Commodities

Major Coffee Buyers Face Losses As Colombia Farmers Fail To Deliver

Coffee farmers in Colombia, the world's No. 2 arabica producer, have failed to deliver up to 1 million bags of beans this year or nearly 10% of the country...

Soybeans Climb On Strong Demand, Set For Weekly Gain

Chicago soybean futures gained more ground on Friday and were on course to post their first weekly gain in six weeks, helped by strong demand for US suppli...

Soybeans Edge Lower, Set For Weekly Gains Of More Than 2%

U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday as rains across a key U.S. growing region tempered fears about global supplies, though the grain was poised to record w...

Olam Seeks To Raise $3bn For IPO Of Food Ingredients Unit: Sources

Olam International is considering raising about £2 billion ($2.8 billion) through a London listing of its food ingredients unit next year,...

Agriculture Prices To Ease; Hunger And Climate Goals Far Off: FAO/OECD

Food commodities are likely to become cheaper in the coming decade as productivity grows, but global targets on reducing hunger and emissions are unlikely...

Brazil Coffee Farmers Renegotiate Sales Contracts As Deficit Looms

Coffee farmers in top producer Brazil are trying to renegotiate their sales contracts with exporters and traders at higher prices, sparking industry fear o...

Bunge Raises Outlook As Profit Jumps More Than Three-Fold

US agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd said its adjusted income rose more than three-fold in the first quarter from a year earlier as strong crop exp...

Cocoa Trader Olam Says New EU Law May Force It To Drop Some Suppliers

Commodity trader Olam has said that new European Union legislation aimed at preventing the import of commodities linked to deforestation and human rights a...