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February 6, 2026
Four trading sources told us that Kazakhstan's oil exports may fall as much as 35 percent this month through its main route via Russia. This is because the Tengiz oilfield, which suffered fires in January at power plants, is slowly recovering. Tengizchevroil, a consortium led by U.S.
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February 6, 2026
The EU barley exports may reach a decade-high this season, as the EU is able to shift a large harvest due to the brisk demand for feed overseas and the reduced competition in the Black Sea Region. The surge in demand for European "feed" barley…
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February 6, 2026
The Vietnamese authorities have chosen a newly-created subsidiary of real estate conglomerate Vingroup for the development of the first phase of a major offshore wind project in the country. Morgan Stanley-backed German renewable company PNE…
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February 6, 2026
The European wheat futures market was little changed Thursday, as it paused at a 2-1/2-month high from earlier in the week. Traders accounted for higher Chicago prices, weather risks, and a slowdown in export demand. The price of March milling…
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February 6, 2026
France's Minister of the Armed Forces announced on Thursday that the French Navy had seized over 4 tonnes of cocaine in French Polynesia, and intercepted a boat transporting?the drug to?the Caribbean. This comes as other countries, including the U.S.…
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February 6, 2026
Sugar beet planting is nearing a decade-low amid falling prices. Industry executives said this at the Dubai Sugar Conference on Thursday. Sugar consumption in Western Europe and America is decreasing due to increased taxes on sugary drinks, increasing health concerns…
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February 6, 2026
The Panamanian president, Jose Raul Mulino, said 'on Thursday' that the concession contracts for operating?two ports operated by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings over a period of nearly?three _decades would "never" be given to a single firm.
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February 6, 2026
MEXICO CITY - The Mexican antitrust commission found that there were insufficient conditions for competition in almost all of the country's freight railway system, according to a preliminary decision it issued on Thursday. * The investigation of the commission…
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February 6, 2026
On Thursday, the French Navy intercepted a boat?carrying cocaine and handed it over to Barbadian authorities. This comes as other countries, including the United States, intensify their efforts against drug trafficking. Catherine Vautrin reported? on X? that 678 kilogrammes cocaine had been seized.
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February 6, 2026
A shipping schedule seen by shows that an oil tanker which has been transporting Venezuelan fuel - to Cuba since April 'last year- finished 'loading this week a 150,000 barrel cargo of gasoline. This could be a sign that Venezuela is preparing to ship supplies -to the island, under U.S. oversight.
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February 6, 2026
Canada-U.S. With tensions erupting from sport to geopolitics, Team Canada's opening press conference at the Milano Cortina Olympics was held on Thursday. The message of the Canadian Olympic Committee was?clear. The rivalry on the field is still real, and the stakes have definitely increased.
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February 6, 2026
France's de-facto ambassador to Taipei, speaking of voyages that regularly enrage China, said Thursday that foreign countries are not provoking China by their naval missions in the Taiwan Strait, but rather asserting international laws. Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan and views the narrow…
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February 4, 2026
On Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz started a tour to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to form energy and arms partnerships as Europe's largest and richest economy tries to reduce its dependence on the U.S. Merz, at the beginning of his three-day visit…
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February 4, 2026
European traders reported on Wednesday that the state grain board of Turkey, TMO, had issued an "international tender" to purchase and import approximately 255,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley. Barley is sought to be shipped between February…
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February 4, 2026
European traders reported on Wednesday that the Algerian state agency OAIC reportedly 'purchased' around 200,000 tonnes of?animal-feed barley in an international auction on Tuesday. The traders had reported the purchase Tuesday night but were…
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February 4, 2026
Sources said that India's Russian imports fell in January. This continued a trend that started in December, as refiners looked for alternative barrels under the pressure of Western sanctions and the ongoing U.S. India trade talks. Donald Trump, the U.S.
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February 4, 2026
Wartsila, the Finnish engineering company, missed its fourth-quarter order forecasts on Tuesday due to U.S. tariffs on batteries and increased competition in their energy storage business. Even though CEO Hakan AGnevall said that there were…
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February 4, 2026
China vowed to defend 'its companies' rights and interests after the European Union opened a?investigation?" into Chinese wind power company Goldwind Science & Technology. Goldwind could have received foreign subsidies that gave it unfair advantages in Europe…
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February 4, 2026
The?coastguard said that 15 migrants were killed after their boat collided and capsized with a Greek coast guard vessel in the Aegean sea late Tuesday. It was one of the most deadly migrant shipwrecks to occur in Greece for years. In a press release…
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February 4, 2026
According to European traders, the Busan section of South Korea's Korea Feed Association (KFA) purchased around 65,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Tuesday in a private transaction without issuing a tender. The corn can be purchased from the United States…