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Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Say More Rains Needed To Boost Crop

Below average rainfall in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week meant more downpours were needed to strengthen the crop, farmers said on Mo...

Ivory Coast Rains Bring Relief To Cocoa Farmers

Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions could boost the last stage of the April-to-September cocoa mid-crop, far...

India Rice Prices Retreat From Highs, Vietnam Sees Fresh Offers

Indian export rice prices retreated this week from a more than one-year peak that slowed demand, while Vietnamese rates held near a two-year high...

Heavy Rains May Mar Quality Of Ugandan Coffee Crop: Official

The quality of Uganda's coffee crop may decline in the coming months as heavy rains across the east African nation have reduced the amount of sun...

More Rains Needed To Boost Ivory Coast Cocoa Mid-Crop: Farmers

Ivory Coast's April-to-September cocoa mid-crop will need more rain to strengthen the last stage of its development after most cocoa regions had well below...

Brazil Coffee Harvest Lags As Pandemic Impacts Fieldwork: Report

Brazilian coffee growers picked 13% of expected 2020 production by 19 May, a slower pace than in the previous year and below the historical average for thi...

Rain Brings Respite For EU Wheat As Smaller Harvest Looms

Rain in Europe has brought relief to parched wheat belts but more moisture is needed to prevent this summer's harvest shrinking further compared with last...

Soybeans Firm On China Sales Hopes, Wheat Falls

Chicago soybeans rose on Tuesday on hopes China will continue buying US supplies even though there are expectations that purchases will be halted because o...