# Food Near 4-Yr High, G7 100M Bbl Oil Plan, $54B Copper & Ukraine Sowing

An episode of [The Commodities Trade Institute Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1826784341), 5 Oct 2026, 6:25.

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Group of Seven nations have agreed to release 100 million barrels of emergency crude and diesel to counter wartime fuel inflation, even as Middle East oil and liquefied natural gas shipments face active drone and missile threats in the Strait of Hormuz. Concurrently, the United Nations food price index reached a four-year peak of 136.0 points, aggravated by historic rainfall halting Brazilian sugar crushing and paralyzing export ports. In metals, Chinese antitrust regulators are demanding dedicated copper concentrate supply commitments before clearing Anglo American’s $54 billion merger with Teck Resources, alongside fresh efforts to overhaul opaque alumina pricing. Meanwhile, agricultural freight networks face mounting strain as wartime port blockades threaten to slash Ukraine’s winter wheat sowing area by 17%. https://www.commoditiesinstitute.com FOLLOW US @commoditiesinstitute Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/commoditiesinstitute Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/61584221970761 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@commoditiesinstitute YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@commoditiesinstitute LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/commoditiesinstitute/ Listen to the Podcast: Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6eO2y40mmH5J8boeF0ANjJ Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commodities-institute-podcast/id1826784341 Commodities Market Oil Metals News Trading Agriculture Policy Politics Energy

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