African swine fever: Spain's pork sector faces trade and animal feed challenges
African swine fever is adding fresh uncertainty to Spain's pork market, reshaping trade flows and influencing feed buying decisions. As exporters navigate disease-related restrictions and changing glo...
9 Okt 15min
El Niño and agriculture: Shrimp markets face uncertainty over crop quality, feed prices
The ongoing El Niño is reshaping global seafood markets by warming Pacific waters and disrupting rainfall, currents, and nutrient flows. Shrimp producers face disease risks, salinity fluctuations, flo...
22 Sep 20min
Why food inflation is no longer just about supply and demand
The next phase of food inflation may be determined as much by energy policy and geopolitics as by crop yields. In this episode of Platts Commodities Focus podcast, the S&P Global Energy news team expl...
17 Sep 22min
El Nino and agriculture: How are Asian rice markets navigating the weather risks?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast high chances of El Nino developing in 2026, potentially disrupting weather patterns worldwide. Renewed weather volatility driven by a s...
24 Jul 22min
Asian LNG under pressure: what comes next for prices amid the Middle East conflict?
Asian LNG markets are facing renewed pressure as the US–Iran conflict raises concerns over supply security and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. With the initial price shock now absorbed, the foc...
20 Jul 15min
From Hormuz to Gulf ports: tracing a logistics shock through the poultry trade
The Middle East imports the majority of the chicken it consumes, with Brazil the dominant origin and most cargo routed through the Strait of Hormuz to Gulf ports. When that route was effectively disru...
14 Jul 17min
India's carbon market: from design to implementation
India's emerging compliance carbon market under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) is moving into its early implementation phase, with an intensity-based design that sets operational-level obliga...
13 Jul 18min
India's corporate renewable sourcing: Are IRECs losing ground to VPPAs amid growing demand?
India's corporate renewable energy market is entering a new phase. While International Renewable Energy Certificates still lead the way for buyers seeking flexibility, simplicity, and cost-effective c...
17 Jun 16min
