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Fertilizer sales in Brazil has surged with farmers taking advantage of the stronger purchasing power in the past decade, Lair Hanzen, CEO for Yara International in the Americas, said Monday at a press briefing. “Brazil is getting ready to plant a new record soybean crop” While the sharp decline of the Brazilian currency against the dollar boosted …
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American soybean exporters sold several cargoes to Chinese state-run buyers, according to people familiar with the matter, showing that some transactions are still going through even after officials in Beijing ordered a pause in some purchases. Shippers sold as many as four cargoes of U.S. soybeans from the new crop, said the people, who asked not …
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Iron ore futures soared on Monday after latest data indicated that China is recovering robustly from the coronavirus pandemic. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Manager for May came in at 50.7, better than both market estimates and the reading of previous month of 49.6 and 49.4 respectively, indicating that China is expanding faster than expected. …
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Market participants were in doubt if the Capesize market would continue to enjoy higher rates over potential supply outages from Brazil. The expected lower volume from Brazil was met with high iron ore prices that firmed up rates as the Capesize 5 time charter average jumped by $141 to $3,369 on Friday. The jump was …
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Brent crude was unchanged at $37.84 a barrel, in the first day of trading in the contract with August as the front month. WTI crude futures for July delivery were at $35.53 a barrel, up 4 cents, or 0.1%, by 0629 GMT. OPEC+ is set to discuss a short extension of its current output cuts, …
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Soybean futures in Chicago advanced as the dollar extended declines and President Donald Trump stopped short of spelling out tough new sanctions against China over Hong Kong and kept the phase one trade deal with Beijing intact. Corn increased, while wheat snapped two days of gains. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index tumbled to the weakest in …
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