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USDA AI Investment, LNG Exports, India Eyes Zambia Copper, & Sugar Deficit
A U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz has stalled Iranian crude exports for seven weeks, prompting a 155.1% surge in transit cargo through Jordan's Aqaba port. In response to global energy shifts, the U.S. has secured a 100-year lease on Venezuelan oilfields, while American LNG exports rose to 10.7 million metric tons in August. Agricultural markets face modernization as the USDA launches an AI pilot to fix heavily criticized crop estimates, and the ISO projects a 200,000-ton global sugar deficit. Meanwhile, India aggressively pursues Zambian copper to meet future demand, and…
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