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Early rains boost prospects for Nigeria’s rice crop, farmers say
Early rains in Nigeria’s rice-growing regions have boosted prospects for a good harvest, according to the farmers association, increasing the...
Read moreDetailsWhy U.S. growers are betting the farm on soybeans amid China trade war
U.S. farmers are gearing up to plant what could be their third-largest soybean crop ever despite failing to sell a...
Read moreDetailsNigerian miners advocate domestic processing of minerals to drive improved GDP contribution
By Adesola Afolabi and Afolabi Oluwaseun Shehu Sanni, president, Miners Association of Nigeria has advised domestic investors interested in...
Read moreDetailsRussia’s Rusal is in talks to resume reinsurance with Western companies
Russia’s Rusal, the world’s second-largest aluminum producer, is in talks to resume reinsuring its risks with Western companies after Washington...
Read moreDetailsSouth African gold output plunges most in six years in December
Production of gold by South African mines retreated the most in six years in December as a strike at the...
Read moreDetailsWorld’s top cocoa grower is said to shift to direct sales from auctions
Ivory Coast is moving away from a cocoa-auction system in favor of direct sales to traders, bringing the marketing process...
Read moreDetailsRusal shares soar, aluminum falls as U.S. lifts sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday lifted sanctions on the core empire of Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska, including aluminum...
Read moreDetailsU.S. copper projects gain steam thanks to electric vehicle trend
Once seen as a laggard in the global mining industry, U.S. copper deposits have quietly drawn more than $1.1 billion...
Read moreDetails550,000 rice farmers to get soft CBN loans as ‘compensation’ following 2018 floods
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved compensation via loans for...
Read moreDetailsNewmont to become largest gold producer with $10 billion Goldcorp buy
Newmont Mining Corp said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Goldcorp Inc in a deal worth $10 billion, creating...
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