
Brent fell 8.7% in one session to about $95 a barrel after the Democratic sweep of Congress, and WTI dropped 8.3%. US distillate stocks fell to about 99.2 million barrels, their lowest since 2003 and 13% below the five-year average.
The crude sell-off is bearish for energy prices, while very low distillate inventories keep diesel margins elevated. That pairing raises fuel and freight costs for feed producers even as crude falls.
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