Ireland’s Energy Security in 2026: Far from the Wars, but Not from Their Consequences
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Commodity Data, Charts & Market Context
Official benchmark observations and market context from sources whose reuse terms permit commercial public display. Data frequencies vary by source and are clearly labelled; this is not a real-time trading screen.
75active price & benchmark seriesStored locally · source frequency preserved
MARKET PULSE
Latest available observation for each source seriesKey commodity benchmarks
Energy
dailyBrent crude oil — Europe spot
109.51$/bbl
Period +3.19%1Y +61.12%
EIA
Energy
dailyHenry Hub natural gas spot
2.810$/MMBtu
Period -3.10%1Y -9.94%
EIA
Precious metals
monthlyGold
4,073.0($/troy oz)
Period -3.67%1Y +21.95%
World Bank
Industrial & base metals
monthlyCopper
13,543.0($/mt)
Period -0.07%1Y +38.60%
World Bank
Grains
monthlyWheat, US HRW
310.00($/mt)
Period +8.39%1Y +31.91%
World Bank
Food & soft commodities
monthlyCocoa
5.610($/kg)
Period +27.50%1Y -23.88%
World Bank
Food & soft commodities
monthlyCoffee, Arabica
7.910($/kg)
Period +16.49%1Y +10.17%
World Bank
Fertilisers
monthlyUrea
400.00($/mt)
Period -11.72%1Y -19.35%
World Bank
COMMODITY EXPLORER
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Observation dates and values come from the named official source. Percentage changes and chart rendering are Ireland Newspaper calculations.
LATEST PERIOD
Change vs each series’ previous reported observationCommodity movers
MARKET MAP
Latest reported periodCommodity heatmap
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
Each selected series starts at 100Compare commodities on a common index
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The index is a derived Ireland Newspaper calculation and is intended only to compare relative movement across series with different units.
MARKET GROUPS
Official source observations · click a card to open its full chartBrowse the commodity universe
Energy
14 seriesPrecious metals
3 seriesIndustrial & base metals
7 seriesGrains
9 seriesFood & soft commodities
16 seriesOils & agricultural inputs
7 seriesFertilisers
5 seriesRaw materials
8 seriesOther commodities
6 seriesCFTC COMMITMENTS OF TRADERS
Report date 8 Sep 2026Futures-market positioning
Managed-money positioning is market context, not a commodity price. Net position equals reported managed-money long positions minus short positions.
ContractManaged longManaged shortNetOpen interest
READING THE DATA
Price, frequency and source are shown separately
Daily observations, such as selected EIA energy spot series, are not necessarily live exchange quotes.
Weekly official observations and CFTC reports should be read by their stated report date.
World Bank Pink Sheet benchmarks are monthly observations and are ideal for longer-term trend analysis.
Performance indices, period changes and charts are calculated by Ireland Newspaper from source observations.
DATA GOVERNANCE
Only GREEN sources are published by this moduleSources, reuse and attribution
European Central Bank — Euro reference exchange ratesGREEN
Free reuse of publicly released ESCB statistics with source attribution
Source: ECB statistics. USD/EUR conversions shown by Ireland Newspaper are derived calculations based on ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates.European Commission Agri-food Data PortalGREEN
EU reuse policy / CC BY 4.0 for EU-owned content unless otherwise indicated
Source: European Commission Agri-food Data Portal. EU-owned content is reusable under CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise indicated; Ireland Newspaper calculations may be derived from source observations.U.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionGREEN
U.S. Government public information
Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders. Ireland Newspaper calculations may be derived from the source observations.U.S. Energy Information AdministrationGREEN
U.S. Government public-domain information
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. Government public-domain data; Ireland Newspaper calculations and charts may be derived from the source observations.World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet)GREEN
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Source: World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Ireland Newspaper calculations and charts may be derived from the source observations.Commodity information is supplied for news, research and general market context. It is not financial, investment, hedging, procurement or trading advice. Benchmark observations may be delayed, revised, converted, monthly or weekly rather than executable market prices.