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Methanex reports that Middle East methanol supply is running at roughly 5% to 10% of normalized annual levels, with coastal methanol plants shut. Prices are cited at $500 to $550 per ton in a region.
Severely reduced Middle East methanol supply keeps global methanol prices elevated, a chemical market effect with little direct bearing on feed commodities.
After 162 past geopolitics events, Natural Gas moved a median +2.2% over 5 sessions (61% higher; middle half -2.0% to +7.5%), and +4.1% 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.