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African swine fever: Spain's pork sector faces trade and animal feed challenges
El Niño and agriculture: Shrimp markets face uncertainty over crop quality, feed prices
Why food inflation is no longer just about supply and demand
El Nino and agriculture: How are Asian rice markets navigating the weather risks?
Asian LNG under pressure: what comes next for prices amid the Middle East conflict?
From Hormuz to Gulf ports: tracing a logistics shock through the poultry trade
India's carbon market: from design to implementation
India's corporate renewable sourcing: Are IRECs losing ground to VPPAs amid growing demand?
India's renewable hydrogen projects face cost, delay risks from global conflicts
Global wheat markets on edge as war, weather, and fertilizer shocks drive new rally
Copper markets react to high sulfuric acid prices, Middle East conflict
Mounting risks for global beef prices: what's driving market uncertainty?
India's solar market faces export hurdles, pivots to domestic power
In the fast-growing Brazilian I-RECs market, what challenges and opportunities lie ahead?
Unpacking the global poultry price flip: Why are chicken legs now pricier than breast meat?
Decarbonizing India's industrial, power sectors: challenges and roadmaps
Asian MTBE arbitrage flows wrecked by Middle East conflict
US aluminum market digests tariff-induced volatility at Platts Symposium
How are global shrimp exporters navigating the US import tariffs?
India, Pakistan jostle over exclusive rights for basmati rice
Asia's coal transition dilemma amid renewable energy push
A tale of two tariff pauses
Navigating the shifting tides of Asia's gasoline market
Trade changes, policy barriers reshape Asia's traditional UCO market dynamics
Is Japan's rice supply crisis an opportunity for US and Thai farmers?
Foot and Mouth Disease shapes the future of European pork trade
Seafood Surge: The Fastest Growing Sector in Global Animal Protein Markets in 2025
The rise of battery recycling and black mass markets amid global EV adoption
Chinese jet fuel remains bright spark in latest export quota tranche
Low-carbon methanol awaits regulatory backing for transportation use
Alumina, aluminum markets react to tariffs, new capacity plans
Mexico's chicken meat importers mull options in case of trade war
Global copper markets navigate trade flow shifts and smelting challenges
Brazil's evolving role in the global ferrous scrap market
Understanding the cattle cycle, why US beef prices are at record highs and the role of Australia and Brazil
India Energy Week to seek answers on demand trajectory, oil diplomacy and upstream push
Emergency or policy? Unpacking Trump's take on US energy and metals
Nickel markets look ahead at battery, steel sector stimulus, Indonesian growth
Navigating a new era of shipping environmental regulations
How India's ethanol boom is transforming the country's corn trade flow
After export ban removal, Indian rice enters global markets amid shipping uncertainties
The global ripple effects of the 2024 US elections on energy
How the 2024 elections could reshape US domestic energy policy
Direct-reduced iron: India carving its path to meet 'green' steel ambitions
Of improving weather and slow demand – are wheat prices headed for a further fall?
Hot gas summer for a hot power market
Container market surge puts different pressure on Americas markets
Field to fork: Unpacking feed and meat demand in Asia and the Middle East (part 2)
Field to fork: US grilling season and Brazil's role in beef trade (part 1)
UK oil refining struggles in the age of energy transition
Amid ambitious expansion plans, India's steel production may face headwinds for raw material supply
Indonesia's rice import surge, ban on Indian exports: what lies ahead for rice markets?
Does the UK need the North Sea for its energy future?
How are gas operators navigating the difficult gas environment in 2024?
Red Sea crisis forces carriers and shippers to rethink strategies as cost of operation rises
Lithium producers pump brakes on North American projects amid low prices
Lower prices and uncertain demand: navigating choppy waves of wheat markets in 2024
Supply disruptions drive copper TC to three-year low; smelters may cut production
US power markets weather winter storms with more success
Brazil's emergence as a dominant agriculture exporter
Asian aluminum, alumina markets mixed on demand expectations, cost pressures
Confidence returns to copper markets for now, outlook for 2024 still uncertain
Winter is coming, with little gas flowing from Russia...can the US meet Europe's demand?
Buyers' choice: Global oversupply of single-use plastics makes recycling uneconomical
El Niño spells dire straits for shippers at the Panama Canal
Summer slump: Global recycled polymer markets wait for western markets to find solid footing
Narrow margins are back for US gas, but will producers slow output?
How have early drought conditions impacted the US harvest?
Is a nickel still worth a dime? Unpacking nickel pricing mechanisms, a year on
It's a bumpy road ahead for North American electric reliability amid energy transition
The Waiting is the Hardest Part: Global polymer markets awaiting rebound in domestic China demand
Australian wheat a likely beacon of hope amid Black Sea uncertainty
India's energy options and the roadmap ahead
Everything, everywhere, all at once: US power market challenges post-IRA
Food vs fuel security - is agricultural gene editing the solution?
For global petrochemicals, what went up is coming down…down…
Algorithmic trading and power markets: challenges and opportunities in Europe's energy crisis
Global oil and gas markets dramatically transformed by a year of conflict in Ukraine
The return of Freeport LNG
Have LNG and gas markets returned to normality in 2023?
The Black Sea wheat trade: Navigating political turmoil and supply shortages
Copper markets eye easing concentrate supply in 2023, but short-term market is tight
Agriculture in a warming world: How will climate change impact our food?
Navigating change in Baltic and Black Sea shipping
Government subsidies have shifted the refined products landscape in Latin America
What's next for container freight as environmental regulation looms?
After Q3 earnings, is the US still in 'drill baby drill' mode?
The future of Brazilian sugar and biofuels under a new(ish) president
What would a record soybean crop in Brazil this year do to the global market?
Asian LNG procurement heating up as winter approaches
Asian polymer exports to Europe tick up as regionalisation ebbs
Europe's energy crisis: is storage fit for purpose?
Used cooking oil: Is it the new liquid gold?
New and old challenges facing the chemicals distribution industry, with Univar's Powell
Burned out: Has a sizzling economy actually fizzled out US metals and polymers?
US power markets are hot, hot, hot, but summer peak season is far from over
Global alumina, aluminum markets face headwinds from trade flow disruptions, operational challenges
Canadian wheat emerges as key supply market amid global turmoil
India's steel export tariffs: A case of missed opportunities?
US Gulf of Mexico hurricane season threatens energy trade flows with potential global impact