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CBOT wheat ticks down with large supplies around the world
CHICAGO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Friday on large global supplies on a day of limited post-holiday trade GRA/.Market players continued to monitor the progress of negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine GRA/.Winter wheat in the U.S. Southern Plains is exp...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
CBOT soybeans fall on competition from Brazilian exports
CHICAGO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Friday on a day of thin post-holiday trade as weather was favorable in South America and U.S. exports faced competition from Brazilian beans. Trading remained limited after the New Year holiday, with many traders taking the da...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
US natgas futures slip on prospect of warmer weather and slower demand
Analyst cites talk of 'a potential glut'Number of heating days expected to be lowerDutch and British gas prices rise on colder weatherBy Noel John Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures began the year on a weak note on Friday, weighed down by forecasts for warmer weather and expectati...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
CBOT corn edges down amid limited post-holiday trade
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ticked down slightly on Friday on a day of thin post-holiday trade, but the brisk pace of U.S. exports kept a floor under prices, according to analysts. Trade continued to be limited as many market players took an extra day off between the weeken...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
Equinor challenges US order to suspend Empire Wind project
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Norwegian energy group Equinor EQNR.OL said on Friday it had filed a civil suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging a U.S. Department of the Interior order to suspend its Empire Wind project."As part of that case, Empire plans to seek a prelimina...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
Oil prices settle lower after biggest annual loss since 2020
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian refineriesYemen crisis deepens Saudi-UAE riftBrent and WTI posted annual losses of nearly 20%By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled lower on Friday on the first trading day of 2026 after registering their biggest annual loss sin...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
GRAINS-Chicago soybeans fall on competition with Brazilian exports
By Renee Hickman CHICAGO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures ticked down on light post-holiday trading volume, as competively priced Brazilian beans and favorable South American weather pressured the commodity, analysts said. Wheat and corn futures also edged down, but corn received some s...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
Med crude-Differentials hold steady
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Urals and Caspian crude oil differentials held steady on Friday in a muted market, with Russia and several neighbouring countries off for New Year holidays. PLATTS WINDOWNo bids or offers were reported to Reuters from the Platts Window on Friday for Urals, Azeri BT...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
North Sea Crude-Ekofisk and Forties on offer
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - North Sea Ekofisk and Forties were on offer on Friday, while Johan Sverdrup was bid for. PLATTS WINDOWIndications are free on board (FOB) unless marked as cost, insurance and freight (CIF) or delivered at place (DAP).No cargoes traded, a trade source said.Forties: Merc...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline refining profit dip on higher stocks
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - 5Northwest European gasoline refinery profit margins fell by 18 cents to $9.09 a barrel on Friday as inventories of the motor fuel rose on both sides of the Atlantic.About 10,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline traded on barges in the Argus window as Equinor, Trafigura a...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
EU wheat edges lower in light trade on first day of the year
PARIS, Jan 2 (Reuters) - European wheat started the year in negative territory in the wake of Chicago but volumes were thin with many operators absent for a long New Year break.Benchmark March milling wheat BL2H6 on Paris-based Euronext, closed 0.4% lower at 189.00 euros ($221.73) a metric ton. Chic...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
US Cash Grains-Corn, soy basis bids mostly steady to stronger
CHICAGO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were mostly steady to stronger on Friday, spot checks showed, indicating demand from grain processors and elevators following the New Year's Day holiday while Chicago Board of Trade futures ticked lower, discouraging farmer sales. ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
US sets new LNG export records in banner year marked by new capacity
US sets new annual LNG export recordUS monthly LNG exports rises past 11 mmtTurkey buys more LNG from US than all of Asia in DecemberBy Curtis Williams HOUSTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. in 2025 became the first country to export more than 100 million metric tons (mmt) of liquefied natural gas i...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
METALS-Nickel notches 14-month high after Vale Indonesia halts mining
By Tom Daly Jan 2 (Reuters) - Nickel rose to its highest in more than 14 months on Friday after Vale's Indonesia operation suspended mining activities while aluminium began the New Year by crossing the $3,000 mark for the first time since 2022.Three-month nickel CMNI3 on the London Metal Exch...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
Miners go on strike at Capstone Copper's Mantoverde mine in Chile after talks fail
SANTIAGO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Hundreds of miners began a strike on Friday at Capstone Copper's CS.TO Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile after talks between the main union and the company on new labour contracts broke down.In a statement Friday, the Union No. 2 of Mantoverde said it ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
Tyson Foods settles US beef price-fixing lawsuit for $82.5 million
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Tyson Foods (TSN.N) has agreed to pay $82.5 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit brought by grocers and other businesses that accused the meat and poultry giant of conspiring to inflate U.S. beef prices by restrictin...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
ARA gasoline stocks rise 15%, Insights Global data shows
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose by 15% on the week to their highest in eight months, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed.Gasoline inventories climbed to 1.26 million metric tons, as exp...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
Mexico reports second screwworm case in two days
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities reported a case of the New World screwworm parasite late on Thursday, the second case reported in two days as Mexico works to contain an outbreak that has kept the U.S.-Mexico border closed to Mexican livestock. The parasite was detected and treated in a goat in...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
US natgas futures slip on prospect of warmer weather and slower demand
Analyst cites talk of 'a potential glut'Number of heating days expected to be lowerDutch and British gas prices rise on colder weatherBy Noel John Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures began the year on a weak note on Friday, weighed down by forecasts for warmer weather and expectati...Reuters
Fri, Jan 2
