The administration of Brazil's Paranagua port shut down for repairs of a berth used for grains and sugar loading after a fire over the weekend damaged a conveyor belt and other structures at the site, local authorities said on Monday.
"Essential" rains fell over the weekend in Argentina's agricultural heartland and more showers are due in the coming days, allowing the region to continue recovering from a drought, the Rosario grains exchange (BCR) said on Monday.
The global diamond sector is scrambling to get ahead of an upcoming G7 ban on Russian gems, with consumers and producers battling to manage ever more complex supply chains against a backdrop of sluggish demand.
Uganda's coffee exports surged 12.8% in September, compared to the same month last year, partly boosted by a good harvest in some parts of the country, the state regulator has reported.
The success of Ukraine's new Black Sea export corridor has led to a sharp increase in the number of rail wagons heading to the ports of Odesa region, a senior railways official said on Monday.
The London Metal Exchange's clearing house will cut the minimum size of its default fund, which exists to cover outstanding debts of members who default on payments, to $999.34 million from $1.012 billion effective Nov. 1.
Above average rain in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week bodes well for the development and quality of the October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday.
Russian wheat export prices were flat last week amid muted demand from importers, yet dwindling supply from farmers, after a prolonged price slump, analysts said.
A fire that broke out on a conveyor belt linked to Berth 201 on the West Corridor of Brazil's southern port of Paranagua, one of country's busiest hubs for soy and sugar exports, has been brought under control, local authorities said on Monday.
Canada's main stock index opened higher on Monday, after an eight-day losing streak, as Air Canada's earnings boosted the industrial index, while investor sentiment was optimistic ahead of a slew of economic data through the week.
The World Bank said on Monday it expected global oil prices to average $90 a barrel in the fourth quarter and fall to an average of $81 in 2023 as slowing growth eases demand, but warned that an escalation of the latest Middle East conflict could spike prices significantly higher.
An Asiana Airlines board meeting on whether it should accept a proposal by prospective buyer Korean Air Lines to sell its cargo service in response to EU antitrust concerns has ended without conclusion, a company spokesperson said.
Alo Yoga's parent company is exploring a potential investment that could value the U.S. maker of celebrity-donned workout clothes at about $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Brazil's 2023/24 soybean planting had reached as of last Thursday 40% of the expected area, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, up 10 percentage points from the previous week.
Chicago wheat futures fell more than 1% on Monday as shipments from Ukrainian Black Sea ports resumed while soybean futures hit their highest in six weeks as speculators amid strong demand for U.S. beans and soymeal.
Brazil's 2023/24 soybean planting had reached as of last Thursday 40% of the expected area, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, up 10 percentage points from the previous week.
London cocoa futures on ICE rose to a fresh record high on Monday buoyed by tight supplies driven by a drop in production in Ivory Coast and Ghana while sugar and coffee prices fell.
Speculators have held bullish views toward Chicago soybean meal futures for the last two years, but their optimism has intensified over the last couple weeks as U.S. meal exports are set for new highs.