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    • This piece provides a detailed analysis and forecast of the 2025/26 US corn crop, highlighting a record projected yield, historically high acreage, and global production trends.
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    • After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has launched a price assessment for green petroleum coke, 1.5% S, in-whs ARA, to provide closer coverage to the synthetic battery anode, graphite electrode and battery anode markets in Europe. Fastmarkets also made the strategic launch of a green petroleum coke, 1.5% S, CIF India, price assessment on the same […]
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected its mid-month Pulp North America market prices Wednesday September 24. These prices were published without identifying that these prices are “preliminary” on September 12. FP-PLP-0009: Fluff, Europe FP-PLP-0013: Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (Canada) FP-PLP-0014: Southern Bleached Softwood Kraft, from US FP-PLP-0015: Unbleached softwood kraft (Canadian/US) FP-PLP-0016: Fluff (US southern kraft, untreated softwood […]
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    • Freeport-McMoRan has declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia following a fatal incident, with copper and gold output expected to fall 35% in 2026. The company projects a gradual recovery, with operations potentially returning to pre-incident levels in 2027.
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    • The following prices were affected: CB-CC-0013 IFM Avoidance, US, $/tCO2e CB-CC-0014 IFM Removals, US, $/tCO2e These prices are part of the Fastmarkets Carbon package. For more information, or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact […]
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected its AG-CH-0018 hides, Brazil Frigorificos steers, green, 42-45kg, crf Brazil which was published incorrectly on September 18, 2025.
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    • Market participants active in the aluminium and copper scrap and primary aluminium markets reported continued bearish markets with relief not expected in the near term during conversations at the Recycled Materials Association Roundtables in Chicago from September 10-12.
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    • The European Union is expected to delay the implementation of its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) law for a second time, following a statement made by the environment commissioner, Jessica Roswall, on Tuesday September 23.
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    • The price and laycan of a fixed-price Pilbara Blend fines transaction concluded on a public platform were erroneously recorded in the trade log in these indices’ rationale. The trade log entry has been corrected as follows:Rio Tinto, Beijing Iron Trading Center (COREX), 170,000 tonnes of 61% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, traded at $103.70 per tonne, […]
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    • Russia’s weekly wheat exports from Black Sea ports totaled 459,564 tonnes in the week ending Thursday September 18, down by 396,681 tonnes (46%) from the 856,245 tonnes loaded in the previous week, according to Fastmarkets analytics data published on Friday.
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