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Egypt's GASC buys 120,000 tonnes of Russian wheat

Of the total, GASC bought 60,000 tonnes for shipment May 15-25 and 60,000 tonnes for shipment May 26-June 5, it sai

Published 14 Apr, 2020 02:42pm

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Jordan cancels tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of wheat

Jordan had received offers from only two suppliers, CHS and Ameropa. The tender will be re-issued for next Tue

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:37pm

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 Q2 cocoa grind up 4.4pc by end March

Grinders processed 47,000 tonnes of beans in March, up from 44,000 tonnes in the same period the previous year.

Published 08 Apr, 2020 03:17pm

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Saudi Arabia asks private sector to import 355,000 T of wheat

Saudi, the world's top oil exporter, has long encouraged its private investors to pour money into agricultural inve

Published 06 Apr, 2020 11:00am

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Iraq says expects up to 6 million tonnes of local wheat this season

The local harvest season is expected to begin on April 10, ministry official Mahdi-al-Kaisy said. BAGHDAD: Ir

Published 03 Apr, 2020 01:46pm

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.645mn T by March 29- exporters

About 10,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 12,000 tonnes to San Pedro between March 23 to Marc

Published 30 Mar, 2020 01:50pm

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Iraq needs 1mn tonnes of wheat, 250,000 T rice

The wheat import figure is higher than the country had originally planned to purchase from abroad throughout 2020.

Published 25 Mar, 2020 01:32pm

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Egypt has strategic wheat reserves for 4.7 months

Egypt also aims for domestic wheat production of 4 million tonnes in the next season starting April 15, the agency

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:26am

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Jordan draws 13 participants in 120,000 T barley tender

Jordan on Tuesday bought 60,000 tonnes of wheat in a separate tender. The barley in Wednesday's tender is soug

Published 12 Feb, 2020 02:15pm

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Thailand sugar production to range between 8-9mn T in 2019-20

Thailand's Baanrai Sugar Industry Company said it saw production at just above 8 million tonnes. The TCSC, whi

Published 11 Feb, 2020 11:20am

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals reached 1.378mn T by Jan. 31

Previously exporters had estimated that arrivals from Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 would reach 1.419 million tonnes, compared w

Published 10 Feb, 2020 10:58am

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French wheat offered lowest offer at Egypt's GASC tender

GASC is seeking an unspecified quantity of wheat for shipment March 11-25. At its last purchase tender on Jan.

Published 30 Jan, 2020 02:31pm

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Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 900,000 tonnes of barley in tender

The barley was purchased at an average price of $224.45 per tonne. DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SA

Published 27 Jan, 2020 11:23am

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Uganda's coffee exports up 5pc in December from a year earlier

Uganda exported 330,248 60-kilogram bags of coffee last month compared to 314,439 bags that the country shipped in

Published 22 Jan, 2020 11:52am

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Uganda coffee exports up 7pc year-on-year in November

The east African country shipped 438,815 60-KG bags of the beans, up from 409,940 bags exported in same month a yea

Published 19 Dec, 2019 10:51am

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 cocoa grind up 5.5pc by end November

The country is the world's top cocoa producer and vies with the Netherlands for the spot of leading grinder. G

Published 11 Dec, 2019 10:30am

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Egypt GASC buys 355,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

Nibulon: 60,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat at $222.50 free-on-board (FOB) and $14.97 freight equating to $237.47 cos

Published 10 Dec, 2019 08:30pm

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Cargill invests over $113mn in Ivory Coast, Ghana cocoa sector

Ivory Coast and Ghana produce some two-thirds of the world's cocoa, but their industry is blighted by poverty, chil

Published 04 Dec, 2019 08:40pm

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Iraq plans to import 750,000 T wheat next year - grain board

The country had 1.2 million tonnes of wheat as strategic reserves, enough to last for three months. Iraq repla

Published 04 Dec, 2019 12:59pm

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Saudi Arabia tender seeks 595,000 tonnes of wheat

The wheat is for delivery periods between February and March 2020. SAGO is seeking 360,000 tonnes for delivery

Published 17 Oct, 2019 10:52am

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 cocoa port arrivals seen at 132,000 T by Oct. 13

48,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 49,000 tonnes to San Pedro between Oct. 7 and Oct. 13 for

Published 14 Oct, 2019 11:37am

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Ukrainian wheat offered lowest in Egypt's tender

The international tender from Egypt's state commodities buyer GASC to buy wheat on Tuesday was $201.90 a tonne FOB

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:36pm

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Egypt to produce 4mn T white rice in 2019 season

Egyptians consume around 3.2 million tonnes of rice annually. The figure compares to 2.7 million tonnes produc

Published 08 Oct, 2019 11:22am

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Copper firms as U.S.-China trade talks move into focus

The metal used in power and construction logged its third straight week of declines last week after soft economic d

Published 07 Oct, 2019 01:41pm

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Syria issues tender to buy 150,000 T of wheat

Syria's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase and import 150,000 tonnes of milling whe

Published 03 Oct, 2019 10:23am

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Ivory Coast to cap cocoa production at 2mn T to buoy prices

Ivory Coast and Ghana have teamed up in the past few months to impose a minimum floor price to exert more influence

Published 01 Oct, 2019 01:35pm

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Syria makes second attempt to swap its durum for soft wheat

Swaps are relatively unusual in the wheat market, with cash purchases a more common way of acquiring new supply.

