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  Bloomberg Kenya, the world’s biggest exporter of black tea, is considering introducing the world’s first futures contracts for the leaves to help stabilize prices and enable growers to guarantee income from their production. INTL FCStone Inc., based in New York, has held talks with industry representatives in the East African nation about introducing the derivatives, Stuart Ponder, senior vice ...

  Bloomberg European cows may soon be feasting on more French wheat as downpours threaten to reduce the quality of the grain used to make bread. The deluge that recently hit crops in the European Union’s biggest producer has the potential to reduce the grain quality, adding to global supplies of wheat used to feed animals, said Peter McMeekin, an ...

  BLOOMBERG Stocks slid with commodities after central banks in the U.S and Japan signaled increased concern about the global economic outlook. Gold and bonds rose on haven demand, while the yen climbed to the highest since 2014. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell to a four-month low and U.S. crude headed for its longest losing streak since February. Bond ...

  Bloomberg Polls show Britons will vote next week to exit the European Union, and that has gold traders betting the precious metal will be a lot more valuable. Prices will rally to the highest in two years if the so-called Brexit campaign succeeds on June 23, reaching $1,350 an ounce within a week of the vote — about 3 ...

  Bloomberg A bond to fund Canada’s largest solar-power project, located on aboriginal land in Ontario, is proving a magic combination for investors who are scooping up the new green debt. The C$613 million ($475 million) of notes maturing in 2035 with a 3.926 percent coupon to finance the Grand Renewable Solar Project represent Canada’s largest solar-bond sale, according to ...

  BLOOMBERG Stocks advanced as markets took a respite from the steepest selloff in global equities since January before the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. The British pound rebounded from a two-month low, while Spanish and Italian bonds gained for the first time this week. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed from the lowest since February and emerging markets rose for ...

  Bloomberg Nobody told China’s soybean meal traders that the commodity frenzy is over. While trading in everything from steel to cotton futures collapsed following steps by the country’s regulators to deflate a speculative bubble in April, the volume of soymeal contracts has continued to expand. The amount of the animal feedstock changing hands in a single day on the ...

  Bloomberg Rice is fast becoming West Africa’s preferred food. After four decades of importing the staple, the region now aims to grow enough rice to meet domestic demand. Rice harvests in West Africa will probably reach an all-time high of 14.9 million metric tons this year, up from 14.6 million tons last year, when Senegal and Ghana produced record ...

  BLOOMBERG Increasing odds of a U.K. exit from the European Union boosted demand for havens, sending Germany’s 10-year bond yields below zero for the first time. Stocks fell and the pound slumped to a two-month low. Treasuries also jumped and yields fell to records in Australia and Japan after four polls showed the campaign to take the U.K. out ...

  Bloomberg A supply crunch in cocoa that’s boosted prices will last until year-end, when production may rebound in West Africa, according to Sucres et Denrees SA. The worst desert winds in three decades that reduced the quality of cocoa in West Africa means some beans won’t be processed this season, making an expected shortage of 280,000 metric tons appear ...