Copper output in Chile, the world's largest producer of the metal, edged down in March, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Friday, as production slid at state-run miner Codelco COBRE.UL but rose at other major mines in the country.

Egypt, a major wheat importer, has procured 900,000 metric tonsof local wheat thus far in the harvest season that started on April 13, about 30% of its target, the supply ministry said on Monday.

Iron ore futures were poised for a third straight weekly rise as prices largely consolidated gains on Friday, with improving demand in top consumer China countering higher portside inventories.

Dalian iron ore climbs over 2% to nearly 3-week high

Singapore benchmark at five-week high

Coking coal up nearly 4%, coke up over 2.5%

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a ninth straight session on Tuesday to a near six-week low as rates fell across vessel segments.

Vietnamese coffee prices rose to an all-time high this week, supported by exceptionally tight supplies and concerns dry weather would reduce next year's crop, traders said Thursday.