Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2017

Prices of industrial commodities continued to strengthen in the third quarter (q/q), while most agricultural prices remained broadly stable. In the oil market, inventories continue to fall amid strong demand, OPEC production restraint, and stabilizing U.S. shale oil production. Crude oil prices ar...

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spelling okr-10986-285892017-12-13T13:20:32Z Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2017 World Bank Group COMMODITY PRICES ENERGY PRICES FOOD PRICES FERTILIZERS METAL DEMAND PRECIOUS METALS MINERALS PRICE FORECASTS PRICE SERIES Prices of industrial commodities continued to strengthen in the third quarter (q/q), while most agricultural prices remained broadly stable. In the oil market, inventories continue to fall amid strong demand, OPEC production restraint, and stabilizing U.S. shale oil production. Crude oil prices are expected to average $53 per barrel (bbl) in 2017 (up from $43/bbl in 2016) and rise to $56/bbl in 2018, a small downward revision from the April 2017 forecast. Metals prices are expected to surge 22 percent in 2017 due to strong demand and supply constraints, notably Chinese environmentally- driven supply cuts. With the exception of iron ore, metals prices are expected to increase moderately in 2018. Agricultural prices are seen broadly unchanged in 2017 and are anticipated to gain marginally in 2018. Most food markets are well-supplied and the stocks-to-use ratios of some grains are forecast to reach multi-year highs. 2017-10-26T16:48:52Z 2017-10-26T16:48:52Z 2017-10-26 Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28589 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic COMMODITY PRICES
ENERGY PRICES
FOOD PRICES
FERTILIZERS
METAL DEMAND
PRECIOUS METALS
MINERALS
PRICE FORECASTS
PRICE SERIES
spellingShingle COMMODITY PRICES
ENERGY PRICES
FOOD PRICES
FERTILIZERS
METAL DEMAND
PRECIOUS METALS
MINERALS
PRICE FORECASTS
PRICE SERIES
World Bank Group
Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2017
description Prices of industrial commodities continued to strengthen in the third quarter (q/q), while most agricultural prices remained broadly stable. In the oil market, inventories continue to fall amid strong demand, OPEC production restraint, and stabilizing U.S. shale oil production. Crude oil prices are expected to average $53 per barrel (bbl) in 2017 (up from $43/bbl in 2016) and rise to $56/bbl in 2018, a small downward revision from the April 2017 forecast. Metals prices are expected to surge 22 percent in 2017 due to strong demand and supply constraints, notably Chinese environmentally- driven supply cuts. With the exception of iron ore, metals prices are expected to increase moderately in 2018. Agricultural prices are seen broadly unchanged in 2017 and are anticipated to gain marginally in 2018. Most food markets are well-supplied and the stocks-to-use ratios of some grains are forecast to reach multi-year highs.
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