Oil prices on track to snap two-week losing streak

LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Friday, on track to end higher this week after two straight weeks of losses, after a top U.S. official expressed optimism over economic growth and as supply concerns lingered due to conflicts in the Middle East.Brent crude futures gained 19 cents, or 0.2 per...

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Wheat, corn, soybeans ease ahead of USDA reports

CHICAGO, March 26 (Reuters): Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell on Tuesday in technical trading, as large Russian supplies, a strong dollar and fading Chinese demand also weighed on the market, analysts said.Traders were turning their attention to U.S. planting and grain stocks data due out on Thursday.Soybean...

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India diversifies food exports as curbs on domestic staples weigh

NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (Reuters): India's agricultural food exports in the 2023/24 financial year fell slightly short of the previous year, hitting about $50 billion as efforts to diversify shipments to the United States, Europe and other markets helped to offset curbs on rice, wheat and sugar exports.The export curbs...

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Copper price tops $10,000 for first time in two years

LONDON, April 26 (AFP): Copper prices rallied Friday above $10,000 per tonne for the first time in two years, propelled by soaring global demand and tight supplies.In early morning trade on the London Metal Exchange, the price of copper breaching the key level for the first time since April 2022...

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