A U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz has stalled Iranian crude exports for seven weeks, prompting a 155.1% surge in transit cargo through Jordan's Aqaba port. In response to global energy shifts, the U.S. has secured a 100-year lease on Venezuelan oilfields, while American LNG exports rose to 10.7 million metric tons in August. Agricultural markets face modernization as the USDA launches an AI pilot to fix heavily criticized crop estimates, and the ISO projects a 200,000-ton global sugar deficit. Meanwhile, India aggressively pursues Zambian copper to meet future demand, and Ukrainian grain exporters are forced to rely on costly river and rail alternatives amid ongoing Black Sea port closures.
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