Commodities
Rio Tinto exploration update
(Posted on 11/03/19)Rio Tinto has discovered copper-gold mineralisation at the Winu project in the Yeneena Basin of the Paterson Province in Western Australia. The Winu project is located approximately 130 km north of the Telfer mine and 350 km southeast of Port Hedland.The discovery was made by Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX) who are conducting a programme...
NGFA joins crop insurance funding coalition
(Posted on 26/02/19)The NGFA joined 59 other farm and agribusiness groups in signing a letter urging the US Congress not to propose cuts to federal crop insurance in the next budget proposals.In the Feb. 19 letter addressed to the House and Senate Budget committees, agricultural stakeholder groups noted that farm income has dropped...
Greek customers return to US soy
(Posted on 26/02/19)While Greek livestock and feed markets are developing slowly, specific segments, notably poultry and aqua production, are set to see major progress. Although the country is not the largest market, Greece’s aqua, poultry, and feed sectors are hungry for high quality protein ingredients especially because of the shortages and...
MPA welcomes publication of the latest UK EITI report
(Posted on 26/02/19)The Mineral Products Association has welcomed the publication of the latest UK Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative report.The UK Minerals industry, including MPA, Government and Civil Society have worked together to implement the EITI initiative in the UK as a further step to help improve public information and dialogue...
Glencore announces 2018 production report
(Posted on 12/02/19)Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 90 commodities. The Group's operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities.With a strong footprint in both established and emerging...
NGFA meets with CFTC chairman nominee
(Posted on 12/02/19)US National feed and Grain Association (NGFA) helped organize and participated in a Feb. 7 meet-and-greet with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) nominee Heath Tarbert, during which he discussed his views on hedging, high-frequency trading and user fees, among other topics. Tarbert currently is assistant secretary...
