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  • February 19, 2025

Wheat Market Unpredictability and Managing Business Risk

Insight Focus Wheat markets remain volatile amid global uncertainties....

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  • February 19, 2025

Corn Struggles to Break USD 5 After Disappointing WASDE

Insight Focus Chicago corn tested USD 5/bushel last week while US whea...

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  • February 18, 2025

An Introduction to Malting Barley

Insight Focus Barley is a grain used for malting and feed. It is grown...

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  • February 18, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 18th February 2025

Today’s session opened at 20.50 cents/lb, with an initial wave o...

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  • February 18, 2025

Could Japan be the Next Big Market for US Ethanol?

Insight Focus Japan is set to increase US ethanol imports. The country...

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  • February 18, 2025

New Container Shipping Alliances Could Cause Freight Rate Drop

Insight Focus A major change in container shipping alliances has occur...

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  • February 17, 2025

Natural Gas Instability Slows Ammonia, Supports Urea Market

Insight Focus Urea prices are climbing toward USD 500/tonne FOB in Egy...

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  • February 17, 2025

Trade Wars, Tariffs, Price Rises On the Horizon for 2025

Insight Focus Trade wars, tariffs and rising prices. The past few week...

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  • February 17, 2025

PTA Futures Prices Buoyed by Rising Polyester Operating Rates

Insight Focus PTA and MEG Futures experienced modest gains this week. ...

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  • February 14, 2025

Low Chinese Demand, EV Mandate Erodes Thai Cassava Chip Price

Insight Focus Thailand’s cassava yield dropped to its lowest in ...

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  • February 13, 2025

US Ethanol Exports Set New Record in 2024

Insight Focus The US exported 1.91 billion gallons in of ethanol in 20...

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  • February 12, 2025

US Sugar Market Shows Little Reaction to Tariffs

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

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  • May 30, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 30th May 2025

Raw Sugar Update The session began with modest upward traction, with s...

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  • May 30, 2025

Trade War Shifts Strategy for Some Brazilian Soy Producers

Insight Focus Some Brazilian soybean producers are delaying sales. The...

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  • May 29, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 29th May 2025

Raw Sugar Update The session began with early softness as participants...

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  • May 29, 2025

Freight Rates Benefit from US-China Tariff Pause

Insight Focus Freight rates have begun rising again. There has been a ...

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  • May 29, 2025

India: Sugar vs Ethanol? 29th May 2025

Insight Focus Indian sugar prices have hit a high of INR 38,800/mt in ...

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  • May 29, 2025

Can SAF Scale Up to Meet Demand?

Insight Focus Fischer-Tropsch and HEFA lead current SAF production glo...

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  • May 28, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 28th May 2025

Raw Market Update N5 opened at initially edged up to a session high of...

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  • May 29, 2025

Freight Rates Benefit from US-China Tariff Pause

Insight Focus Freight rates have begun rising again. There has been a ...

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  • April 23, 2025

Tariffs Trigger EUA Sell-Off as Emissions Drop 5%

Insight Focus EUAs have fallen to six-month low. US tariff announcemen...

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  • March 27, 2025

Brazil to Increase Exports of Avocado and Beans

Insight Focus ApexBrasil is focused on expanding Brazilian exports glo...

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  • March 12, 2025

New Tech Boosts Corn Byproduct Yields, Efficiency

Insight Focus New tech will help ethanol producers maximize byproduct ...

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  • December 19, 2024

Trump Proposes Tariffs on Mexican Sugar Imports

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

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Sugar

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 30th May 2025

  • May 30, 2025

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Ethanol

India: Sugar vs Ethanol? 29th May 2025

  • May 29, 2025

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Sugar

Sugar Futures and Market Data: 28th May 2025

  • May 28, 2025

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Ethanol

CS Brazil: Sugar or Ethanol? 28th May 2025

  • May 27, 2025

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