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Myanmar’s growing taste for wheat launches new journeys
When the bulk carrier New Journey was put to sea in January 2015, Myanmar was in the depths of civil war. Clashes between the Myanmar Army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army killed more than...
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Commodity Tracker: 6 charts to watch this week
US-China trade tensions and a febrile political climate in the UK are driving key commodity flows and price trends this week. S&P Global Platts editors’ latest pick of charts spans agriculture, the...
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UK sugar beet farmers grapple with uncertainties
UK sugar beet growers have had to face the challenges of an unresolved Brexit process, the weather, and a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in the run-up to the official October 1 start of the 2019-20...
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Russia dominates global wheat trade. Will its exports continue to grow?
Over the past two decades Russia has managed to move from a net importer of wheat to a net exporter, displacing the EU to become the largest exporter in the 2016-17 marketing season, and continuing to...
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Commodity Tracker: 7 charts to watch this week
This week’s pick of energy and commodity market trends kicks off with EU biofuels demand prospects and a window of opportunity for Australian crude oil grades. US and European gas market dynamics and...
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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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Agriculture markets eye normality as countries ease export restrictions
The global food supply chain, as well as demand for agricultural products, faces an unprecedented threat from the coronavirus pandemic. Livelihoods have been destroyed and economies dragged down, while...
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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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As jet fuel market craters, sustainable aviation fuel prepares for takeoff
Welcome aboard Pandemic Flights, with service today at half that of a year ago. In this emergency event, please place your mask over your mouth and nose, and keep it there for the whole flight. There...
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