Projected 2013/14 Supplies Raised 10 Million Bushels This Month Projected 2013/14 supplies are raised 10 million bushels this month to 3,008 million bushels. Production and carryin stocks are unchanged, but imports are raised to 10 ...
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The government of India has raised import duties on natural rubber by 50% effective January 1, according to a statement released Monday. The Indian government has fixed an import duty at Rupees 30/kg (48 cents/kg), or 20% of the value of ...
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Imports will account for a major chunk of China's natural gas usage this year, even as the country strives to improve clean fuel usage, experts said. Wang Xiaokun, an energy analyst with Sublime China Information Co, a Chinese commodities ...
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Chinese imports of bituminous and sub-bituminous thermal coal in November fell 11% year on year to 12.8 million mt, customs statistics showed Tuesday. Thermal coal imports were up 15% from the four-month low reported for October, the data ...
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The council of ministers of Brazil's foreign trade chamber Camex has announced a twice-yearly monitoring of Aperam domestic stainless steel price proposal. The proposal is waiting for the approval of government authorities. This new ...
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In November this year, Japan's iron and steel products exports amounted to 3.36 million metric tons, increasing by 2.56 percent year on year and up by 6.40 percent compared to October this year. Meanwhile, Japan's steel imports totaled ...
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Pakistan's iron and steel scrap imports amounted to 106,191 mt in November this year, decreasing 20.65 percent compared to October and down 23.29 percent year on year, according to the data released by the Pakistan Federal Bureau of ...
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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 ...
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Chinese imports of copper ores and concentrates in November rose 10.6% year on year to 920,000 mt, according to latest statistics published by the General Administration of Customs Saturday. The November figure, however, was 2.1% lower ...
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The European Commission (EC) has issued a notice related to initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of polyester staple fibres (PSF) originating in the People’s Republic of China, India and Vietnam. The EC said ...
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Low corn prices on the heels of near-record yields this year could mean increased demand from ethanol producers, export markets and biofuels consumers, Purdue University Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt says. A proposal by the ...
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Timely action by the U.S. Grains Council, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative averted a patently protectionist seasonal market closure in Panama, keeping this important market open for U.S. corn exports. ...
China's rejection of US corn that contains an unapproved genetically modified strain is unlikely to cause major price fluctuations in the domestic or US markets, analysts said. Quarantine authorities in four provinces have rejected 12 ...
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The China Iron&Steel Association will start publishing a daily iron ore price index from January next year,a CISA official said Friday. But the index was expected to have little impact on trading or prices,market sources said Friday. It ...
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Benzene exports from EU countries sank by 64.4%year-on-year in October to 11,472 mt,according to Eurostat data. It was also a 32.6%decline in export volumes from September's 17,032 mt. The US remained the main destination for the EU's ...
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