Energy:
1. Kuwait's Oil Minister: Kuwait will increase oil production to 2.559 million barrels per day in October. Production capacity is 3.2 million barrels per day.
2. Joint Oil Database (JODI): Saudi Arabia's crude oil production fell by 551,000 barrels per day in July, to 9.201 million barrels per day.
3. India's coal production in August increased by 11.4% year-on-year; natural gas production decreased by 2.2% year-on-year; and crude oil production decreased by 1.2% year-on-year.
4. Sources say the Saudi-Pakistan defense agreement is unlikely to affect Saudi oil supplies to India.
5. Dubai set its official crude oil price for December at a discount of 5 cents per barrel to Omani crude.
6. Norwegian Petroleum Agency: Norway's preliminary natural gas production in August was 10.3 billion cubic meters, and its oil production was 1.924 million barrels per day. Precious Metals and Mining:
1. Indonesian Ministry of Mining officials: As of August, coal production reached 509 million tons, achieving 68.8% of the fiscal year's target.
2. International Aluminum Institute (IAI): Global primary aluminum production in August was 6.277 million tons.
3. Spot gold briefly approached $3,760 during intraday trading, setting a new record high.
4. The Bank of Thailand: Supports gold trading in US dollars. Taxing gold transactions will not address the strong Thai baht.
Other:
1. Argentina: Eliminating withholding taxes on all grains by October 31 to boost US dollar supply.
2. Russia's Ministry of Agriculture maintained its 2025 grain production forecast at 135 million tons.
3. Indonesia and the European Union are about to sign a free trade agreement, which will provide zero-tariff access to 80% of exports.
4. Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture: Following the end of the avian influenza outbreak, the EU will reopen its chicken market to Brazil.
