Commodity Trading 2020 – Week 13 – News Selection

• Selection by Fanny D.-W. – Copper

China $570 billion stimulus raises hopes for copper, iron ore price

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

As groceries fly off shelves, farmers worry about next season’s crop

Farmers begin planting amid uncertain prices

• Selection by Charlene C. – Freight

Stringent COVID-19 port controls weakening dry bulk time charter rates: Platts survey

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

Norsk Hydro Hilde Merete Aasheim shows her mettle

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