The lowest price offered in the international tender from Egypt's state sugar buyer GASC to buy around 50,000 metric tons of raw sugar which closed on Saturday was believed to be $690 a ton CIF free out, traders said in initial assessments on Monday.
Nickel prices in Shanghai hit a 16-month low on Monday, pulled down by waning demand from the stainless steel sector and higher supply in China, the world's biggest consumer of the metal.
Chicago soybeans fell to more than three-week lows on Monday as rain in parts of Brazil's oilseed producing areas eased crop concerns, even as leading consultants reduced their output forecasts.
Malaysian palm oil futures touched a near two-week low on Monday, tracking losses in crude and rival Dalian oils although losses were capped by improving exports.
China's most active hog futures fell more than 5% on Monday, extending a downward price trend that has started since August due to large sow herds despite government stockpiling efforts.
Chicago soybean futures firmed on Monday as forecasts of lower output in the world's biggest exporter Brazil following hot and dry weather underpinned prices.
German logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne is examining a takeover of Signa Group's abandoned Elbtower high-rise project in his hometown of Hamburg, Handelsblatt reported.
New York cocoa futures closed higher on Friday in a thin session underpinned by continuing crop concerns in West Africa, while arabica coffee and sugar prices fell.
Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras laid out its 2024-2028 strategic plan on Friday, seeking to "revitalize" the firm and start the process of energy transition, CEO Jean Paul Prates said.
Agribusiness consultancies Safras & Mercado and hEDGEpoint on Friday reduced their estimates for Brazil's 2023/24 soybean crop, as consensus grows that bad weather will hamper output in the world's largest producer and exporter.
Zimbabwe's blueberry production, one of the country's fastest growing crops, is under threat from a currency crisis and high borrowing costs, an industry body said.
LATAM Airlines was the market share leader among companies flying between Brazil and the U.S. in the quarter ended in October after resuming non-stop flights to Los Angeles, data from local authority ANAC showed on Friday.