Commodity Trading 2020 – Week 20 – News Selection

  • Selection by Anais R. – Cocoa

Chocolate Market Weakens with fewer treats in lockdown

ICE delays London cocoa listing as it finalizes rule change

  • Selection by Laurent-Xavier S. – Corn

Funds’ bearishness in CBOT corn reaches a one-year high

Corn Rises as Traders Cover Shorts After WASDE

  • Selection by Cedric L. – Sugar

The Surprising Correlation Between Crude Oil, Sugar And The Brazilian Real.

Record New York Sugar Delivery Gives Bears Even More Ammunition.

Sugar Ships Queuing in Brazil Signal Bounce in Commodity Demand

  • Selection by Fabio D. C. – Crude Oil

One Trader Who Cashed in on Subzero Oil Prices Sees Rare Payout

Oil prices could go negative again, so be prepared, CFTC warns futures industry

  • Selection by Saikhan E. – Aluminium

Alcoa Cuts Supply and Pulls Outlook for Reeling Aluminum Market

Rio Tinto’s top investors’ face-off over emissions cut plan

  • Selection by Aisha B. – LNG

Virus lockdowns pummel global gas demand, force LNG output cuts

Nuclear Power to Be Replaced with LNG, Renewable Energy Powers

  • Selection by Charlene C. – Freight & Shipping

Capesize Shipping Rates Sink 21% In A Single Day

Cancelled Asia-Europe freight fixtures to pressure rates lower – sources

  • Selection by Fanny D.-W. – Copper

The impact of a governmental organization’s press release can have on commodity prices 

How governmental subsidies can influence commodity trading

  • Selection by Celine G. – Coffee

Arabica coffee growers see harvest delays, possible losses due to coronavirus

Asia Coffee-Vietnam prices track London lower, Indonesia quiet

Commodity Trading 2020 – Week 19 – News Selection

  • Selection by Jerome M. – Copper

Ventilator orders breathe life into Chinese copper demand

Explainer: How global pandemic jeopardizes China’s metals supply chain

  • Selection by Wallid N. – Cotton

Indian cotton prices under pressure due to lockdown and fears of drop in consumption: CAI

Maruti to resume operations at Manesar plant from May 12

  • Selection by Raissa B. – Oil

Oil sellers add new ‘zero price’ clause in contracts in Asia – sources

From zero to hero: physical oil rally might be short-lived

  • Selection by Nicolas G. – Gasoline & Diesel

Pemex’s Trading Arm Declares Force Majeure on U.S. Gasoline Imports

Exclusive: Oil traders book expensive U.S. vessels to store gasoline, ship fuel overseas in sign of desperation

  • Selection by Sheba W. – Wheat

Russian wheat export prices down with global benchmark

EU wheat eases ahead of Saudi tender, anticipated rainfall

  • Selection by Marcelle D. – Coffee

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  • Selection by Mikael R. – LNG

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  • Selection by Laurent M. – Freight

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