01 April 2020 Brazil cane harvest kicks off with whimper Brazil's center-south sugar and ethanol industry officially kicked off its 2020-21 crushing season today under the cloud of the coronavirus pandemic and a collapse in oil prices, shattering the odds of a third consecutive year of recovery. Filter: Bioenergy Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
01 April 2020 Exportação brasileira de soja é recorde para março As exportações brasileiras de soja atingiram um recorde para março, com 11,6 milhões de t, também o segundo maior volume mensal já registrado, conforme o país colheu uma safra histórica e alguns embarques planejados para fevereiro foram transferidos para o mês seguinte. Filter: Fertilizer Latin America and Caribbean More filters
01 April 2020 Texas plans hearing on oil production cuts Texas regulators will likely hold a meeting on 14 April to discuss curtailing the state's crude production in an effort to help balance the market in the wake of the crash in crude prices and a drop in demand because of the coronavirus pandemic. Filter: Crude oil North America More filters
01 April 2020 US fertilizer use to rise on higher crop acreage US fertilizer consumption this season is primed to rise by 6pc on an estimated 15mn-acre increase in corn and soybean planting. Filter: Fertilizer North America More filters
01 April 2020 Brazil's soy exports set March record Brazil's soybean exports reached a record for March of 11.6mn t, which also was the second-largest monthly volume ever registered, as the country harvested a historic crop this season and some shipments planned for February slipped to the following month. Filter: Fertilizer Latin America and Caribbean More filters
01 April 2020 AK Steel to idle Mansfield stainless steel mill Integrated steelmaker AK Steel will idle its electric arc furnace (EAF) flat-rolled stainless steel mill in Mansfield, Ohio, in the coming days, the latest casualty of coronavirus-related auto industry shutdowns, according to multiple market participants. Filter: Metals North America More filters
01 April 2020 Trump says Iran may be planning ‘sneak attack’ President Donald Trump today accused Iran or possibly a proxy group of planning a "sneak attack" on US troops or assets in Iraq and vowed retaliation if an assault occurs. Filter: Crude oil Middle East North America More filters
01 April 2020 US corn acreage threatened by price cuts Plunging corn prices throughout the Midwest are likely to detract US farmers from planting the largest corn crop in eight years. Filter: Fertilizer North America More filters
01 April 2020 FDA allowing more ethanol plants to make sanitizer The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing previously unapproved ethanol producers to make industrial-use product for hand sanitizer, which is in high demand amid the spread of coronavirus. Filter: Bioenergy North America More filters
01 April 2020 Mozambique coal exports continue despite virus measures Mozambican coal mining operations and exports will not be affected by a 30-day national state of emergency that started today in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Filter: Coal Africa More filters
01 April 2020 Northwest European LPG prices plummet Large cargo LPG prices crashed to lows not seen in more than 20 years in late March, as slumping crude and naphtha and concerns over regional demand more than halved values from the start of the month. Filter: LPG/NGL Oil products Petrochemicals Europe More filters
01 April 2020 Asia-Pacific LPG prices dive to record lows The convergence of an impending supply glut and decimated demand as a result of the coronavirus outbreak pummelled Asia-Pacific LPG prices in late March. Filter: LPG/NGL Asia-Pacific More filters
01 April 2020 Global crisis threatens US LPG exports The crash in global crude, oil product and LPG prices owing to the coronavirus pandemic and Opec dispute has put the US natural gas liquids (NGL) sector under growing pressure, closing arbitrages vital to releasing rising output and exports. Filter: LPG/NGL North America More filters
01 April 2020 South Korean LPG boom sputters South Korean LPG demand began to falter during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, after rising to a record high last year. Filter: LPG/NGL Asia-Pacific More filters
01 April 2020 European LPG industry frets on supply outlook Europe's LPG industry is becoming increasingly concerned about the availability of supply as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, despite heating demand easing as temperatures across the region rise. Filter: LPG/NGL Europe More filters
