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Brent December futures settled up $2.76 to $117.64 a barrel, touching $118 intraday, while WTI rose $2.12 to $104.12. The gains came on fears of escalation involving Iran, pushing prices to six-month highs.
A sharp energy rally on Middle East escalation raises input and freight costs and lifts vegetable oil values via biofuel demand, supporting feed ingredient prices.
live.euronext.comOct 30, 2026After 656 past bullish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +1.9% over 5 sessions (63% higher; middle half -2.7% to +6.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 626 past bullish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median +2.1% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -2.3% to +8.5%), and +1.6% over 20.
After 110 past bullish geopolitics events, Soybean Oil moved a median +1.8% over 5 sessions (65% higher; middle half -0.7% to +3.6%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 62 past bullish geopolitics events, Palm Oil moved a median +2.5% over 5 sessions (74% higher; middle half -0.1% to +5.8%), and +4.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
