1. Argentina's General Confederation of Labour (CGT) announced a nationwide 24-hour strike on Monday to protest President Milley's proposed labor reforms. The CGT stated that workers would begin the strike immediately once the lower house begins debating the labor reform bill.
2. According to Mysteel, coking coal prices in Shanxi province remained generally stable on February 16th. On the supply side, coking plants were operating normally with stable output. Some individual coking plants experienced slower shipments, and inventories began to accumulate slightly.
3. According to AmSpec, an independent inspection agency in Malaysia, Malaysia's palm oil exports from February 1st to 15th totaled 587,431 tons, a 14.9% decrease compared to the 690,642 tons exported in the same period last month.
4. According to foreign media reports, a survey of analysts indicates that US soybean crushings in January may have declined compared to the previous month due to winter weather disrupting operations at some processing plants. The average forecast from 10 analysts is that NOPA member companies, representing over 99% of US soybean processing capacity, crushed 218.52 million bushels last month.
5. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó stated that Hungary and Slovakia have requested Croatia to allow Russian oil transported by sea to transit through their territory until Ukraine resumes transit through the Friendship Pipeline for "political reasons".
