
Oil prices extended their decline on Tuesday, with Brent falling about 9% and WTI about 10% from Friday's settlement. The selloff followed OPEC+ agreeing to resolve a weeks-long deadlock and add output, and it was driven by fears that rising Delta variant cases would bring lockdowns and weaker demand.
Brent traded near $68.80 per barrel and WTI near $66.78.
Demand worries combined with an agreed OPEC+ supply increase push crude lower, which weakens energy costs and biofuel economics that support grain and oilseed demand. The price implication for feed buyers is softer energy-linked input costs and modest pressure on biofuel-driven vegetable oil and corn demand.
Na 565 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (WTI) zich mediaan -1,4% over 5 sessies (41% hoger; middelste helft -5,9% tot +3,0%), en -0,5% over 20.
Na 312 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (Brent) zich mediaan -1,7% over 5 sessies (38% hoger; middelste helft -5,4% tot +2,3%), en -1,7% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
Describes the roughly 10% WTI decline from Friday's settlement, driven by the OPEC+ output increase and lockdown/demand fears.