Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Middle East Africa Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Middle East Africa Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Middle East Africa Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Commodities 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
Middle East Africa Commodities 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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