Trade: US moves to weaken WTO at G20 summit, China pushes back (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
A senior United States trade official appears to have substantially diluted a draft text for the G20 trade ministers, who are expected to congregate in Gqeberha, South Africa, on 10 October, a move that could further weaken the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to people familiar with the development.

UN: Lower sugar, dairy quotations lead to modest fall in global food prices (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
World food commodity prices fell slightly in September, led by drops in the prices of sugar and dairy products, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

UN: Global cereal output set for largest annual gain since 2013, says FAO (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has updated its forecast for global cereal production in 2025, with total output now pegged at 2,971 million tonnes, up 3.8 percent from last year's level and marking the largest annual growth since 2013.