1. According to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as of June 22, 2026, the Shanghai Export Containerized Freight Index (Europe route) was 3009.00 points, up 6.6% compared to the previous period.
2. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) adjusted the margin requirements, price limits, transaction fees, and minimum order size for some futures contracts, including PTA, methanol, staple fiber, and sugar. Effective from the night trading session on June 23, 2026, the minimum order size for methanol futures contracts 2608 and 2609 will be adjusted to 1 lot, and the minimum order size for paraxylene futures contracts 2608 and 2609 will also be adjusted to 1 lot.
3. Hebei Iron & Steel Group's June 2026 silicon manganese price is 5980 yuan/ton, with the first round of inquiries at 5950 yuan/ton. The May price was 6050 yuan/ton (5650 yuan/ton in June 2025). Hebei Iron & Steel Group's June 2026 ferrosilicon manganese production was 15400 tons. May production: 8500 tons. (June 2025 ferrosilicon manganese production: 11700 tons).
4. From June 15th to June 21st, 2026, Mysteel's global iron ore shipments totaled 34.677 million tons, an increase of 1.208 million tons month-on-month. Total iron ore shipments from Australia and Brazil were 28.016 million tons, a decrease of 961,000 tons month-on-month. Australian shipments were 20.136 million tons, a decrease of 141,000 tons month-on-month, of which 17.266 million tons were shipped to China, a decrease of 743,000 tons month-on-month. Brazilian shipments were 7.88 million tons, a decrease of 820,000 tons month-on-month.
5. Data from the Southern Peninsula Palm Oil Crushers Association (SPPOMA) shows that from June 1st to 20th, 2026, Malaysian palm oil yield per hectare increased by 15.18% compared to the same period last month, oil extraction rate increased by 0.14%, and production increased by 15.92% compared to the same period last month.
6. Data released by the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (Unica) shows that in the first half of June, sugarcane crushing volume in Brazil's central-southern region was 41.55 million tons, compared to 47.801 million tons in the same period last year, a year-on-year decrease of 13.08%; sugar production was 2.201 million tons, compared to 2.959 million tons in the same period last year, a year-on-year decrease of 25.62%.
7. According to Longzhong Information, as of June 22nd, 2026, the total inventory of soda ash manufacturers in China this week was 1.7264 million tons, an increase of 26,200 tons from last week, a rise of 1.54%. Of these, light soda ash production was 1.0669 million tons, an increase of 23,500 tons month-on-month, and heavy soda ash production was 659,500 tons, an increase of 0.27 tons month-on-month.
8. Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya recently announced a ban on the export of unprocessed gold ore, requiring all gold to be refined domestically before shipment.
9. The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) projects global primary aluminum production in May 2026 at 6.15 million tons, compared to 6.258 million tons in the same period last year, with the previous month's figure revised to 5.941 million tons. The average daily primary aluminum production in May was 198,400 tons, unchanged from the previous month's revised figure. China's primary aluminum production in May is projected to be 3.826 million tons, compared to the previous month's revised figure of 3.698 million tons.
