On Monday, 1 March, Venezuela’s state-owned mining company finalised a deal to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to commodities trader Trafigura, which will be sold on to refineries… read more →
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz strains global food security, given the impact on the transport of agricultural goods and the chemicals necessary for the production of fertilisers.… read more →
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Aramco, has temporarily shut down its Ras Tanura refining facility after it was hit by a drone today, on Monday, 2 March, according to Reuters.… read more →
At least 46 containers remain held at the Nhava Sheva Port in Mumbai, India, after customs officials found imported Chinese walnuts were falsely declared as Afghan, benefiting from the zero… read more →
A recent report has identified weak port and rail infrastructure as the single biggest barrier to trade in South Africa, where talks are underway to build a major liquefied natural… read more →
On Tuesday, 27 January, India and the European Union (EU) signed a pivotal free trade deal that will cut up to €4 billion in tariffs on EU exports and eliminate… read more →
As 2026 approaches, commodity and energy markets remain busy, complex and full of moving parts. The recent years’ volatility has dampened but hasn’t disappeared, and neither has opportunity. If you… read more →
Export Finance Australia (EFA), Australia’s export credit agency, announced this week its intention to support two Australian rare earth mining companies in developing projects in Brazil. The EFA signed two… read more →
The four largest agricultural commodity traders – Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus – control approximately 75-90% of the global grain trade. When including COFCO as an emerging… read more →
In 2024, global carbon pricing revenue crossed$100 billion for the first time. At the same time, only 28% of worldwide emissions currently face any carbon price at all. The speed at… read more →
