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,744,957 ▲ 0.02
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	17,209,572 ▲ 1
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,002,213 ▼ -0.09
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,836,146 ▼ -0.86