France Maize at 7.3Mt, OPEC Adds 900k bpd, Aluminium Levels, & Rio Tinto $5B

<p>Severe drought cuts French grain maize harvest projections to a multi-decade low of 7.3 million metric tons as China's expanding domestic crop curbs import demand, while OPEC+ crude production surges by 900,000 barrels per day to 39.07 million bpd despite Strait of Hormuz conflict bottlenecks. In Asia, a 21.5% drop in Chinese September crude imports triggers an unprecedented commercial onshore inventory liquidation even as pre-holiday iron ore buying climbs to 109.82 million tons. Concurrently, London aluminium holds firm near $3,000 per ton despite 3 million tons of Gulf smelting capacity sitting idle, Rio Tinto reinforces a $5 billion capital release target on strong Pilbara shipments, and upstream gas reallocation in Guyana sidelines liquefied natural gas export plans.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.commoditiesinstitute.com/">https://www.commoditiesinstitute.com</a></p><p>FOLLOW US @commoditiesinstitute</p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/commoditiesinstitute">https://www.instagram.com/commoditiesinstitute</a></p><p>Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/61584221970761">https://www.facebook.com/61584221970761</a></p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@commoditiesinstitute">https://www.tiktok.com/@commoditiesinstitute</a></p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@commoditiesinstitute">https://www.youtube.com/@commoditiesinstitute</a></p><p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/commoditiesinstitute/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/commoditiesinstitute/</a></p><p>Listen to the Podcast:</p><p>Spotify Podcast - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6eO2y40mmH5J8boeF0ANjJ">https://open.spotify.com/show/6eO2y40mmH5J8boeF0ANjJ</a></p><p>Apple Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commodities-institute-podcast/id1826784341">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commodities-institute-podcast/id1826784341</a></p><p>Commodities Market Oil Metals News Trading Agriculture Policy Politics Energy</p>