TRADE AND COMMODITIES

by solerm — last modified Oct 08, 2009 03:19 PM

Entries still open for Shipping Industry Golf Challenge: ENTRIES are still being taken for the annual Shipping Industry Golf Challenge to be played next Tuesday, October 20 at Mona Vale Golf Club in Sydney.
Appetite loss to hit cocoa bean exports: FALLING demand for chocolate has hit cocoa bean exports, meaning less of the minor bulk commodity was being shipped.
Russian oil production hits record daily high: RUSSIA’s oil production exceeded 10m barrels per day for the first time ever in September, increasing the number of cargoes exported from the Baltic, Black Sea and Arctic terminals.
India looks to Brazil after poor sugar crop: INDIA is expected to import an even greater amount of sugar this year than previously thought, because the late monsoon season has cut the country’s sugar cane production.