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The Hermaion

No. 2

Market report, week 41, 2956

Week 41, 2956

5 Oct to 11 Oct 2956

The Hermaion Index

1,291aUEC per SCU

-11% on the week before

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Market report

No. 2, week 41

Contents

In this issue.

  1. 01The Hermaion Index3
  2. 01The ten routes behind the Index4
  3. 02Best loops5
  4. 03Prices6
  5. 04Routes to watch7
  6. 05Route of the week8
  7. Join Hermaion9

From the desk

The week in the market, from our own route engine and records. Worked out for a C2 Hercules (696 SCU) with 1,000,000 aUEC, on prices as of from UEX and our own records. Check in game before a big buy.

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The Hermaion Index

Margins, week on week.

What a hauler makes on each SCU of cargo on the best trade runs right now. Higher means trading pays better; a fall means margins are thinning.

1,291aUEC per SCU

-11%Last week 1,452, down 11%.

Week 40: 1,452Week 41: 1,291
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The Index, continued

The ten routes behind it.

For each commodity, its best run within one system for the report's haul. The ten most profitable make the Index: their margins averaged, weighted by the SCU carried on each.

The routes in the Hermaion Index
Route and cargoMargin
Megumi Refueling to Rod's Fuel 'N SuppliesCopper, 2,660 to 4,4001,740
Megumi Refueling to Patch CitySilicon, 1,777 to 2,9001,123
Shubin Mining Facility SAL-2 to Everus HarborCorundum, 2,508 to 3,9001,392
Shubin Mining Facility SMCa-8 to Nyx GatewayQuartz, 3,120 to 5,1001,980
Rustville to Shepherd's RestOrganics, 9,257 to 13,5004,243
Starlight Service Station to EndgameDynaFlex, 1,350 to 2,000650
Gaslight to Stanton GatewayDistilled Spirits, 1,312 to 1,950638
Bueno Ravine to EndgameIron, 2,640 to 3,8001,160
Megumi Refueling to Dudley & DaughtersAluminum, 2,584 to 3,8001,216
Rustville to Bueno RavineDymantium, 17,480 to 26,0008,520
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Best loops

The loops that paid.

  1. 01
    AshlandFallow FieldAshland

    Amioshi Plague, Audio-Visual Equipment1,353,155 aUEC/h, 34 min*

  2. 02
    Shepherd's RestThe Golden RivieraRustvilleShepherd's Rest

    Golden Medmon, Bioplastic, Organics1,313,123 aUEC/h, 47 min*

  3. 03
    Megumi RefuelingStanton GatewayMegumi Refueling

    Copper, Iron1,207,895 aUEC/h, 38 min*

  4. 04
    Bueno RavineThe Golden RivieraRustvilleBueno Ravine

    Bexalite, Bioplastic, Dymantium1,187,658 aUEC/h, 47 min*

  5. 05
    Shepherd's RestThe Golden RivieraStarlight Service StationShepherd's Rest

    Golden Medmon, E'tam, Nitrogen1,179,203 aUEC/h, 41 min*

Round trips within one system, by profit an hour. * An estimated loop time.

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Prices

What moved most.

The best price players get, against that terminal's month average from UEX, until our own daily record covers a week.

Up

  • Quartz4,400 to 5,500+25%
  • Gasping Weevil Eggs64,000 to 77,000+20%
  • Fresh Food24,000 to 28,000+17%

Down

  • Hydrogen Fuel740 to 180-76%
  • Quantum Fuel1,600 to 930-42%
  • Pitambu78,000 to 71,000-9.0%
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Routes to watch

Where the trouble was.

Interdictions, attacks and hostile ships reported by our associates on each route or near either end. 2 reports in all.

A quiet week: no hazard reports on these routes.

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Route of the week

One loop, worth the fuel.

AshlandFallow FieldChawla's BeachAshland

1,472,537aUEC an hour

47 min a loop, estimated. For a C2 Hercules with 1,000,000 aUEC.

  1. Ashland to Fallow Field376,827

    57 SCU Amioshi Plague, 17,389 to 24,000

  2. Fallow Field to Chawla's Beach171,660

    30 SCU Audio-Visual Equipment, 29,278 to 35,000

  3. Chawla's Beach to Ashland605,000

    55 SCU Elespo, 6,000 to 17,000

Up front
991,173 aUEC
Hazards, 7 days
None reported
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