Published 26 Sep, 2019 12:55pm

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Ivory coast cocoa arrivals up 10.7pc to 2.164mn T by Sept. 22

About 1,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan and 3,000 tonnes to San Pedro from Sept. The period from

Published 23 Sep, 2019 03:28pm

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Morocco confirms cut in soft wheat duty to 35pc

The cut aims at ensuring regular supplies and guaranteeing the stability of the soft wheat price at 260 dirhams per

Published 19 Sep, 2019 02:13pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals to Sept 1 up 11.6pc to 2.148mn tonnes

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.148 million tonnes for the period from Oct. 1 l

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:34pm

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Egypt's GASC says seeking soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) is seeking cargoes of soyoil and sunflower oil in an

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:00pm

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Jordan gets 4 participants in 120,000 tonne wheat tender

HAMBURG: Four trading companies are taking part in the international tender from Jordan's state grains buyer to purc

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:41am

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Egypt's GASC buys 350,000 T of Russian, Ukrainian and French wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said it bought 350,000 tonnes of

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:56pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals to Aug. 25 up 12pc on same period last season -exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast totalled 2.143 million tonnes between the beginning of the se

Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:32pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 12,000 tonnes of sunflower oil in tender

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Thursday it bought 12,00

Published 22 Aug, 2019 07:22pm

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Uganda's coffee exports up 18pc in July vs same period last year

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports jumped 18% in July compared to the same month last year, the state-run Uganda Coffe

Published 22 Aug, 2019 01:39pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Sept. 15-30 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Wednesday to buy an unspecified amoun

Published 14 Aug, 2019 10:29pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals up nearly 10pc to 2.123mn T by July 31

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.123 mn tonnes between Oct. 1 and July 31, CCC data

Published 09 Aug, 2019 03:30pm

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Cameroon cocoa bean exports up 26pc this season

DOUALA: Cameroon's exports of cocoa beans in the 2018/19 season jumped 26pc to 214,825 tonnes from 170,981 tonnes, Natio

Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:45am

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Saudi, UAE offer Sudan 540,000 tonnes of wheat

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are providing Sudan with 540,000 tonnes of wheat as part of aid pr

Published 07 Aug, 2019 07:35pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 415,000 tonnes of Russian, Romanian and Ukrainian wheat

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), bought 415,000 tonnes of whe

Published 06 Aug, 2019 08:08pm

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Algeria bought around 40,000 tonnes corn in tender

HAMBURG: Algerian state agency ONAB is believed to have purchased about 40,000 tonnes of corn likely to be sourced f

Published 06 Aug, 2019 07:49pm

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Ukrainian wheat is lowest offer in Egypt's GASC tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer for wheat at an Egyptian state purchase tender was $198.70 per tonne for 55,000 tonnes of Ukrain

Published 06 Aug, 2019 02:59pm

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Uganda says coffee exports rose 6.6pc in June from a year earlier

NAIROBI: Uganda's coffee exports climbed 6.6 percent in June from a year ago, the state-run sector regulator Uganda Coff

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:15pm

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Ghana to raise cocoa farmers' prices by 5.2pc

ABIDJAN: Ghana will raise cocoa farmgate prices by 5.2pc for the 2019/20 season, the first increase in four years, follo

Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:58am

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West Africa Crude-Higher fuel oil margin buoys Angolan, IOC takes Nigerian

LONDON: Higher fuel oil margins and demand from Chinese independent refiners helped to prop up Angolan crude grades

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:39pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Sept. 5-15 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount o

Published 05 Aug, 2019 07:23pm

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Ivory coast cocoa arrivals rise to 2.138mn T by Aug. 4 - exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.138 million tonnes for the Oct. 1, 2018 - Aug. 4 pe

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:06pm

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South African sugar producer Tongaat to delist from LSE

JOHANNESBURG: South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange to cut c

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:14pm

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Kenyan tea glut pushes prices to multi-year lows, trade body says

NAIROBI: Kenyan tea prices have slumped to their lowest level in at least five years due to excess supplies and weak dem

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:00pm

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Iraq oil exports reach 3.566mn bpd in July: oil ministry

BAGHDAD: Iraqi oil exports rose to 3.566 million barrels per day (bpd) in July from 3.52 million bpd the previous month,

Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:13pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-June cocoa product exports up 5pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast semi-finished cocoa products exports between the start of the season on Oct. 1 and June 30 were 338

Published 31 Jul, 2019 03:36pm

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Ivory Coast Oct-June cocoa bean exports up 7pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 1.4 million tonnes of raw cocoa beans between the start of the marketing season on Oct. 1

Published 31 Jul, 2019 02:55pm

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Burundi's mineral exports overtake tea, coffee in hard currency earnings

