The two contracts cover 490,000 cubic metres of daily capacity, combining a major UAE reverse-osmosis project with a five-year operating mandate in Oman.

APSEZ’s debt-funded Evos acquisition would add 6.3 million cubic metres of liquid storage across five European countries, subject to regulatory approval and works council consultation.

USDA data show China received 1.59 million tonnes in the week ended 29 October, helping US season-to-date soybean exports run nearly 59% above a year earlier. Destination switches mean not all recorded sales were newly purchased.

The Bank of England raised its rate to 4% and sees food inflation near 4.75% by mid-2027 as energy hedges expire and costs move through farms, factories and retailers.

Diageo’s fiscal first-quarter organic sales rose 0.6%, beating expectations, but North America fell 3.6% as major tequila brands remained under pressure.

Two studies published this week deliver a cloned resistance gene, wheat introgression lines and breeding markers from wild relatives—but field durability still needs testing.

China has prohibited the transfer of ABB's robotics operations to SoftBank in its market, jeopardizing a $5.375 billion global deal without yet establishing that the agreement is terminated.

Pupuk Indonesia is exploring an integrated ammonia plant and marine-fuel hub in Batam, but land, gas supply, capacity, approvals and a final investment decision remain unresolved.

Nutrien plans to close its White Springs phosphate operation in the second quarter of 2027, removing a mine that supplied about 23% of its phosphate rock output in 2025.

Aeris has filed an extrajudicial restructuring covering R$1.524 billion of claims while keeping production running, after a steep revenue contraction left debt far above available cash.