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 17 – News Selection

  • Selection by Gina Z. – LNG

Global LNG Production Remains Resilient Despite Coronavirus, Falling Prices

Cancel or renegotiate? Pakistan ponders way out of high-priced LNG term deals

Oil price meltdown provides some benefit to LNG importers

  • Selection by Adrien N. – Cotton

Galy Grows Greener Cotton In A Lab, 10 Times Faster Than The Farm Variety

USDA: Global cotton demand sinks amid COVID-19 crisis

Believe It or Not: USDA Prospective Plantings Project 13.7 Million Cotton Acres

  • Selection by Angela S. R. – Sugar

Why are sugar stocks rallying in a weak market

Suedzucker expects higher profit although coronavirus an unknown factor

  • Selection by Nathan G. – Corn

Thursday’s farm markets weaken, close higher Weekly export sales came in at the low end of expectations.

China ups 2019/20 corn import forecast on U.S. trade deal prospects

Int’l Consortium Uses Blockchain to Conduct USD12m Wheat Trade Deal

  • Selection by Sophie M. – Freight

Oil prices dip below zero as producers forced to pay to dispose of excess

  • Selection by Brandon S. – Coffee

Coffee prices rally as coronavirus lockdowns see drinkers caffeinate at home

Supply-Chain Worry Keeps Coffee Strong

  • Selection by Billy S. – Aluminium

Aluminium industry faces huge supply glut

Rusal Inks Long-Term Contract With Glencore Worth $16.3 Billion

  • Selection by Elias M. – Wheat

UPDATE 2-Egypt may change wheat buying terms ahead of anticipated purchase

UPDATE 2-Egypt buys less wheat than anticipated at tender to boost reserves

  • Selection by Carolina G. H. – Cocoa
  • Selection by Kevin M. – Gasoline / Diesel

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Commodity Trading 2020 – Week 13 – News Selection

  • Selection by Fanny D.-W. – Copper

Copper Gains on Supply Shortage Fears Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  • Selection by Anaïs R. – Cocoa

Cocoa prices to remain Bullish as new decade gets underway

Cocoa Set for Bumpy Ride as Africa Premium Disrupts Futures

  • Selection by Laurent-Xavier S. – Corn

Farmers begin planting amid uncertain prices

  • Selection by Charlene C. – Freight

Freight rates set to spike as India puts ships arriving from Corona infected nations on 14-day quarantine

  • Selection by Saikhan E. – Aluminium

Rio Tinto to slow down some of its operations

Here’s Why Alcoa Could See A Sharp 30% Slide-In Its Aluminum Market Share

Metals & mining cos likely to see a sharp fall in earnings

  • Selection by Fabio D.C. – Oil

Oil’s 60% Crash Is the Tip of an Iceberg. The Reality Is Worse

Oil industry faces biggest crisis in 100 years

  • Selection by Aïsha. B – LNG

Indian LNG importers issue force majeure notices as gas demand slumps -sources

Exclusive – Coronavirus, gas slump put brakes on Exxon’s giant Mozambique LNG plan

  • Selection by Cedric L. – Sugar

Could falling prices hinder sugar reformulation?

London Sugar Settles at a 1-1/2 Week High on Concern about Supply Disruptions

Brazil sugar mills have quick start to new season

  • Selection by Celine G. – Coffee

Arabica coffee soars

Coffee Defies Coronavirus Rout With Biggest Rally in Three Years

Commodity Trading 2020 – Week 12 – News Selection

Selection by Mikael R. – LNG

Papua New Guinea LNG plant sells April cargo at nearly $4/mmbtu – sources

PetroChina suspends some gas contracts as coronavirus hits demand: sources

Selection by Walid H. – Cotton

Cost of falling cotton production

China Pakistan FTA-2: A New Regional Hub For Cotton Garments In The Offing?

Rooting for more cotton import?

Selection by Raïssa B. – Oil

Glut of crude swells across Atlantic basin on coronavirus, OPEC+ hikes

Oil storage to max out in months as coronavirus crushes demand

Selection by Nicolas G. – Gasoline / Diesel

Diesel cracks outperform amid expectations of lower global gasoline demand

Factbox: Oil products markets in turmoil as coronavirus infects demand

Selection by Laurent M. -Freight / Cargo

Alaska maritime cargo companies confident coronavirus won’t disrupt shipments

‘Nothing’s ever hit us like this’: Cargo from China plummets as COVID-19 shakes supply chains

Selection by Marcelle D. -Coffee

Commodities Melt Down But Coffee Perks Up

Starbucks’ Gathering-Spot Model Is Threatened by Coronavirus

Coffee Has Been Immune To Risk-Off

Selection by Sheba W. -Wheat

UPDATE 1-S.Korea’s NOFI tenders to buy 60,000 tonnes feed wheat

Paris wheat futures rise on euros steep fall

Selection by Jerome M. -Copper

China copper inventories near 4-yr high as supply swamps virus-hit demand; steel stocks build slows

Top metal miners curb operations as governments fight virus/

Selection by Stefan B. – Aluminium

Indonesian Mining Giant Seeks to Triple Aluminum Production

Biggest Factory Closing Since World War II Hits U.S., Europe