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