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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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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

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Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.30 ▲ 0.64 (11.31%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Treet Corp / Dec 23 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	24.38 ▲ 2.22 (10.02%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Engro Corp / Dec 23 Engro Corporation Limited(ENGRO)	435.67 ▲ 39.61 (10.00%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	49.95 ▲ 4.54 (10.00%)
Ghandhara Ind. / Dec 23 Ghandhara Industries Limited(GHNI)	577.96 ▲ 52.54 (10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 23 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	119.99 ▲ 10.91 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 23 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.55 ▼ -2.63 (-8.71%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.27 ▼ -3.64 (-8.69%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 23 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	18 ▼ -1.56 (-7.98%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.60 ▼ -0.79 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.08
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.11
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.25
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.45
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 2.19
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.06
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 1.85

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