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S&P Global Platts' analysis of key news and pricing issues from across the global shipping, natural gas, power, petrochemicals, agriculture, and coal markets.

Global beef prices are rising, with multiple record highs recorded for beef from Australia and Brazil, as well as in the US lean trimmings i...

The Indian solar market has grown considerably over the past decade as the country continues to invest in its module and cell manufacturing...

With one of the world's largest shares of renewables in its energy generation mix, Brazil offers opportunities for companies in the country...

For the first time since Platts began tracking these markets, frozen boneless chicken legs shipped to North Asia are priced higher than skin...

India's greenhouse gas emissions in the hard-to-abate and power sectors are expected to rise in the decades to come, necessitating an examin...

Asian flows of MTBE to arbitrage markets in Europe and Latin America have come to an abrupt halt after the start of the US-Iran war. Through...

In this episode of the Commodities Focus Podcast by S&P Global Energy, host Tina Allagh , lead specialist for nonferrous metals pricing, is...

The US import tariffs for shrimp are redefining cost structures and market access for major suppliers. As the American buyers restructure an...

The global demand for basmati rice has been rising, especially in the Middle East and the EU. As a result, the competition to sell this long...

The energy landscape in Asia has been evolving in recent years. With a global push towards renewable energy, the longstanding dependence of...

The first pause of triple-digit tariffs between the US and China prompted a container shipping surge. The second pause? Not so much. The US...

The landscape of gasoline pricing and supply in Southeast Asia is evolving. The rising demand for low-sulfur blend stocks as Australia prepa...

Asia's used cooking oil (UCO) market is navigating an upheaval this year as the US, which once used to be the largest buyer, has removed inc...
For months, Japan has been suffering from an extremely low availability of its staple food—rice. Despite Tokyo's efforts to mitigate the sup...

A new outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease discovered in Germany earlier this year has reshaped trade flows of European pork and led to signif...

As the demand for sustainable protein sources escalates, seafood production is poised to become the fastest-growing sector in the global ani...

Global electric vehicle adoption is increasing the demand for recycled battery raw materials. While the recent slowdown in EV sales growth a...

China's latest round of oil product export quotas had tightened compared to the same tranche a year ago. However, healthy margins and strong...

The global methanol market is seeing emerging demand for low-carbon transportation fuels, with particular focus on marine fuels, driven by a...

Will US tariffs reshape aluminum trade flows? How will new alumina capacity out of Indonesia impact prices? In this podcast, Asia nonferrous...

Exporters of chicken meat from the US have been mulling what might happen to their trade in the event of a trade war. Mexico is their larges...

Copper smelter margins have been facing noticeable pressure in recent months as copper concentrate TC/RCs plunged on tight supply, will this...

Brazil's ferrous scrap exports have undergone a significant transformation, driven by a weakening domestic steel industry and increasing dem...

Beef prices in the US started 2025 at a record high. The world's largest consumer is also seeing a 63-year low in the size of its cattle her...

India's rapidly growing energy demand, the shifting focus of oil producers towards the country, and the transition to cleaner energy sources...

Within hours of being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders, and declared a...

Amid sustained supply growth out of Indonesia while higher-cost production shuts down, will the focal point of nickel markets continues to b...

As the maritime industry faces a crucial turning point, the adoption of stringent environmental regulations is reshaping fuel consumption an...

India is at the crossroads of transitioning from Asia's primary corn exporter to a net importer amidst growing ethanol production within the...

The world's top rice exporter India recently lifted most of the restrictions on its rice exports, which the country placed in July 2023 to c...

The outcome of the US presidential election in November will have ripple effects for the international energy picture. In the weeks before t...

Political experts say Nov. 5 will likely become known as one of the most pivotal elections in US history. Whether Donald Trump or Kamala Har...

India has maintained its position as the world's largest producer of direct-reduced iron (DRI) for several years. As the global race to acce...

In the global wheat markets, recent concerns over a major production cut in Russia, a key exporter, have sparked attention on the supply and...

With high temperatures moving through the US, multiple regions are preparing for gas and power price volatility. Gas supply constraints or c...

Global container markets have endured a year of volatility not experienced since the global pandemic in 2020-2021, anchored by the complexit...

Meat consumption is soaring globally, driven by population growth, rising incomes, and dietary preferences. As emerging markets embrace prot...

Grilling season is underway in the US -- the world's largest producer and consumer of beef. Even so, per capita consumption of beef in the U...

As election fever grips the UK, this Commodities Focus podcast looks at the country's oil refineries as they grapple with the fast-changing...

The expansion in the Indian steel manufacturing capacity comes at an opportune moment for the industry as the country has witnessed massive...

The rice markets in Asia have seen new trends emerging with Indonesia importing rice, and India putting restrictions on their rice exports....

As a UK general election looms, energy security and the transition to net-zero are high on the agenda. In this episode of the Commodities Fo...

Pressured by sub-$2/MMBtu prices, many US producers have decided to cut spending on gas-directed drilling and completion activity and to sca...

Red sea crisis has forced carriers and shippers alike to adjust strategies. Container freight rates not only reached yearly high after reced...

Lithium producers are pushing timelines out for project development in North America as global lithium prices sit near a three-year low afte...

Wheat prices have been on a largely downward trend since the start of 2024 despite lower production in key exporters, Canada and Australia,...

The Asian copper market saw CIF China copper concentrate TC/RC fall by 65% in just three months' time, while smelters were still not able to...

Following on from heavy winter storms in recent years that disrupted power supply across US regions, power markets managed a mid-January 202...

Over the past 20 years, Brazil's growth in the production of feedstuffs like soybeans and corn has been remarkable. In the process, it has b...

Asian aluminum markets continue to see lackluster demand and ample stocks pressuring premiums, though the sporadic reopening of the Chinese...