NAIROBI: Burundi's gold, tin and rare earth minerals exports have overtaken tea and coffee as the major source of foreig

Published 30 Jul, 2019 01:15pm

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Ivory coast cocoa arrivals up 9pc to 2.127mn tonnes by July 28

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.127 million tonnes for the Oct. 1, 2018-July 28

Published 29 Jul, 2019 09:11pm

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Ghana's cocoa production at 794,841 tonnes this season

ACCRA: Ghana's cocoa production stands at 794,841 tonnes so far this season - or about 88% of its 900,000-tonne fore

Published 29 Jul, 2019 08:02pm

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Egypt inks $14mn deal to build two wheat silos in Port Said

CAIRO: Egypt inked a $14 million agreement with the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) to build two wheat si

Published 24 Jul, 2019 03:16pm

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Ivory Coast to raise cocoa farmgate price

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, will raise the guaranteed price it pays farmers to 800 CFA francs ($

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:57pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 300,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, on Tuesday bought 300,000 tonnes of

Published 23 Jul, 2019 07:18pm

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Lowest offer at Egypt's GASC wheat tender for Ukraine wheat

DUBAI: The lowest offer presented at an Egyptian state tender for wheat was $198.80 per tonne free-on-board (FOB) for 60

Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:32pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals reach 2.111mn T by July 21

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.111 million tonnes this season for the period from

Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:51pm

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More rain and sun needed ahead of Ivory Coast main cocoa crop, say farmers

ABIDJAN: Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions and more sun was needed for t

Published 22 Jul, 2019 01:49pm

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Ivory Coast sells 1.6mn T of cocoa export contracts by July 12

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has sold 1.6 million tonnes of cocoa export contracts by July 12 f

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:44pm

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Zambia first-half copper output down 4pc

LUSAKA: Zambia's copper production dropped 4% to 393,419 tonnes in the first six months of the year, ministry of min

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:47pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen up 9pc at 2.092mn T

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.092 million for the season between Oct. 1 and July

Published 17 Jul, 2019 08:20pm

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Ghana 2019/20 cocoa sales reach 650,000 T by July 8

ABIDJAN: Ghana's Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) has sold a total of 600,000 tonnes of cocoa beans for the 2019/20 season,

Published 17 Jul, 2019 08:18pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said it bought 60,000 tonnes

Published 17 Jul, 2019 03:24pm

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Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,00

Published 16 Jul, 2019 02:57pm

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Egypt buys 3.27mn T of local wheat this harvest season

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 3.27 million tonnes of local wheat this harvest season, Agr

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:45pm

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Ivory Coast must overhaul key cocoa sector: World Bank

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, earns just a fraction of the crop's potential value and mu

Published 11 Jul, 2019 02:28pm

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Egypt has bought 3.26mn T local wheat in season so far

CAIRO: Egypt has bought 3.264 million tonnes of local wheat so far this season, the supply minister said on Wednesday.

Published 10 Jul, 2019 07:12pm

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South African platinum firms kick off wage talks

JOHANNESBURG: The world's top platinum miners kicked off talks with South Africa's unions on Tuesday in what is expected

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:34pm

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Egypt's GASC buys 240,000 tonnes of Romanian, Ukrainian wheat

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) said on Tuesday it had

Published 09 Jul, 2019 03:59pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Aug. 10-20 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wh

Published 08 Jul, 2019 10:21pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 2.115mn T by July 7

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.115 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and July 7, expor

Published 08 Jul, 2019 09:09pm

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Abundant rains offer good prospects for main Ivory Coast cocoa crop

ABIDJAN: Above-average rainfall mixed with sunshine in Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week could boost the for

Published 08 Jul, 2019 08:39pm

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Tunisia says 2019 cereal harvest to be biggest in decades

TUNIS: Tunisia's cereal harvest will hit 2.4 million tonnes in 2019, the biggest in decades, Agriculture Minister Sa

Published 08 Jul, 2019 03:05pm

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Tunisia expects this year's grain harvest to rise to 2.1mn tonnes

TUNIS: Tunisia expects its grain harvest to jump to 2.1 million tonnes this year, up from about 1.4 million tonnes in 20

Published 05 Jul, 2019 07:33pm

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Egypt raises fuel prices in line with IMF rules

CAIRO: Egypt increased fuel prices Friday in its latest round of subsidy cuts under a reform package agreed with the Int

Published 05 Jul, 2019 10:35am

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Egypt's GASC buys 30,000 T of soyoil in tender

CAIRO: Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Thursday that it bought 30,000

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:26pm

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Egypt's GASC receives lowest offer of $677.30/tonne for soyoil in tender

CAIRO: An international tender by Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Thursday to purchase ve

Published 04 Jul, 2019 11:23am

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Ethiopia sugar imports to jump by more than a quarter as output drops

Sugar imports into Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous country, are expected to climb 29pc in 2019/20 from the previ

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:42pm

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Industry doubts remain over Ivory Coast, Ghana cocoa floor price

