Nebraska Department of Agriculture Announces Soybean Agreement with Bulgaria.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has signed letters of intent with nine soybean processing companies in Bulgaria. The agreement promote Nebraska soybeans and soybean products in their facilities. The companies want to maximize their output and are looking to source Nebraska and U.S. soybeans. They use about 2 million metric tons of soybeans per year. They have a total production capacity of 2.7 million metric tons.

India Spices most gain; coriander down 1% as supply seen rising

Futures contracts of all spices, barring coriander, ended higher on domestic exchanges. Contrary to the trend in other spices, coriander prices settled over 1% lower, pressurised by a likely rise in supply in spot markets, as 840 tn of the spice has been marked for staggered delivery in the November contract.

Mustard prices up in Jaipur on import duty hike.

Prices of mustard seed rose at Jaipur in Rajasthan after the government, raised the import duty on all edible oils to support the domestic oilseed industry. The government raised the import duty on refined mustard oil to 35% from 20%. A fall in arrivals coupled with improved demand from domestic oil millers and crushers, supported castor seed prices.