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Ghana has delayed the delivery of 370,000 metric tons of cocoa in the 2023/24 season due to poor output, its food and agribusiness minister-designate told a parliamentary committee Monday, up from the ...

Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are needed to boost the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.

Sugar prices hit their lowest in more than three years on Monday on news that India, the world's second largest producer of the sweetener, will allow 1 million metric tons of sugar exports in the ...

India has allowed mills to export 1 million metric tons of sugar during the current season to September 2025, the food minister said on Monday.

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India is set to allow exports of 1 million metric tons of sugar during the current season, government and industry sources said, to help mills export surplus stocks from the world's second biggest ...

The Ugandan shilling firmed on Wednesday, boosted by inflows of hard currency from exporters of commodities like coffee, cocoa and gold, traders said.

Sugar-maker Ouvre has halted operations due to technical and financial problems and asked farmers to sell their beets to larger producer Cristal Union, letters seen by Reuters showed, marking the ...

Sugar-maker Ouvre has halted operations due to technical and financial problems and asked farmers to sell their beets to larger producer Cristal Union, letters seen by Reuters showed, marking the ...

Cocoa futures surged, reversing losses from the prior session, on news that chocolate maker Hershey Co. is seeking permission for a large purchase through the New York exchange.

Chocolate maker Hershey Co has requested permission from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to buy an amount of cocoa from the stocks of ICE exchange that is much larger than the maximum ...

Cocoa purchases in Ghana slumped in December due to election-related payment delays from the state marketing board and squeezed exporter financing, farmers and buyers told Reuters, voicing concern ...

The United Nations' world food price index dipped in December against November levels, led lower by a drop in international sugar quotations, but still showed a robust gain year-on-year, data showed ...

Indian mills have produced 9.54 million metric tons of sugar since the season began on Oct. 1, down 15.5% year-on-year, a leading industry body said on Thursday, as cane yields fell in the three ...

Cocoa and coffee are poised to close 2024 as the biggest gainers among commodities for a second year on a global supply deficit, while steel-making coal will end as the worst performer, hit by slow ...

Cocoa futures returned to gains following on the heels of the biggest weekly loss since October as supply fears continue to drive volatile swings on the pricey market.