Farm commodity index jumps 13% in third quarter
A benchmark of farm-commodity prices gained 13% in the third quarter, its sharpest quarterly rise since early 2022, as crop and shipping concerns unsettled trade.
A benchmark of farm-commodity prices gained 13% in the third quarter, its sharpest quarterly rise since early 2022, as crop and shipping concerns unsettled trade.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has responded directly to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s claim about RAF Fairford, pointing to the release of five suspects.
Firefighters are protecting nearby buildings as a warehouse burns in western Amsterdam. Trains between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Schiphol have stopped.
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A Commons committee has called for restraint in buying overseas programmes as it presses for wider reform of the BBC’s funding.