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