JOHANNESBURG: Ivory Coast and Ghana - the world's leading cocoa producers - failed on Wednesday to come to an agreement

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:32pm

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Romanian wheat offered lowest at Egypt's GASC tender

CAIRO: An Egyptian state purchase tender for wheat attracted a lowest offer of $196.96 per tonne for 60,000 tonnes of Ro

Published 02 Jul, 2019 08:25pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 60,000 T Romanian wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it had bought 60,

Published 02 Jul, 2019 07:46pm

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Egypt's GASC says buys 60,000 tonnes Romanian wheat

DUBAI/CAIRO: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it had

Published 02 Jul, 2019 03:26pm

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Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Aug 2-12 shipment

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wh

Published 01 Jul, 2019 08:49pm

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Ivory Coast to eliminate illegal cocoa output to control supply

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast plans to stamp out illegal cocoa production from national parks and forest reserves over the next f

Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:42pm

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Ivory Coast farmers pin hopes for main cocoa crop on July weather

ABIDJAN: Rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions was mainly below average and farmers on Monday said w

Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:34pm

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Jordan issues new tender to buy 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has issued an international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of m

Published 27 Jun, 2019 02:19pm

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Kenya signs milestone crude processing deal with oil firms

NAIROBI: The Kenyan government has signed agreements with oil major Total, Tullow Oil and Africa Oil Corp to develop

Published 25 Jun, 2019 04:30pm

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Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for July rains to secure main crop

ABIDJAN: Unseasonably dry weather across Ivory Coast's cocoa regions last week could weaken the next main crop if rainfa

Published 24 Jun, 2019 08:49pm

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Cocoa price floor of $2,600/T lacks support of other growers

LAGOS: A cocoa price floor of $2,600 per tonne agreed by Ivory Coast and Ghana with buyers for the 2020/21 season la

Published 21 Jun, 2019 12:02pm

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Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,00

Published 20 Jun, 2019 12:53pm

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Ghana opens cocoa light crop season, price unchanged at 7,600 cedis/tonne

ACCRA: Ghana's Cocobod will open its cocoa light crop purchases on Friday, maintaining the price it pays farmers at

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:48pm

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Russian wheat offered lowest at Egypt's GASC tender at $196.86/T

CAIRO: An Egyptian state tender for wheat attracted a lowest offer of $196.86 per tonne for 55,000 tonnes of Russian whe

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:33pm

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Romanian wheat cargo in Damietta port passes quality re-test

CAIRO: A Romanian wheat cargo that was held in the Egyptian port of Damietta passed a second test for quality, trade sou

Published 18 Jun, 2019 03:05pm

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Romanian wheat cargo re-tested in Egypt's Damietta port

DUBAI: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, is re-testing a 60,000 tonne Romanian wheat cargo after an initial rej

Published 18 Jun, 2019 01:59pm

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Romanian wheat cargo re-tested in Egypt's Damietta port

CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, is re-testing a 60,000 tonne Romanian wheat cargo after an initi

Published 18 Jun, 2019 11:31am

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Ivory Coast rains make cocoa farmers hopeful for next main crop

ABIDJAN: Above average rains in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions last week should boost the next main crop in

Published 17 Jun, 2019 03:40pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 2.051mn T by June 16

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.051 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and June 16, expo

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:05pm

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Iraq Grain Board chief says has enough wheat and rice till end of 2019

BAGHDAD: The head of Iraq's state grain board said on Thursday the country had enough wheat and rice to last until the e

Published 13 Jun, 2019 01:31pm

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Ghana 2019/20 cocoa sales reach 550,000 T by June 3

ABIDJAN: Ghana's Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) has sold a total of 550,000 tonnes of cocoa beans for the 2019/20 season,

Published 13 Jun, 2019 01:25pm

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Iraq has enough wheat and rice until end of 2019: grain board

BAGHDAD: Iraq has enough wheat and rice to last until the end of the year, although it will continue to import to boost

Published 13 Jun, 2019 01:11pm

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Ghana, Ivory Coast say cocoa buyers agree to minimum price of $2,600/T

ACCRA: The cocoa boards of Ghana and Ivory Coast said on Wednesday that buyers had agreed to a minimum price of $2,600 p

Published 12 Jun, 2019 04:09pm

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Egypt has eight months worth of strategic sugar reserves

CAIRO: Egypt has enough strategic reserves of sugar to cover eight months, the supply ministry said on Wednesday. Egy

Published 12 Jun, 2019 02:06pm

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Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines plans to restart smelter on June 22

LUSAKA: Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), owned by Vedanta Resources, plans to restart its Nchanga smelter on June 22

Published 12 Jun, 2019 01:25pm

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Russian wheat offer lowest at Egypt's GASC tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer at an Egyptian state purchase tender for wheat was $196.90 per tonne for 60,000 tonnes of Russia

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:48pm

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Ghana cocoa bean exports reach 560,378 T by April 30

ABIDJAN: Ghana exported 560,378 tonnes of cocoa beans between the start of this year's harvest on Oct. 1 and April 30, d

