# Solar Costs Spike 20%, Rice Exports Drop 7%, Aluminum Disrupts Energy, & Oil Waivers Miss Mark

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Podcast: [The Commodities Trade Institute Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-commodities-institute-podcast-7413714)
Published: 2026-05-28T10:43:26+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zach2455/episodes/Solar-Costs-Spike-20--Rice-Exports-Drop-7--Aluminum-Disrupts-Energy---Oil-Waivers-Miss-Mark-e3k0rp1
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In today’s briefing, we analyze the profound ripple effects of the ongoing Middle East conflict across the global commodities spectrum. We unpack how soaring aluminum prices are threatening the U.S. solar buildout, why the domestic Jones Act waiver is failing to curb high gasoline prices, and the shifting dynamics in global dry freight as Indian rice exports slump. Plus, a look at record-breaking sugar yields in Brazil and the looming U.S. tariffs reshaping the copper trade. https://www.commoditiesinstitute.com FOLLOW US @commoditiesinstitute Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/commoditiesinstitute Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/61584221970761 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@commoditiesinstitute YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@commoditiesinstitute Listen to the Podcast: Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6eO2y40mmH5J8boeF0ANjJ Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commodities-institute-podcast/id1826784341 Commodities Market Oil Metals News Trading Agriculture Policy Politics Energy

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