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    Soybeans market quiet without trade deal details, wheat prices flat

    Fastmarkets’ weekly recap of the main movements in global cash markets.

    November 17, 2025
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    By: the Fastmarkets team
    Coils of steel lie stacked at the Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe steelworks in Duisburg, Key industry stakeholders are being being consulted on CBAM rules in 2025.
    Latin steel industry intensifies blame on Chinese dumping: Alacero Summit 2025

    Explore the challenges of the Latin steel industry amid rising Chinese exports and the need for regionalization.

    November 17, 2025
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    By: Nina Gattis
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    Further delays to RED III implementation talks in Germany stun market

    A meeting of the German Federal Cabinet on the implementation of the European Commission’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) was postponed again on Wednesday, November 12, after having already been pushed back for several weeks, sparking a negative reaction in the European biofuels market.

    November 17, 2025
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    By: Veronika Prykhodko
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    COP30: Key climate finance and carbon market moves shaping the outlook

    Major announcements at COP30 in Belém, Brazil are reshaping expectations for global climate finance, forest protection and international carbon markets, with governments, multilateral lenders and corporates signalling new levels of ambition.

    November 14, 2025
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    By: Sandy Oliveira
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