Monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Oct. 30 Agricultural Products Wholesale Price 200 Index 111.37, down 0.05 points day-on-day; 'vegetable basket' wholesale index 110.90, down 0.07 points. As of 14:00 national wholesale market averages: pork 15.29 yuan/kg, down 0.6% day-on-day; beef 73.44 yuan/kg, up 0.2%; mutton 67.57 yuan/kg, up 0.3%; eggs 9.36 yuan/kg, up 0.1%; dressed chicken 17.16 yuan/kg, up 1.9%.

QatarEnergy CEO and energy minister Saad Sherida al‑Kaabi said on Thursday the company is buying long‑term LNG from the US and other suppliers to build a trading and arbitrage hedge. He said the mechanism is intended to generate revenue if exports via the Strait of Hormuz are disrupted, as gas prices would spike in that scenario. The disclosure — the first detail of the plan — signals Qatar, one of the world’s largest LNG producers, is using long‑term purchases to offset revenue losses from the Iran war and reduce exposure to future Hormuz transit interruptions.

Shanghai Gold Exchange Gold T+D closed down 0.9% at 859.1 yuan/gram in the Oct. 29 evening session; Silver T+D closed down 3.83% at 12,355 yuan/kg.