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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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 14 – News Selection

Last updated: April 2, 2020 @ 9pm
  • Selection by Ludovic M. – LNG

The Hottest Trade in Commodities Is Finding Space to Store Them

Natural gas drillers get share price boost as oil price falls

For the First Time, LNG Buyer Seeks Fuel With Pollution Credits

  • Selection by Jianxing W. – Gasoline / Diesel

China energy executives braced for 25% fall in domestic oil demand

Quarantined offshore: North Sea energy groups rocked by coronavirus

  • Selection by Alberto O. – Cocoa

Cocoa Set for Bumpy Ride as Africa Premium Disrupts Futures

  • Selection by Kerim T. – Freight

BOOSTING BRAZILIAN EXPORTS WITH END-TO-END SOLUTIONS

  • Selection by Julien G. – Wheat

Cargill confirms to change German starch plant to wheat use

EBRD invests $100 million in LDC

  • Selection by Arnaud V. G. – Sugar

India lockdown: Sugar, edible oil trade take a hit

The World Is Running Short of Sugar and Top Buyer Wants More

  • Selection by Jade G. – Copper

Excelsior closes Arizona copper offtake deal with Trafigura

Jiangxi Copper plans to lift 2020 output by 6% y/y, but warns of virus impact

  • Selection by Britny A. – Crude Oil

Traders scramble to unload cheap crude cargoes as glut grows

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

  • Selection by Archana S. – Cotton

Spot rate remains unchanged on cotton market

Cotton slumps to near 11-year low