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CBOT wheat ticks lower on high stocks data
CHICAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell following a bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly stocks report. CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ25 settled 11-1/2 cents lower at $5.08 per bushel.K.C. December hard red winter wheat KWZ25 ended 10-1/2 cents lowe...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids mostly flat, USDA hikes production estimate
CHICAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter wheat stayed mostly flat at elevators in the southern U.S. Plains on Tuesday, dealers said, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its 2025 production estimate.The USDA increased its estimate for hard red winter wheat output to 804 mi...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US Department of Energy selects Oklo, three others for nuclear fuel line projects
Sept 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy said on Tuesday it has selected Sam Altman-backed nuclear technology firm Oklo N>, Terrestrial Energy, TRISO-X and Valar Atomics for its new pilot program to build advanced nuclear fuel lines. The announcement comes as part of the Trump administra...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is critical
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station had become critical, with Russian shelling preventing efforts to restore external power lines to the plant.Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video add...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
CBOT corn futures fall after USDA report
CHICAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Tuesday after a bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly stocks report. Most-active CBOT December corn CZ25 settled 6 cents lower to $4.15-1/2 per bushel.Warm and dry weather over the U.S. Corn Belt promoted harv...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
DOE Says Energy Department Selects Four Companies For Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects
Sept 30 (Reuters) - DOE: DOE: ENERGY DEPARTMENT SELECTS FOUR COMPANIES FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL LINE PILOT PROJECTSDOE: SELECTED OKLO, TERRESTRIAL ENERGY, TRISO-X LLC & VALAR ATOMICS FOR NEW PILOT PROGRAM TO BUILD ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL LINESDOE: ACTIONS TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT’S REACTOR PILOT PRO...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
PRECIOUS-Gold hovers near record high on US government shutdown fears, soft jobs data
Gold up 11.5% so far this monthPayrolls data likely to be delayed if government shutdown occursGold on track for best month since August 2011Silver on track for best month since July 2020By Noel John and John Biju Sept 30 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Tuesday to hover near record highs, buoyed ...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Trump to meet with Argentina's Milei as soy sales could stymie $20 billion deal
Milei seeks $20 billion U.S. credit swap amid Republican concernsArgentina's soy sales to China impact U.S. farmersMid-term elections could affect Milei's economic gainsTrump-Milei meeting set for October 14 at White House BUENOS AIRES, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Yemen's Houthis say they will target major US oil exporters in nearby seas
By Jonathan Saul and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis will target U.S. oil majors including Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N despite an earlier truce agreed with President Donald Trump's administration to not attack U.S.-linked ships sailing in the...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
GRAINS-Chicago grains lower after USDA quarterly stocks report
Soybeans, corn, wheat eased after quarterly US stocks dataLooming US government shutdown adds to cautious moodBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures fell on Tuesday on a bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly stocks report, U.S. harvest p...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
EU wheat slips to new lows as USDA data adds to supply pressure
PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - European wheat futures fell to fresh contract lows on Tuesday as U.S. stocks and production estimates reinforced expectations of ample supply across major exporting countries.December milling wheat BL2Z5, the most-active position on Paris-based Euronext, settled 1.2% down ...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US crude oil output hit fresh monthly record in July, EIA says
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil production rose to a fresh monthly high of 13.64 million barrels per day in July, up 109,000 bpd from the previous record in June, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Tuesday.Oil output from top-producing state Texas rose to 5.8 mill...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
France investigates suspected 'shadow fleet' oil tanker anchored off coast
By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The French Navy said on Tuesday that authorities were investigating a possible infraction by the oil tanker Boracay, a vessel suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade.The vessel is listed und...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline crack spreads inch lower
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline profit margins fell by 79 cents to $18.38 a barrel on Tuesday, as underlying crude futures fell.A total of 8,000 metric tons of Eurobob E10 barges traded, with Phillips 66 and Shell selling to TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil.No Eurobob E5 barges t...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
OPEC+ mulls speeding up oil output hikes again, sources say
OPEC+ may accelerate hikes after adding 137,000 bpd in OctNovember hike could be 2 or 3 times the size of October hikeRussia uncomfortable with large hike, source saysEight OPEC+ countries meet on SundayBy Alex Lawler, Olesya Astakhova and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - OPEC+ may s...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US removes senior officials over Biden-era airline passenger watchlist
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Tuesday it is removing five senior officials on suspicion of targeting former president Joe Biden's political opponents with a now-abolished aviation security watchlist. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noe...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Majority of councilors for Brazil competition watchdog vote to delay soy moratorium decision
SAO PAULO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A majority of four councilors for Brazil's CADE antitrust watchdog on Tuesday decided to vote to delay a final decision on whether or not to suspend the so-called soy moratorium pact until the end of this year.Four of the CADE's councilors voted to delay the de...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
METALS-Profit-taking, onset of long holiday in China weigh on copper
By Polina Devitt LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Copper slipped on Tuesday as the onset of a week-long holiday in top metals consumer China coincided with the end of the third quarter, prompting profit-taking after prices hit their 15-month high last week.Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the Lon...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
MidOcean, backed by EIG and Aramco, buys into Petronas stake in LNG Canada
MidOcean buys 20% of Petronas venture holding 25% of LNG CanadaMidOcean CEO says company in the market for further dealsSaudi Aramco keen to expand LNG businessBy Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Liquefied natural gas company MidOcean, backed by EIG and Saudi Aramco 2222.SA, has agreed...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US crude oil output hit fresh monthly record in July, EIA says
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil production rose to a fresh monthly high of 13.64 million barrels per day in July, up 109,000 bpd from the previous record in June, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Tuesday.Oil output in July rose to the highest since October in to...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