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:43pm

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Ghana 2018/19 cocoa light crop sales reach 139,725 T by April 30

ABIDJAN: Ghana's Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) sold 139,725 tonnes of cocoa beans between the start of the light crop in

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:39pm

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Ivorian cocoa arrivals at 1.976mn T as of May 31

DAKAR: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.976 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 31, CCC dat

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:28pm

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Egypt's GASC receives offers in wheat tender

CAIRO: Egypt's first state purchase tender for wheat in two months attracted a lowest offer of $196.90 per tonne for 60,

Published 11 Jun, 2019 02:27pm

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South African sugar producer Tongaat suspends shares due to results delay

JOHANNESBURG: Shares in South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett were suspended from trade on the Johannesburg and Lo

Published 10 Jun, 2019 04:02pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers fear lack of rain could hurt mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Below-average rainfall in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions last week could hurt the final stages of

Published 10 Jun, 2019 03:59pm

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Iraq locally procured 2.5mn tonnes of wheat so far

BAGHDAD: Iraq's government has so far bought almost 2.5 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers during this year's ha

Published 08 Jun, 2019 11:48am

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Ghana 2018/19 g&s cocoa arrivals at 751,185 T, down 4pc on last season

ABIDJAN: Ghana's graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals reached 751,185 tonnes between the start of this year's harv

Published 07 Jun, 2019 12:54pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 2mn T by June 2

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and June 2, exporters

Published 03 Jun, 2019 11:49am

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Ivory Coast Oct-April cocoa bean exports up 5.1pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 1,275,550 tonnes of raw cocoa beans from the start of the season on Oct. 1 to April 30, up

Published 31 May, 2019 04:13pm

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Ivory Coast Oct to April cocoa product exports down 0.6pc yr/yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast semi-finished cocoa products exports between the start of the season on Oct. 1 and April 30 settled

Published 31 May, 2019 03:58pm

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Ravages of time on an African cocoa plantation

GUADALUPE: "In the old days, you would open the door, and it would be a hive of activity. Now it's all closed down," sig

Published 31 May, 2019 12:42pm

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Turkish grain production seen increasing 1.1pc in 2019: stats institute

ISTANBUL: Turkey's grain production is expected to rise 1.1pc year-on-year to 34.8mn tonnes in 2019, the Turkish Statist

Published 30 May, 2019 02:10pm

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Chinese rice offered lowest at Egypt tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer for rice at an Egyptian state purchase tender was $406.79 per tonne for 85,000 tonnes of Chinese

Published 30 May, 2019 11:54am

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Tanzania to export 700,000 tonnes of maize to drought-hit Zimbabwe

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania will export 700,000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe after an El Nino-induced drought wilted crops, T

Published 30 May, 2019 11:30am

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Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen up 14pc by May 26

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.969 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 26, expor

Published 28 May, 2019 04:43pm

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South Africa's 2019 maize crop down 13pc from previous season

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is expected to harvest 13pc less maize in 2019, compared to the previous season after dry co

Published 28 May, 2019 12:47pm

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Mali on track to harvest record cotton crop of 800,000 tonnes

BAMAKO: Mali is on track to harvest a record 2019/20 cotton crop of 800,000 tonnes, up about 22 percent from 2018/19

Published 27 May, 2019 07:24pm

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Egypt to procure 3mn T of local wheat by end of Monday

CAIRO: Egypt will have procured 3 million tonnes of local wheat from this year's harvest by the end of Monday, the agric

Published 27 May, 2019 03:15pm

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Ivorian cocoa farmers expect dry spell to weaken mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Below-average rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could cause the April to Septem

Published 27 May, 2019 03:06pm

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Uganda's coffee exports flat in April from a year-ago period

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports were little-changed last month from a year ago, the state-run sector regulator Uganda C

Published 27 May, 2019 02:54pm

Commodities

Iraq has procured over 1.5 million tonnes of local wheat

BAGHDAD: Iraq has procured more than 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from farmers in 14 provinces so far during this year's

Published 25 May, 2019 12:17pm

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Egypt's ESIIC buys 50,000 T raw Brazilian sugar

CAIRO: Egypt's state buyer ESIIC bought 50,000 tonnes of raw Brazilian sugar, traders said on Wednesday. The sugar is

Published 22 May, 2019 12:27pm

Commodities

Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 120,000 T wheat

DUBAI: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,000 tonn

Published 21 May, 2019 11:40am

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Mali 2019/20 grains output forecast to rise 6pc

BAMAKO: Mali grain production expected to hit 11.12 million tonnes (mt) in the 2019/20 season, up 6 percent from 10.45 m

Published 20 May, 2019 04:05pm

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Ivory Coast dry spell worries cocoa farmers

ABIDJAN: Below average rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions, has raised concerns for the Ap

Published 20 May, 2019 03:25pm

Commodities

Iraq cancels request for at least 30,000 tonnes US rice

DUBAI: Iraq's trade ministry is believed to have cancelled a restricted tender to buy least 30,000 tonnes of rice fr

