
Oil inventories have fallen in seven of the last ten weeks, down 32 million barrels since late June. Brent front-month averaged above $91 in September, up from $75 in June, and the six-month spread moved into a $4.50 backwardation.
Falling inventories and steep backwardation point to tight crude supply, supporting higher energy costs for feed production, transport and fertilizer. Persistent tightness keeps energy-linked feed input prices under upward pressure.
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