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Container Freight Diverges As Disruption Reshapes Global Flows

Insight Focus Container freight markets in May 2026 firmed unevenly. There were stronger gains on Asia–Europe and selective transpacific lanes driven by capacity management and early peak-season demand. However, underlying…

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More Volatility on the Horizon For Agricultural Commodities

Insight Focus Food commodity markets are experiencing complex impacts from ...

US Sugar Firms on Policy, Energy and Weather Shifts

Insight Focus US sugar forward sales increase despite soft demand. Buyers m...

Sugar Moves Away from Overproduction

Insight Focus The 2026/27 world sugar balance has tightened sharply since l...

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Futures and Market Data: 15th June 2026

Insight Focus The No.11 raw sugar futures market traded lower over the...

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Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 12th June 2026

ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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Container Freight Diverges As Disruption Reshapes Global Flows

Insight Focus Container freight markets in May 2026 firmed unevenly. T...

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Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 11th June 2026

ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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More Volatility on the Horizon For Agricultural Commodities

Insight Focus Food commodity markets are experiencing complex impacts ...

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US Sugar Firms on Policy, Energy and Weather Shifts

Insight Focus US sugar forward sales increase despite soft demand. Buy...

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Sugar Moves Away from Overproduction

Insight Focus The 2026/27 world sugar balance has tightened sharply si...

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Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 10th June 2026

ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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How Far Is Chokepoint Disruption Spreading Beyond Hormuz?

Insight Focus Hormuz disruption exposes global trade vulnerability. Knock-on effects are reshaping flows across Suez, Bab el-Mandeb and the Panama Canal, driving congestion, higher costs and persistent risk. The crisis…

El Niño Risk Still Threatens 2026/27 Sugar Surplus

Insight Focus The world could remain oversupplied with sugar in the 2026/27...

Hormuz Deadlock Deepens as Tolls Rise and Dark Sailing Spreads

Insight Focus Vessels remain trapped while Hormuz operates at just 5% capac...

GLP 1 Drugs Availability Booms

Insight Focus Sales of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are rising rapidly. Pill ve...

Year-Round E15 Nears Reality in US

Insight Focus US House passes national E15 legislation. The bill now advanc...

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Container Freight Diverges As Disruption Reshapes Global Flows

Insight Focus Container freight markets in May 2026 firmed unevenly. T...

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Ethanol Sets Sail for the High Seas

Insight Focus Ethanol is gaining momentum in the maritime fuel transit...

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Momentum Slowly Returns to US Sugar Market

Insight Focus The US cash sugar market saw increased activity last wee...

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GLP 1 Drugs Availability Booms

Insight Focus Sales of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are rising rapidly. Pi...

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E15 Growth Surges Despite Stalled Washington Legislation

Insight Focus Year-round E15 sales still face setbacks in 2026. Legisl...

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Chances of Strong El Niño at 80%

Insight Focus The probability of El Niño this year exceeds 80%,...

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Higher Costs Squeeze Margins For Brazil’s Record Soybean Crop

Insight Focus Producer costs are rising for Brazil’s 2025/26 soy...

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Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 21st October 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning (values as of 15th October 2019) ...

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Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 7th October 2019

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Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 30th September 2019

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Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 23rd September 2019

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Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update, 16th September 2019

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Freight Update – Baltic Index at Nine Year High

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Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 9th September 2019

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Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 2nd September 2019

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Czapp Improvements in August 2019

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