Analysis: Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers hope for more sunny days

Heavy rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions was accompanied by some of the sunniest days in months, improving bean quality, farmers said on Monday....

Indonesia reviewing terms of EU trade deal as WTO palm oil spat brews - vice minister

Indonesia's vice foreign minister Mahendra Siregar said Jakarta is reviewing a draft trade deal with the European Union in the run-up to filing a complaint against the trading bloc with the World...

Indonesia plans new agency to bolster palm oil certification

Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, plans to create a new agency to conduct independent audits to bolster credibility in its palm oil sustainability certification, the country's deputy...

Malaysia says trade spat with India over palm oil will not be prolonged

A Malaysian minister on Wednesday said a boycott of the country's palm oil by Indian traders will likely not be prolonged as there were not enough supplies from top producer Indonesia to cover the...

Brent : price seen within $60 to $65 next year - IEEJ

Brent crude prices are expected to be around $60 to $65 a barrel next year as any possible price hikes from geopolitical risks would be countered by ongoing trade war, according to a top executive of...

Coal : China gas demand to surge through 2035, coal to still offer stiff rivalry - PetroChina

China's natural gas demand is expected to rise by more than 300 billion cubic metres between 2018 and 2035, or 30% of global volume growth, stoked by the country's push to shift to the cleaner fuel...

Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as U.S. coal decline continues

Murray Energy Corp, one of the largest privately-held U.S. coal miners, whose founder is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump, became the latest in a string of coal companies to file for...

China's Jiangxi Copper sees profits stay flat in third quarter

Jiangxi Copper, one of China's biggest copper producers, saw its net profits hold steady year-on-year in the third quarter, according to Reuters calculations based on a company filing on Tuesday....

Ivory Coast farmers worry about impact of heavy rains on cocoa crop

Above-average rains in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions last week have raised concerns about the quality of the beans because of high moisture levels, farmers said on Monday....

China approves 196 million tonnes of coal capacity from January-September - regulator

China approved 40 new modernised coal mines, with total capacity of 196 million tonnes, in the first three quarters of 2019, a regulatory official said on Tuesday, even as a boom in renewable energy...

Natural gas : Singapore to stick with natural gas power for time being, expand solar use

Natural gas will continue to play a dominant role in generating electricity in Singapore while the state plans to accelerate the use of renewable energy, primarily solar power, in the next decade to...

TSX falls 0.10% to 16,387.53

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls  0.10 percent to 16,387.53 

Indonesian nickel miners to stop ore exports immediately

Indonesia's nickel miners agreed on Monday to stop nickel ore exports immediately, the country's investment agency chief Bahlil Lahadalia said, after Jakarta last month brought forward a ban on...

Philippines to nearly triple local rice purchases, scraps safeguard duty proposal

The Philippine government will nearly treble rice purchases from local farmers this year, officials said on Monday, after it rejected a proposal last week to impose safeguard duty....

CANADA STOCKS - TSX rises 0.21% to 16,404.49

The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises  0.21 percent to 16,404.49 

China's net gold imports via Hong Kong fall in September

China's net gold imports via Hong Kong fell 9% in September from the previous month, data from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department showed on Thursday, mainly due to softer demand and...

Teck Resources profit beats on strong energy, zinc units

Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd on Thursday beat expectations for quarterly adjusted profit, as strength in its energy and zinc units offset weak base metal prices amid a prolonged U.S.-China trade...

Malaysia works to resolve spat with India, hopes won't affect 16-nation trade deal

Malaysia is working to resolve a spat with India over Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's stance on Kashmir, and hoping that a 16-nation trade pact, which includes India, will be signed this year...

Uganda says coffee exports in 2019/2020 crop year to rise 16%

Uganda forecasts its coffee exports in the 2019-2020 crop year will be about 16% higher from the previous period, boosted by favourable weather and expanding acreage as new trees mature, an official...