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Food Index Hits 136, Copper Waste Bet, 105M-Ton Grain Rush & Bunker Spikes

19 Oct 2026 · 6:23 · S3 E74

Episode Food Index Hits 136, Copper Waste Bet, 105M-Ton Grain Rush & Bunker Spikes

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Global food inflation pushes the benchmark FAO index to a multi-year high of 136 points as severe drought strands Indonesian palm oil barges, while marine bunker fuel prices remain over 70% above baseline, forcing shippers to bypass Persian Gulf hubs. Concurrently, Ukraine negotiates sealed rail corridors to transit maize through Hungary amid Black Sea disruptions and record Argentine crop marketing topping 105 million tons, while mining giant Freeport-McMoRan deploys advanced chemical leaching targeting 800 million pounds of copper annually from mine tailings.

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