TOP NEWS Agricultural Commodities
> USDA opens applications for $300 mln to help exporters break into new markets
> GRAINS-Wheat extends gains on short covering; soy, corn drop
> Conab sees record sugarcane, sugar output in Brazil in 2023/24
> Vilsack sees China's purchases of US corn rising again, urges end to over-reliance
> Financial investors raise net short position in Euronext wheat again
> CBOT soybeans firm on adverse weather in Brazil
> SOFTS-NY cocoa futures hit 46-year peak, raw sugar falls
> India to spend over $141 bln to extend free food grains program
> COLUMN-US soybean ledger oddly tight versus corn, acreage shift may correct -Braun
> US allows pork plants to keep operating at accelerated speeds
> Colombia expects coffee production to reach 16 million bags in 2027
> Cuban rum makers fret as another dismal sugar harvest looms
> VEGOILS-Palm slips ahead of full month output estimates
> South Korea’s KFA Incheon buys up to 65,000 T corn -traders
> Return of bird flu brings test for French vaccination strategy