Chinas coastal bulk freight market saw an expansion in July as high temperatures in various parts of the country pushed up the demand for energy, industry data showed. On a monthly basis, the composite index for coastal bulk freight, which

Chinas soybean imports in July fell 9.1% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as poor crushing margins and weaker consumption in the worlds largest buyer of the oilseed reduced appetite for shipments. China brought in 7.88 mi

Chinas major steel mills saw their average daily output of crude steel decrease 7.25 percent in late July from that recorded in mid-July, industrial data showed. The daily crude steel output stood at 1.89 million tonnes in late July, accord

Chinas coal imports in July rose by nearly a quarter from June to near the highest levels so far this year as power generators increased purchases to provide for peak summer electricity demand. Arrivals of the fuel totalled 23.52 million to

Chinas crude oil imports in July fell 9.5% from a year earlier, with daily volumes at the second lowest in four years, as refiners drew down inventories and domestic fuel demand recovered more slowly than expected. The worlds top crude buye

Chinas bulk commodity market saw slower growth in July compared with the previous month, industrial data showed. The China Bulk Merchandise Index, a gauge of domestic bulk commodity market growth, stood above the boom-or-bust line of 100 pe

The Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday that the Russian-Ukraine grain corridor deal could boost trust between the two sides if implemented properly. Mevlut Cavusoglu made the remarks in Istanbul during a press briefing following a me

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DBX, a new dry bulk commodity analytics firm based in London, officially launched earlier this year having successfully completed Signal Ventures incubation programme, has now initiated a round of seed funding. The venture started in the su

Chinas crude oil imports have doubled from 2011 to 2021 and now account for 20% of global seaborne crude oil volumes. While Chinas January to May 2022 seaborne crude oil imports are down 2.2% y/y, a 51.4% m/m boost in imports from Russia ha

What Goes Up, Must Come Down Congestion was one of the key stories of the dry bulk market in 2021, it was slowing/halting supply growth, for the Capesize segment especially. Now the congestion picture looks different, and is telling us a di

Dalian iron ore futures climbed to a 10-month high on Monday, as shrinking stocks of the steelmaking ingredient at Chinese ports added fuel to a rally spurred by optimism around demand in the worlds top steel producer. Coking coal, another

Brazil and China have completed some key negotiations on starting Brazilian corn exports to China, according to a statement released May 23 by Brazils Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. However, there is no clarity on when China

Chinas coal imports surged 43% in April from March, driven by panic buying over concerns of supply disruption in the wake of Russias invasion of Ukraine that has dropped off as traders turn to cheap domestic supply. China shipped in 23.55 m

Chinese iron ore and steel futures rose on Thursday after the countrys central bank said it would take monetary policy steps to help businesses hit by the COVID-19 outbreak and support a recovery in consumption. Returning from a five-day La