Apart from aluminium, base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange were firmer this morning, Tuesday March 30, with broader markets also firmer having partially shook off, for now, contagion worries from last week’s hedge fund troubles.

Mexico will remain a net importer of finished steel and is facing a challenge, with its scrap deficit expected to swell by 2025, a McKinsey & Co executive said.

Algeria’s state grain importer OAIC has issued a tender for optional origin milling wheat for April-May shipment, traders...

Asia will soon be hit by a “steel tsunami”, a veteran trader in Vietnam told Fastmarkets recently, with a combination of factors expected to keep prices high into the second and third quarters of 2021.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly lower this morning, Monday March 29, but those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were stronger across the board while they reacted to Friday’s LME performance.

A barnstorming week of data for US corn net sales has teed up an unusual predicament for the USDA ahead of its monthly update...

Vietnamese buyers have been seeking bulk deep-sea ferrous scrap to make up for a lack of supply from Japan, market sources told Fastmarkets.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange were for the most part stronger this morning, Friday March 26, suggesting overall sentiment remains bullish while participants see dips as a buying opportunity.

Argentina's soybean harvest is now underway in the central area with early results showing highly variable yields caused by...

The magnitude and volatility of price differences between iron ore product types and grades is growing, causing legacy practices in contract structuring to break down