For the most part of 2012 and 2013 the textile sector was besieged by twin impacts of slowing domestic consumption and slowdown in export demand. However recent pick up in export demand is expected to improve the fortunes of textile ...
Tags: Textile Exports, US market
Soybeans closed higher Friday. DTN cites buying late in the session, the result of USDA's bullish export sales figures for soybeans. That may have been even more bullish, except for a general distrust of USDA's estimates, and of China's ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Corn, Soybean
Corn and soybeans were up; cotton was mixed; and wheat was down for the week. As the Christmas season quickly approaches trading volume has reduced substantially with the exception of soybeans which have high volumes when accounting for ...
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The Rabobank Global Cattle Price Index has risen by 6 percent since June, driven by lower-than-expected beef supply in the main exporting countries and strong Asian demand, according to a new report from the Rabobank Food & Agribusiness ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Mar. corn closed at $4.25, down 1 and 3/4 cents Jan. soybeans closed at $13.24, down 22 and 1/2 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $441.20, down $6.80 Jan. soybean oil closed at 39.06, down 25 points Mar. wheat closed at $6.12 and ...
Tags: Corn, Soybean Prices
Market News and Review During Tuesday's short session, soybeans regained some of what was lost on Monday. The market was given a boost by Egypt buying 114,000 tons of U.S. soybeans. Another 185,000 tons were sold to unknown destinations. ...
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China's manufacturing grew at its strongest rate in 18 months in December but new exports fell from the previous month due to weak global demand, a survey showed Monday. HSBC Corp. said its monthly purchasing managers' index rose to 51.1 ...
Volvo Group of Sweden said it is eyeing 50 percent growth of its truck business in Asian countries after it launched a new heavy-duty UD truck range with Dongfeng on Tuesday to venture into the mid- to high-end truck segment in China - the ...
ICE Cotton had its best week since August, gaining almost 400 pts to settle at 83.22 c/lbs basis H4. The USDA WASDE release on Tuesday was a non-event – failing to include an increase in US exports as had been expected by many – ...
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U.S. prices for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the plastic most widely used in construction, are set to rise by five cents per pound in the first two months of 2014. This is a significant price increase in a market that will see producers end ...
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The US will end 2013 with projected coal exports of 118 million st, down 6.3% from record exports of 126 million st in 2012, according to the Energy Information Administration's final Short Term Energy Outlook of the year. The report, ...
Tags: Coal Exports, Metallurgy
A survey by UPS suggests Canadian businesses may soon need a bigger supply chain to meet export demand, given the recent implementation of CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement). A total of 301 Canadian business higher-ups took ...
UAE-based steel producer Conares has announced that it plans to reach full capacity production at its rebar mill in November due to the substantial increase in both domestic and export demand mainly supported by the improving situation in ...
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ICE Cotton settled lower again, closing at 76.58 on the back of two weeks of uninterrupted daily losses. Reporting remains delayed due to the government shutdown, but CFTC data released this week shows that spec selling - both long ...
Spot price assessments for US gasoline plunged to the lowest levels of the year across the country Wednesday, pressured by high inventories and weak demand tied to seasonal changes and more efficient vehicles. Gasoline prices in the US ...
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