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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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
Middle East Africa 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