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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 7 MIN

Nickel hits $18,655, Oil Ceasefire at Risk, and the Caspian Grain Shift

from The Commodities Institute Podcast · host The Commodities Institute

As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire teeters on the brink, Emily Costa explores the "sulfur squeeze" driving nickel prices to 11-week highs and the logistical nightmare of 260 tankers stranded in the Gulf. We analyze why U.S. fertilizer is being exported during planting season, Argentina's wheat crisis, and Russia's strategic shift to Caspian Sea trade routes. 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

As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire teeters on the brink, Emily Costa explores the "sulfur squeeze" driving nickel prices to 11-week highs and the logistical nightmare of 260 tankers stranded in the Gulf. We analyze why U.S. fertilizer is being exported during planting season, Argentina's wheat crisis, and Russia's strategic shift to Caspian Sea trade routes. 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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As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire teeters on the brink, Emily Costa explores the "sulfur squeeze" driving nickel prices to 11-week highs and the logistical nightmare of 260 tankers stranded in the Gulf. We analyze why U.S. fertilizer is being exported...

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