US Eases Fuel Mandates Early, Wheat Rallies 17%, and DOE Deploys $500M in Grants

The EPA terminates summer-blend gasoline rules two weeks early on September 1 to curb elevated pump prices amid persistent refining bottlenecks from the Iran war, while Poland drafts a 30% utility windfall tax. Simultaneously, intensified Black Sea strikes and European heatwaves push Chicago wheat up 17% as global output forecasts fall to 817 million tons, prompting France's first wheat shipment to Sudan in 18 years. In critical materials, the U.S. Department of Energy awards $500 million to domestic battery mineral projects as Chinese yttrium exports provide temporary relief to aerospace manufacturing.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