Peanuts are no longer peanuts in China as the groundnut has become the country's best-performing agricultural commodity in 2023, boosted by concerns that Beijing’s policy of prioritising soyabeans will eat into supplies. on.ft.com/3YAbVWv

The end of Covid restrictions in China has pushed up copper and iron ore prices, with the red metal passing $9,000 per tonne on Wednesday for the first time since June. on.ft.com/3jYm1BW

Britain's bacon loving consumers have enticed leading European meat company Danish Crown to invest £100m in a UK production facility. on.ft.com/3i1ixh6

India, Asia's third largest economy, takes advantage of sanctions against Moscow, with steep price discounts on Russian crude boosting imports from the country overtaking that of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. on.ft.com/3fQLjjN

From oil to copper to coffee, stockpiles of some of the global economy’s most important commodities are at historically low levels, as booming demand and supply shortages threaten to fuel inflationary pressures around the world. on.ft.com/3H1Kb4B

Saudi Arabia is betting on both blue and green hydrogen but the fuel still faces production, storage and transportation challenges and is also almost prohibitively expensive to manufacture. on.ft.com/3JqRrZk

Newly-installed renewable power in the EU mainly replaced expensive gas rather than more polluting coal last year, but the latter still accounted for 15% of the region's electricity generation in 2021, according to analysis by energy think-tank Ember. on.ft.com/341CJZO

What is the future of plant-based meat now that we are past the hype cycle? Is the current slowdown in sales growth a temporary blip or is it just a flash in the pan? on.ft.com/3rUWyd4

Turmoil on the European gas prices continues with prices rebounding on heightened fears of Russian military action against Ukraine after the breakdown in security talks between Moscow and Washington. on.ft.com/3fqXU9I

From our colleagues at @NikkeiAsia: The energy transition push will continue to put upward pressure on EV battery materials including lithium, cobalt and nickel in 2022. on.ft.com/3I85wtJ

From our Energy Source newsletter: America’s shale patch is suddenly making money, with public shale companies seeing a combined $13bn in cash from operations last quarter, approaching record levels. on.ft.com/33q0XMo