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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 5 MIN

Freight Spikes, $14.4k Copper, US Gas Records & Super El Nino Impacts

from The Commodities Institute Podcast · host The Commodities Institute

Black Sea military targeting drops Ukrainian grain shipments by 94% as freight costs rise $10 per ton, while Democratic Republic of Congo concentrate export bans push London copper cash prices to record highs of $14,453 per ton. Meanwhile, U.S. natural gas production reaches a record 111.2 billion cubic feet per day despite Middle East shipping blockades driving Cuban black-market fuel to $38 per gallon, and Europe’s heatwave slashes Austrian grain yields by 19% amid an intensifying super El Niño.https://www.commoditiesinstitute.comFOLLOW US @commoditiesinstituteInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/commoditiesinstituteFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/61584221970761TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@commoditiesinstituteYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@commoditiesinstituteListen to the Podcast:Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6eO2y40mmH5J8boeF0ANjJApple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commodities-institute-podcast/id1826784341Commodities Market Oil Metals News Trading Agriculture Policy Politics Energy

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