This week the team talk $6 million dollar bail, Cape splits, and EU travel bans; all this is alongside our usual in depth analysis of the supply and demand factors affecting commodity market prices. Available now on the FIS website (www.freightinvestorservices.com/media ) Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7yMLsm5s8tLtrCQr7bG8wD?si=FW6Rvj9HRjClAx3vRjq8iw And Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242
Category archives: Fertilizers
Ferts in Focus 24/6/20
Focus in international urea markets has been on India’s most recent purchasing tender by RCF, and whether it would support the recent rebound in global urea prices. Early reports of sub $240/t cfr being offered for both east and west coast India point to softer prices globally. The question now, is how much volume will …
Fertilizer Financial Markets Commentary/Curves
FIS Castaway – Eps.12 – Unprecedented Coverage in Unprecedented Times
This week the group discuss supply and demand in crude, freight, iron ore, and copper markets. We explore the reasons behind the freight markets jump, oil’s crawl upwards, and iron ore’s price stall, among other market news and trends. https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-12-unprecedented-coverage-in-unprecedented-times/
Soy rises on China hopes but long term doubts remain
US domestic Soy prices have produced their highest close in nine weeks and their highest weekly percentage increase since March 27th. The price increase is on the back of continued purchases of U.S. agricultural products by China. Committed to over 50 billion tonnes of purchases, China has come under fire for sourcing Soy …
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American Farmers Awaiting Bumper Corn Crop Need Ethanol Demand
American corn farmers are feeling better about their prospects with billions more in government aid and optimal growing conditions. There’s only one downer — demand. Much of the U.S. biofuel industry is still limping along even as the economy ramps up from coronavirus-related lockdowns. While some plants have switched to making hand sanitizer, that …
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Brazil May Plant Biggest Soybean Crop Ever: Fertilizer Co. Yara
Fertilizer sales in Brazil has surged with farmers taking advantage of the stronger purchasing power in the past decade, Lair Hanzen, CEO for Yara International in the Americas, said Monday at a press briefing. “Brazil is getting ready to plant a new record soybean crop” While the sharp decline of the Brazilian currency against the dollar boosted …
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Soybeans Climb as Dollar Drops and Trump Keeps Trade Deal Intact
Soybean futures in Chicago advanced as the dollar extended declines and President Donald Trump stopped short of spelling out tough new sanctions against China over Hong Kong and kept the phase one trade deal with Beijing intact. Corn increased, while wheat snapped two days of gains. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index tumbled to the weakest in …
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Shine, shine, shine a light
We are seeing History in the making when the European Union announced its 750 billion- Euro ($824 billion) recovery package, aimed at boosting economic growth and creating a swathe of new jobs. The capital injection will have global financial markets breathing a sigh of relief, following the commitment from China at the Two Session to …
Trade Tensions Keep Soybeans Muted
Soybean futures on the Chicago board of trade continued to remain muted on the back of an increasing blame gain from the White house over a phase one trade deal that looked to be the saving grace for U.S farmers after a prolonged stalemate between the U.S and Chinese Government. Global commodities and Soybeans alike …