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How commodities have performed under US presidents since 1970
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The availability of cheap ethanol has become a contentious issue in the United States. While American drivers may see the benefits of supplies from the most efficient ethanol producer on earth, meaning...
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Energy and commodities highlights: Metals and EVs, Africa’s downstream boom,...
Metals are playing a starring role in the transition towards renewables and electric vehicles, and the past week saw plenty of activity in the sector. There were also positive indicators pointing to...
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The global sugar industry is grappling with slowing growth in consumption coupled with oversupply, which have pushed prices down to unsustainable levels. In such a challenging environment, it’s...
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UK sugar beet farmers grapple with uncertainties
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Why is sugar bucking the coronavirus trend?
The commodity complex has been on the slide on concerns about oil demand destruction caused the coronavirus outbreak in China, but sugar has bucked the trend. The sugar price has been supported by...
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As lockdown alters food and fuel demand, is it ‘mayday’ for European sugar...
At the start of 2020 European sugar producers could have been forgiven for thinking the worst was behind them. After falling to historic lows in 2018, European sugar prices were on an upward trend,...
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The reshaping of Sub-Saharan African sugar trade flows
Fierce competition for the 1 million metric tons raw value Central African sugar market is altering trade flows within Sub-Saharan Africa. The countries involved are landlocked sugar-deficit countries...
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