1. As of the week ending April 8th, according to data from Zhaogang.com, national building material output was 4.6517 million tons, a decrease of 111,300 tons from the previous week; factory inventory was 5.9814 million tons, an increase of 48,000 tons from the previous week; social inventory was 7.7461 million tons, a decrease of 137,500 tons from the previous week; total inventory was 13.7275 million tons, a decrease of 89,500 tons from the previous week; apparent demand was 4.7412 million tons, a decrease of 603,500 tons from the previous week.
2. The Indonesian Minister of Energy announced that by 2028, all biodiesel users will be required to switch to the B50 standard, which contains 50% palm oil-based fuel.
3. Data monitored by China Grain and Oil Business Network shows that as of the end of the 14th week of 2026, domestic soybean oil inventory was 946,600 tons, a decrease of 20,300 tons from 966,900 tons the previous week, a decrease of 2.09% week-on-week. 4. Coastal inventory was 861,200 tons, a decrease of 13,900 tons from 875,100 tons last week, a week-on-week decrease of 1.59%.
5. Latest data from the Fujairah Oil Industrial Zone in the UAE shows that as of the week ending April 6, total refined petroleum product inventory at the port of Fujairah was 12.555 million barrels, a decrease of 766,000 barrels from the previous week.
6. According to Longzhong Information, as of April 8, 2026, total methanol port inventory in China was 1.0255 million tons, a decrease of 8,500 tons from the previous period. Specifically, East China saw a slight decrease in inventory, down 4,100 tons; South China also saw a slight decrease, down 4,400 tons.
7. According to sources, following the ceasefire agreement in the Middle East war, Qatar is mobilizing engineers and workers to resume production at the world's largest liquefied natural gas export plant. 7. The World Gold Council stated that March was the weakest month for gold prices since June 2013, a phenomenon driven by deleveraging and changes in liquidity, rather than fundamental factors. Looking ahead, gold prices are expected to rebound and resume their upward trend, but short-term risks remain.
8. According to foreign media reports, Zimbabwe's Ministry of Mines has informed producers that the country will introduce a lithium concentrate export quota system, requiring companies to commit to increasing local processing as part of the conditions for resuming mineral exports.
9. As of the end of the 14th week of 2026, domestic soybean meal inventory was 672,600 tons, a decrease of 14,200 tons from the previous week's 686,800 tons, a week-on-week decrease of 2.06%. Of this, coastal inventory was 533,600 tons, a decrease of 21,400 tons from the previous week's 555,000 tons, a week-on-week decrease of 3.86%.
