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Brexit Has 'Significantly Altered' Irish-British Freight Traffic, Report Finds

Post-Brexit trade frictions have 'significantly altered' freight traffic between Ireland and Britain and sparked a steep rise in volumes to and from Irelan...

Corn, Soy Retreat On U.S. Rains, Broad Declines In Commodities

U.S. corn and soybean futures declined on Monday, pressured by beneficial weekend rains in the Corn Belt and spillover weakness from outside commodity mark...

India's Sunflower Oil Imports Could Jump To Record As Prices Dip Below Soyoil

India's imports of sunflower oil could rise to a record in 2021/22 as potential bumper crops in Russia and Ukraine pull prices below rival soyoil, making i...

Retail Coffee Prices To Climb As Frost And Freight Costs Bite

The most devastating frost in decades in top coffee producer Brazil and record freight costs sparked by COVID-19 causing massive shipping logjams are expec...

Corn, Soy Firm On Demand Strength

Chicago corn and soybeans climbed on Thursday on stronger export sales, though gains were capped by rainfall across parts of the U.S. Midwest. Wheat tra...

Shipping Group Maersk Continues Shopping Spree After Strong Earnings

Maersk announced it had bought two e-commerce companies on Friday and said more acquisitions were coming soon as the world's biggest container shipping lin...

EU Wheat, Barley Harvest Losses Create 'Explosive' World Supply Outlook, Says Analyst

Adverse weather in the European Union has sharply reduced prospects for wheat and barley harvests, contributing to a potentially 'explosive' global supply...