Published 15 May, 2019 12:27pm

Commodities

Jordan makes no purchase in 120,000 tonne wheat tender: trade

DUBAI: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,000 tonn

Published 14 May, 2019 10:00pm

Commodities

Iraq bought 600,000 tonnes of wheat from local farmers: PM

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday that his government had bought 600,000 tonnes of wheat so

Published 14 May, 2019 09:36pm

Commodities

Iraq bought 600,000 tonnes of wheat from local farmers

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday that his government had bought 600,000 tonnes of whea

Published 14 May, 2019 03:28pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for more rain to boost mid: crop

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's cocoa mid-crop could be reduced in quality and length if abundant rain fails to arrive this month

Published 13 May, 2019 09:08pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.900mn T by May 12: exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.900 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 12, expor

Published 13 May, 2019 08:59pm

Commodities

Egypt procures 1.6mn tonnes of local wheat: cabinet

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, procured 1.62 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers from the star

Published 13 May, 2019 07:48pm

Commodities

Egypt procures 1.6mn tonnes of local wheat

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, procured 1.62 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers from the

Published 13 May, 2019 04:57pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for more rain to boost mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's cocoa mid-crop could be reduced in quality and length if abundant rain fails to arrive this m

Published 13 May, 2019 03:37pm

Commodities

Iraq harvests almost 500,000 tonnes of local wheat at start of season

BAGHDAD: Iraq harvested about 500,000 tonnes of local wheat between the start of the season in mid-April and May 9,

Published 11 May, 2019 12:29pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.874mn T by May 5: exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.874 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and May 5, export

Published 06 May, 2019 08:02pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast rains boost cocoa crop after dry spell: farmers

ABIDJAN: Rainfall increased over most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, farmers said on Monday, raising

Published 06 May, 2019 07:19pm

Commodities

Jordan issues new tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued an international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of milling wheat which

Published 06 May, 2019 03:01pm

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Uganda's March coffee exports up 4pc from same period last year

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports rose by 4 percent in March from a similar period last year, the state-run sector re

Published 03 May, 2019 02:31pm

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Ivory Coast 2019/20 cotton exports to hit record high –USDA

NEW YORK: Ivory Coast, Africa's fourth-largest cotton producer, is expected to export record amounts of cotton in the 20

Published 01 May, 2019 09:17pm

Commodities

African countries hit by commodity slump must `re-calibrate' debt

ABUJA: African countries coping with low commodity prices must do more to re-balance investment and sustainable debt

Published 30 Apr, 2019 01:47pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 620,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state-owned grain buyer Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) said on Monday it bought 620,000 tonnes o

Published 29 Apr, 2019 08:21am

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South Korea's KOCOPIA bought 60,000 tonnes US corn

HAMBURG: South Korean importing group Korea Corn Processing Industry Association (KOCOPIA) purchased about 60,000 to

Published 26 Apr, 2019 01:33pm

Commodities

Iraq on track to harvest 5mn tonnes of wheat, reducing import needs

BAGHDAD: Iraq is on track to harvest five million tonnes of wheat this year thanks to heavy rainfall, the Agricultur

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:37pm

Commodities

Iraq says it has enough oil capacity to meet customer needs

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil minister said on Thursday his country had the capacity to increase its oil production to 6 milli

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:16pm

Commodities

Saudi Aramco CEO says looking at potential gas JVs, partnerships

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Thursday that the top oil firm was in discussions with lots

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:02pm

Commodities

South Africa's 2019 maize harvest seen 15 percent lower than prior season

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is expected to harvest 15 percent less maize in 2019 compared to the previous season afte

Published 25 Apr, 2019 12:46pm

Commodities

South Africa's Tongaat to restate prior results after accounting review

South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Ltd said on Wednesday it would restate prior financial information after a f

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:10pm

Commodities

Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa

NAIROBI: Billions of dollars' worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates

Published 24 Apr, 2019 10:10am

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Ghana G&S cocoa arrivals reach 698,553 tonnes by April 4

ACCRA: Ghana's graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals reached 698,553 tonnes between the start of this year's ha

Published 23 Apr, 2019 04:47pm

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Jordan makes no purchase in 120,000 tonnes wheat tender

HAMBURG/DUBAI: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has made no purchase in an international tender to buy

Published 23 Apr, 2019 01:01pm

Commodities

Congo Republic ships first iron ore from upgraded port

BRAZZAVILLE: Congo Republic shipped its first iron ore exports on Friday from a rehabilitated deep-water port that w

Published 19 Apr, 2019 08:23pm

Commodities

Egypt buys 385,615 tonnes of local wheat so far this season - state newspaper

CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 365,615 tonnes of wheat from its farmers so far this season

Published 18 Apr, 2019 09:22am

Commodities

Ukraine continues 2019 corn, sunflower, sugar sowing

KIEV: Ukraine 2019 corn sowing is 6 percent complete at 264,000 hectares, the Ukrainian agriculture ministry said.

