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Sugar
  • February 6, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 6th February 2025

Early trading was calm with prints a few points either side of overnig...

Grains
  • February 6, 2025

Production, Stocks and Trump Change the Wheat Market

Insight Focus The wheat market is facing concerns over 2025 harvests i...

Freight
  • February 6, 2025

US Department of Defense Adds COSCO to Blacklist

Insight Focus The US has blacklisted Chinese shipping giant COSCO over...

Sugar
  • February 5, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 5th February 2025

It was a positive start for the market as prices quickly pushed beyond...

Sugar
  • February 5, 2025

2025-26 Contracting Lags For US Sugar Market

This update is from Sosland Publishing’s Sweetener Report. For more ...

Ethanol
  • February 5, 2025

New Climate Smart Agriculture Rule Opens Door to US Corn for SAF

Insight Focus The USDA released interim rules for Climate-Smart Agricu...

Sugar
  • February 4, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 4th February 2025

There was another calm start to a session as March’25 ranged bet...

Grains
  • February 4, 2025

EU Grains Rally After US Tariff Threats

Insight Focus Corn fell in Chicago, while wheat rose due to winterkill...

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Food Security
  • February 6, 2025

Production, Stocks and Trump Change the Wheat Market

Insight Focus The wheat market is facing concerns over 2025 harvests i...

Sustainability
  • February 4, 2025

What Does 2025 Hold for PET?

Insight Focus In 2025, new EU and US plastic waste laws are coming int...

Logistics Disruptions
  • January 8, 2025

5 Factors that Shaped Shipping in 2024… and Beyond

Insight Focus The container shipping industry experienced significant ...

Consumption
  • January 6, 2025

How the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Will Impact Brazil

Insight Focus In early December, Mercosur and the EU signed an importa...

Inflation
  • December 19, 2024

Trump Proposes Tariffs on Mexican Sugar Imports

Insight Focus President-elect Trump has proposed tariffs on Mexican go...

Climate Control
  • November 12, 2024

UN Climate Summit Faces Trump Threat, Finance Questions

Insight Focus Nations are set to discuss raising “trillions” to fu...

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Sugar

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 5th February 2025

  • February 5, 2025

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Sugar

Sugar Futures and Market Data: 3rd February 2025

  • February 3, 2025

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Ethanol

CS Brazil: Sugar or Ethanol? 28th January 2025

  • January 29, 2025

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Sugar

India: Sugar vs Ethanol? 22nd January 2025

  • January 21, 2025

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Grains
  • April 23, 2024

Weather Presents Wheat, Corn Price Wildcard

Insight Focus The global grains market remains comfortably supplied th...

Freight
  • April 23, 2024

Hormuz Vessel Capture Rattles Container Industry

Iran’s missile attack on Israel has intensified the already prec...

Sugar
  • April 22, 2024

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 22nd April 2024

 There was a leap upward as the week got underway with Jul’...

Sugar
  • April 22, 2024

Why is the White Premium Getting Cheaper?

Insight Focus The white premium is backwardated through 2024 and into ...

PET
  • April 22, 2024

PET Raw Material Futures Outlook: PTA Futures Strengthen Slightly Despite Crude Oil Weakness

China’s PET resin export prices physical differential to feedsto...

Food and Ingredients Sugar
  • April 22, 2024

Will Weight Loss Drugs Really Change Consumption Patterns?

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic seem to help weight loss by curbing impuls...

Food and Ingredients
  • April 22, 2024

Urea Market Set to Dip as China Returns, India Cuts Imports

Urea prices have continued to fall. India’s decision to cut impo...

Sugar
  • April 19, 2024

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 19th April 2024

July’24 opened higher, creating a gap for the intra-day charts, ...

Cocoa Food and Ingredients
  • April 19, 2024

Price Chaos Continues in Cocoa Market

The cocoa market has tripled in the past 7 months and has now hit all-...

Grains
  • April 19, 2024

India Poses Major Wheat Trade Flow Surprise

The US Department of Agriculture has flagged that India’s wheat stoc...

Sugar
  • April 18, 2024

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 18th April 2024

 A wild opening saw Jul’24 printing between 19.57 and 19.21...

Sugar
  • April 17, 2024

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 17th April 2024

 A softer opening was initially gathered up and Jul’24 brie...

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