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London cocoa futures on ICE rose to a record high on Wednesday, extending the market's prolonged advance with stocks tightening following poor crops in West Africa this season.

India's northwestern states could experience above normal temperatures in February, India's state-run weather office said on Wednesday, raising concerns about the critical wheat crop.

The Indian sugar industry on Wednesday urged the government to allow more sugar to be diverted for the production of ethanol, citing improved supply after unseasonable rainfall in key cane-growing states in November and December.

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine and offer greater flexibility on rules for fallow land in a bid to quell protests by angry farmers in France and other EU members.

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday measures to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine and offer greater flexibility on fallow land rules in a bid to quell protests by angry farmers in France and other EU members.

Vietnam has committed to supply the Philippines with 1.5 to 2 million metric tons of rice annually under an agreement signed this week, the Philippine agriculture department said Wednesday.

French and Belgian farmers set up dozens of blockades on highways and on access roads to a major container port on Wednesday to press governments to ease environmental rules and protect them from rising costs and cheap imports.

When the Maersk Tanjong set sail from Thailand on Dec. 2, headed towards the Suez Canal to reach the U.S. East Coast, it was carrying cargo for retailers and clothing brands including Walmart, H&M, Adidas and ASOS, import and shipping data shows. On Dec. 17, it turned south to circumnavigate Africa's Cape of Good Hope, after Maersk paused sending vessels to the Suez through the Red Sea, where Houthi attacks on shipping have triggered delays, costs and uncertainty across global consumer and retail markets.

EU regulators should demand major concessions from airline mergers that hit competition or even block deals, EU travel agents and passenger groups said on Wednesday, underscoring concerns over deals involving Lufthansa and IAG.

Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, amid weaker rival oils and lacklustre Chinese economic data, but the contract still logged a monthly gain.

Russia will increase the area for the 2024 harvest by 300,000 hectares to 84.5 million hectares, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said.

Indonesia has set its palm oil reference price at $806.40 per metric ton for Feb. 1-29, an increase from $774.93, a trade ministry decree showed on Wednesday.

Ukraine's agricultural maritime exports are expected to fall to around 3.8 million metric tons in January from around 6.1 million tons in December, brokers said on Wednesday.

Indonesian state purchasing agency BULOG is believed to have purchased about 500,000 metric tons of rice in a tender seeking the same volume after price offers were submitted on Monday, European traders said on Wednesday.

Indonesian state purchasing agency BULOG is believed to have purchased about 500,000 metric tons of rice in a tender seeking the same volume after price offers were submitted on Monday, European traders said on Wednesday.

Mitsuko Tottori's appointment as Japan Airlines' next president makes her something of a rarity in Japan - a female head of a well known company.

The seeds of former flight attendant Mitsuko Tottori's rise to the top of Japan Airlines (JAL) were planted in the aftermath of the carrier's bankruptcy more than a decade ago.

Kalyan Jewellers India reported a near 22% rise in its third-quarter profit on Wednesday, lifted by festive season-fuelled demand across India and the Middle East markets.

A ship carrying around 14,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle is marooned off the coast of Australia in sweltering heat after it was forced to abandon a trip through the Red Sea, causing outcry from people concerned about the animals' welfare.

Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday and headed for their first monthly decline since September, as falling Russian export prices and a strengthening dollar weighed on U.S. prices.