Published 17 Apr, 2019 02:52pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast has sold 900,000 T of 2019/20 cocoa export contracts

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has sold around 900,000 tonnes of cocoa through export contracts f

Published 17 Apr, 2019 02:39pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast rains set to improve mid-crop cocoa quality - farmers

ABIDJAN: Mixed rains fell over Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, farmers said on Monday, with more showers

Published 15 Apr, 2019 03:13pm

Commodities

Egypt imposes temporary duties of 15pc on iron billets, 25 pct on steel rebar

CAIRO: Egypt has imposed temporary import fees of 15 pct on iron billets and 25 pct on steel rebar from Monday, the fina

Published 15 Apr, 2019 08:56am

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Egypt accepts French wheat cargo after re-testing

CAIRO: A French wheat cargo Egypt had rejected by Egypt due to high levels of the grain fungus ergot has been re-tested

Published 13 Apr, 2019 03:50pm

Commodities

Egypt buys 240,000 tonnes of Romanian and Ukrainian wheat

CAIRO/HAMBURG: Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) bought 240,000 tonnes

Published 12 Apr, 2019 05:32pm

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Egypt's GASC gets offers in wheat purchase tender - trade

HAMBURG/CAIRO: The lowest offer submitted in an international tender to buy wheat held on Friday by Egypt's state buyer

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:22pm

Commodities

Iran bought corn, barley and soymeal in tenders - trade

HAMBURG: Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL is believed to have purchased corn, barley and soymeal in interna

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:13pm

Commodities

Emirates Global Aluminium $3.3bn refinery starts operations

ABU DHABI: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said on Wednesday its $3.3 billion Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:49am

Commodities

Tunisia's trade deficit rises to $1.33 billion in first quarter

TUNIS: Tunisia's trade deficit widened in the first quarter of this year to 3.973 billion dinars ($1.33 billion)from 3.6

Published 09 Apr, 2019 01:47pm

Commodities

Egypt rejects French wheat cargo over ergot fungus level

DUBAI/PARIS: Egypt has rejected a French wheat shipment for exceeding authorised levels of the grain fungus ergot, sourc

Published 09 Apr, 2019 01:35pm

Commodities

Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1.748 mln T by April 7 - exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.748 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and April 1, expo

Published 08 Apr, 2019 11:33am

Commodities

Iran's SLAL tenders for 900,000 T barley, corn, soymeal - trade

HAMBURG: Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL has issued international tenders to purchase up to 300,000 tonnes

Published 08 Apr, 2019 11:33am

Commodities

Arabica coffee slips as short-covering rally subsides

LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE slipped on Friday as a short-covering rally ran out of steam, ending to two days o

Published 05 Apr, 2019 01:51pm

Commodities

Colombia March coffee output lowest in almost a year but exports up

BOGOTA: Colombia produced 914,000 60-kg bags of washed arabica coffee in March, the national coffee federation said

Published 03 Apr, 2019 08:31pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia's SAGO ready to buy this season's local wheat - SPA

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said it was ready to buy wheat from this season's local harvest, SPA state

Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:44pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia's SAGO ready to buy this season's local wheat

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said it was ready to buy wheat from this season's local harvest, SPA state

Published 03 Apr, 2019 07:31am

Commodities

Egypt seeks sugar for arrival April 20 to May 5 - trade

DUBAI: Egypt's state buyer the Sugar and Integrated Industries Company ESIIC is seeking 50,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar

Published 01 Apr, 2019 12:50pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Commodities

Zambia's 2018 copper output to be above last year's 800,000 tonnes

LUSAKA: Zambia's 2018 copper production is projected to rise above the 800,000 tonnes produced last year, its Minister o

Published 31 Dec, 2018 08:16am

Commodities

Russia misses out in Egyptian wheat tender as prices keep rising

CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt on Thursday bought no Russian wheat in an import tender for the first time in six months, in a sign o

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:37pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC receives offers in vegetable oil tender

DUBAI/HAMBURG: A tender by Egyptian state buyer GASC for soyoil drew a lowest offer of $653.30 per tonne for 15,000 tonn

Published 19 Dec, 2018 12:58pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa grinding up 10pc through November

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa grinding in the 2018/2018 season reached 89,000 tonnes by the end of November, up from 85,000

Published 19 Dec, 2018 12:23pm

Commodities

Russian delegation in Baghdad to discuss wheat exports to Iraq

BAGHDAD: A Russian delegation visited Iraq's grains board to discuss the possibility of Moscow exporting wheat to Baghda

Published 13 Dec, 2018 12:55pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast aims to double gold output by 2025

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast plans to double gold production by 2025, its vice president said on Monday, as the west African cou

Published 10 Dec, 2018 02:19pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 766,000 T by Dec. 9

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 766,000 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Dec. 9, exporters e

Published 10 Dec, 2018 12:50pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC tender draws low offer of $236.30/T for 60,000 T Russian wheat

CAIRO: The lowest offer for wheat presented at Egyptian state grain buyer GASC's international purchase tender on Thursd

