There is no progress in removing obstacles to Russian grain and fertiliser exports caused by the West's "sanction strategy", a senior Russian diplomat in Washington said on Tuesday, ahead of the expiry of a deal safeuarding Ukrainian grain exports.
Swiss agrichemicals group Syngenta on Thursday reported higher first-quarter sales and profit, having passed on higher costs to farmers buying its seeds and sprays.
Chile's President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he would nationalize the country's lithium industry, the world's second largest producer of the metal essential in electric vehicle batteries, to boost its economy and protect its environment.
Brazil's government reduced the import tax on steel rebar to 4% from 10.8% to put the tariff in line with other countries' practices, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday.