Energy crunch drives up global metals prices

Copper prices closed in on a 10-year high on Friday as industrial metals from zinc to aluminium rallied on growing concerns that the global energy crunch would hit production.

USDA to Survey Hemp Farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) plans to send 20,500 hemp producers across the country their first Hemp Acreage and Production Survey, beginning October 18.

Zinc price touches a near 14-year high as Nyrstar slashes output

Zinc price touched a near 14-year high in Shanghai while in London it jumped the strongest in over three-and-a-half years after Nyrstar said it will cut production by up to 50% at its three European zinc smelters due to the soaring price of electricity.