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Oil prices climbed on Wednesday.
The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery gained 1.64 U.S. dollars, or 1.81 percent, to settle at 92.16 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for November delivery went up 3.83 dollars, or 3.86 percent, to settle at 103.08 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle higher
China's agricultural exports had maintained growth for five consecutive years as of 2025, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).
In the first eight months of 2026, the country's agricultural exports reached 492.03 billion yuan (about 73.44 billion U.S. dollars), up 4.2 percent year on year. The main export categories were vegetables and edible fungi, aquatic products, and dried and fresh fruits and nuts.
Among them, agricultural exports from east China's Shandong Province hit 114.05 billion yuan (about 17.02 billion U.S. dollars), up 5.5 percent, accounting for 23.2 percent of the country's total agricultural exports value and ranking first nationwide for 27 consecutive years.
China's agricultural exports maintain growth for five consecutive years
