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The publication of Fastmarkets’ Indonesian palm oil price assessments for Friday 29 August was delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Aluminium producers in other countries are increasingly viewing Brazil as an alternative market because of the growing difficulties in accessing the markets in the US because of that country’s import tariffs, market participants said in the week to Thursday August 28.

The following prices will not be published on September 1 and September 15 due to additional Malaysia public holidays as part of the National Day holiday on August 31 and Malaysia Day holiday on September 16: AG-PLM-0008   Crude Palm Oil Domestic Malaysia MYR/mt AG-PLM-0009   Crude Palm Oil FOB Malaysia $/mtAG-PLM-0010   Refined Bleached Deodorised (RBD) Palm Olein […]

After a consultation period from July 1 to July 31, Fastmarkets made the decision to discontinue these assessments because the premium no longer reflects market conditions, because the market typically trades on an outright price basis instead of as a premium to Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures. For that reason, Fastmarkets will discontinue the AG-WHE-0025 Wheat 10% FOB […]

The initial confusion is settling in the bulk ferro-alloys markets in Europe following weeks of speculation about the potential for minimum import prices to be imposed as part of a European Commission safeguarding investigation.

Crude palm oil (CPO) futures in Asia fell on a stronger ringgit and profit-taking, despite modest increases in related vegoil futures and steady growth in exports.

The rationale for the index for MB-IRO-0009 iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao, on Tuesday had erroneously omitted the part about the fixed-price equivalent for a spot deal. The rationale entry has been corrected as follows:Fastmarkets’ index for iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, CFR Qingdao, fell by $0.80 per tonne from the previous […]

Fastmarkets has launched its MB-AL-0425 aluminium 6063 & 6060 extrusion billet premium, ddp São Paulo, on Tuesday August 26. This launch follows positive feedback from the domestic market in Brazil for a regional price reference. Fastmarkets is the first Price Reporting Agency (PRA) to launch this premium in Brazil.  Brazil is among the world’s top […]

US corn futures rose on Monday August 25, as crop tour projections came in below USDA estimates and concerns over disease raised the risk of further yield losses. Plus, other updates.