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Hablando de Mercado: Asphalt supply and demand dynamics in Latin America

The asphalt US Gulf coast price levels changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, affecting Latin American demand. And the Russia-Ukraine conflict worsened the scenario, reducing material availability and increasing crude and oil products prices. 

 Join Josh Vence, Argus’ Business Development Manager for Latin America, and Kauanna Navarro, journalist for the Argus Americas Asphalt report, as they discuss the dynamics of asphalt supply and demand in Latin America and around the world.  

Falando de Mercado: O futuro do mercado de energia elétrica no Brasil

O Brasil passa por um momento de transição em seu mercado de energia elétrica, se preparando para implementar uma série de mudanças que vão da abertura total para o mercado livre até a modernização do setor. 

Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Rebecca Gompertz, repórter de gás natural e energia. Elas falams sobre as perspectivas para o setor nos próximos anos. 

Metal Movers: What is supporting the Turkish scrap price?

How is Turkish ferrous scrap faring against soaring energy prices and a weakening economy, why hasn’t the scrap import price crashed?

Tune in as Ronan Murphy and Alex Reynolds explore the strength of Turkish ferrous scrap despite soaring energy costs and other market headwinds, including the August/September price floors supported by EU logistics, demand from India, weaker scrap generation, the absence of Russian swing supply and domestic rebar demand.

Agriculture Insights: Back from the fields… Canada wheat crop tour

In a context of the current conflict in Ukraine, Canada, as one of the major producers and exporters of wheat and other agricultural products, is becoming one of the alternatives to the volumes potentially absent from the Black Sea region. 

This Summer, Argus teams together with Left Field, our local partner, conducted a crop tour in Canada to estimate soft wheat production in 2022-23. 

In this Agriculture Insights podcast Angelika Melikian, Argus-Agritel crop tour project manager, is joined by Jonathon Driedger, Vice President of LeftField Commodity Research, to compare the first wheat harvest results with the findings made during the crop tour in early August. Durum wheat and canola crop conditions are also discussed. 

Weight of Freight: Trafigura talks decarbonization and freight volatility

Global Head of Wet Freight at Trafigura, Andrea Olivi, joins Argus’ Head of Freight Alex Younevitch.

They discuss how the decarbonization is progressing in the tanker market in the wake of geopolitical shocks, shifting crude flows and volatile freight prices.

The Crude Report: Soaring trade volume for WTI at the Gulf coast — harbinger of an emerging global crude benchmark

Trade volumes for US benchmark WTI have just hit record levels of nearly 790,000 b/d at the Magellan East Houston (MEH) pricing hub at the Gulf coast. Join Argus' deputy crude markets editor, Amanda Hilow, and VP of business development Jeff Kralowetz for a quick look at why WTI trade is setting records at the Gulf coast and what to expect in crude markets in the coming weeks. 

Market Talks: Brazil to reduce ferts imports despite elections

Brazil's leading presidential candidates promise to reduce the country's fertilizer import dependency, but may differ on how to reach the goal. Join Camila Dias, Argus Brazil Country Manager, and Gisele Augusto, reporter for Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizers, as they talk about how each of the two candidates will approach the fertilizer sector and the path they may take. 

 

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Falando de mercado: Brasil deve reduzir importação de fertilizantes apesar das eleições

Os candidatos à presidência que lideram as pesquisas eleitorais prometem reduzir a dependência brasileiras das importações de fertilizantes, mas devem divergir quanto à abordagem para alcançar o objetivo. Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Gisele Augusto, repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, conversam sobre como cada um dos dois candidatos deve tratar o setor de fertilizantes e os caminhos a serem tomados. 

 

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Driving Discussions: Challenges and opportunities in the US oil markets

As we've reached the last quarter of 2022, what is the current situation in the oil market? And, what is coming up from now until the first quarter of 2023? 

Senior Vice President and Global Head of Oil Stephen Jones joins Argus Spot Ticker Reporter Jason Metko focusing on where oil markets are as 2022 starts to wrap up and how the upcoming year will be affected by current events. They will discuss the consequence on US road fuels, the price impact of the new EU sanctions, and the increasing biofuel tax credit incentives coming up. 

SAF Insights: Managing risks in the SAF market

Giulia Squadrin, Associate Editor for Argus Biofuels, and Alfonso Berrocal, Business Development Manager for middle distillates and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), discuss the challenges and risks when trading SAF, providing insights on how airlines hedge their jet fuel exposure.   

How can Argus HVO and Argus SAF forward curves help the market when trading SAF? Discover more with this episode of SAF Insights.