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  • July 9, 2024

Farmer Diaries (Australia): Cold Snap Boosts Cane Sugar Content

Insight Focus The harvest is in full flow thanks to a run of good weat...

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  • July 9, 2024

Smuggling Further Distorts Global Cocoa Prices

Insight Focus Smuggling is a huge problem for the cocoa markets. Due t...

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  • July 9, 2024

Grains Stable Despite Dryness in Black Sea

Insight Focus New reports of dry weather in the Black Sea caused a reb...

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  • July 8, 2024

Another Look at Brazil

Insight Focus Worries about CS Brazil’s cane crush have propelle...

PET
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  • July 8, 2024

PET Raw Material Futures Outlook: Tighter Supply Creates Volatility in Chinese PET Resin Prices

Insight Focus PTA futures ease higher as fundamentals keep balanced an...

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  • July 8, 2024

Dairy Monthly: Milk Production Diverges in Key Regions

Insight Focus German milk production was strong, while weakness in Fre...

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  • July 8, 2024

Phosphate Market Rallies on Low Availability, Urea Remains Muted

Insight Focus Global urea markets are now awaiting price guidance from...

PET
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  • July 5, 2024

rPET’s Sustanability Credentials Shouldn’t Be Underestimated

Insight Focus rPET has typically been unfairly demonised due to its as...

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  • July 5, 2024

What Happened During the July’24 Raws Expiry?

Insight Focus Over 1 million tonnes of raw sugar was delivered into th...

Insight
  • July 4, 2024

Exchange Rate and Supply Drive Brazilian Corn Prices

Insight Focus The Real depreciation has provided some respite to Brazi...

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  • July 4, 2024

2024 US Sugar Beet, Cane Area Lower YoY

This update is from Sosland Publishing Co.’s weekly Sweetener Re...

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  • July 2, 2024

Climate Risk Set to Force Out More Brazilian Farmers

Insight Focus Extreme climate events increased by 162% in the past ten...

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  • June 6, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 6th June 2025

Raw Sugar Update The market slipped back slightly on the opening howev...

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  • June 5, 2025

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 5th June 2025

Raw Sugar Update There was no sign of any buying interest as we resume...

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  • June 5, 2025

Trump Bill Boosts US Biofuels with Tax Credit Extension

Insight Focus President Trump’s bill extends clean fuel credits, aid...

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  • June 4, 2025

US Sugar Market Slows as Bulk Sales Lag and Futures Dip

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

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Explainer
  • June 4, 2025

Understanding How Currency Complicates Commodities

Insight Focus Currency fluctuations affect commodity competitiveness g...

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  • June 4, 2025

Grains Fall on Favourable Rains as Market Eyes June WASDE

Insight Focus Corn and wheat fell globally on favourable rains. The ma...

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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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  • 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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Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 6th June 2025

  • June 6, 2025

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  • June 2, 2025

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India: Sugar vs Ethanol? 29th May 2025

  • May 29, 2025

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CS Brazil: Sugar or Ethanol? 28th May 2025

  • May 27, 2025

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