Published 06 Dec, 2018 12:42pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast Jan-Oct cotton exports up 11pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 337,956 tonnes of cotton during the first 10 months of 2018, up 11 percent from the same p

Published 05 Dec, 2018 03:10pm

Commodities

Jordan buys 60,000 tonnes hard wheat in tender

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grains buyer purchased 60,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat to be sourced from optional origi

Published 04 Dec, 2018 06:48pm

Commodities

Jordan gets two offers in 120,000 tonne wheat tender

HAMBURG: Two trading companies participated in the international tender from Jordan's state grains buyer to purchase 120

Published 04 Dec, 2018 02:13pm

Commodities

South Korea tenders to buy 25,222 tonnes rice - trade

HAMBURG: South Korea's state-backed Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. has issued an international tender to purchase

Published 04 Dec, 2018 02:12pm

Commodities

Syria issues tender to buy 200,000 tonnes of wheat

DAMASCUS: Syria's state grains agency has issued a tender to buy 200,000 tonnes of soft wheat from Russia, Romania or Bu

Published 03 Dec, 2018 01:34pm

Commodities

Iran ends seasonal rice import ban

DUBAI: Iran has ended its seasonal ban on rice imports, allowing importers to register their orders, Iranian news agenci

Published 02 Dec, 2018 01:21pm

Commodities

Uganda's October coffee exports drop 8 pct yr/yr

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports dropped by 8 percent last month from the same period last year, hurt by a poor harvest

Published 28 Nov, 2018 09:15am

Commodities

Iraq oil exports average 3.48mn bpd in October

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports from the southern ports on the Gulf averaged 3.48 million barrels per day (bpd) in October,

Published 26 Nov, 2018 10:56am

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 607,000 T by Nov. 25

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 607,000 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Nov. 25, exporters

Published 26 Nov, 2018 10:39am

Commodities

Lowest offer in GASC rice tender at $419.7 for 25,000 T of Chinese rice

CAIRO: The lowest offer in the Egyptian state grain buyer's international purchase tender for rice was $419.7 per tonne

Published 25 Nov, 2018 12:10pm

Commodities

Iraq plans to issue tender for wheat on Sunday

DUBAI/HAMBURG: Iraq's trade ministry plans on Sunday to issue an international tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of h

Published 15 Nov, 2018 08:45pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast Oct cocoa grinding unchanged yr on yr

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast cocoa grinders processed 45,000 tonnes of beans by the end of October, data from exporters' associa

Published 12 Nov, 2018 09:01pm

Commodities

Iraq's grain board says has wheat stocks to last until end of March

BAGHDAD: Iraq's grain board said on Saturday it has enough stocks of wheat to last until the end of March. The co

Published 10 Nov, 2018 12:56pm

Commodities

Iraqi and Saudi Arabia agree to work together to stabilise oil markets

BAGHDAD: Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to work together to stabilise oil markets, Iraq's Oil Ministry spo

Published 10 Nov, 2018 12:53pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals seen at 327,000 T by Nov 4

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 327,000 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Nov. 4, exporters e

Published 05 Nov, 2018 06:28pm

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 3	278.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 3	27,843
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 3	157.28
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 3	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 3	1.03

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,894.54
S&P 500 / Jan 2	5,868.55
Nasdaq / Jan 2	19,280.79
Dow Jones / Jan 2	42,392.27
India Sensex / Jan 3	79,739.02
Hang Seng / Jan 3	19,713.10
FTSE 100 / Jan 3	8,250.97
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 3	19,945.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 2	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 2	242,888.30
Petrol/Litre / Jan 3	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 3	73.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 3	2,657
Diesel/Litre / Jan 3	258.34

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.87 ▲ 1.00 (17.04%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	28 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Jan 3 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	14.72 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jan 3 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	39.34 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
LSE Ventures / Jan 3 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	12.42 ▲ 1.13 (10.01%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 3 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	692.63 ▲ 62.97 (10.00%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 3 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.89 ▲ 6.99 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 3 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	79.30 ▲ 7.21 (10.00%)
Fast Cables / Jan 3 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	27.82 ▲ 2.53 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	165.85 ▼ -18.43 (-10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 3 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	163.24 ▼ -18.14 (-10.00%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jan 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▼ -1.19 (-9.92%)
National Silk / Jan 3 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.96 ▼ -5.48 (-9.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.50 ▼ -3.95 (-9.53%)
Premium Textile / Jan 3 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	365.10 ▼ -34.90 (-8.72%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.30 ▼ -2.57 (-8.60%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 3 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.70 ▼ -2.23 (-7.98%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11.51 ▼ -0.99 (-7.92%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	89,478,727 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,001,410 ▼ -0.09
Telecard Limited / Jan 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	61,073,411 ▼ -0.24
Cnergyico PK / Jan 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	52,175,076 ▼ -0.26
Fauji Cement / Jan 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,698,405 ▼ -2.27
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 3 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,449,657 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	41,212,435 ▼ -0.26
B.O.Punjab / Jan 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,387,280 ▲ 0.10
Pak Elektron / Jan 3 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,998,434 ▲ 0.40