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Vietnam Protests China, Philippines Activity In Disputed Waters
By Francesca Stevens May 3, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Vietnam lodged a formal protest against China and the Philippines for activities that it said violate its sovereignty in the Spratly Islands area, in...

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Reuters
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India Bans Imports From Pakistan And Pakistani Ships
By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI, May 3 (Reuters) – India said on Saturday it had banned the import of goods coming from or transiting via Pakistan and barred Pakistani ships as tensions rise between the nuclear-armed neighbours in the wake of a deadly attack on...

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Darren Carlat
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Barchart
VIX calendar spread and a Soybean calendar spread
The VIX August, September calendar spread has hypothetically profited in all 16 of the past 16 years when entered on May 7 and exited on July 22.

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Reuters
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Russia Declares State Of Emergency At Port After Ukrainian Drone Attack
MOSCOW, May 3 (Reuters) – The mayor of the Russian port city of Novorossiisk declared a state of emergency on Saturday after local authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack had damaged a grain terminal...

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Reuters
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Peru Navy Vessel Collides With Perenco Oil Platform In Amazon, Killing At Least Two
LIMA, May 2 (Reuters) – A Peruvian navy vessel collided with an oil platform operated by Perenco on the Amazon River leaving two people dead and one missing Peru’s defense ministry said on Friday. The collision, which...

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Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Relief rally in grains while cattle trade to yet another new high
Cattle Surge to New High

From
Jim Roemer
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Barchart
(DOWNLOAD A FREE REPORT) - How "El Niño Neutral” is impacting corn planting and weather
Jim winds up his pitch at readers to swing for the spring/summer grain market play
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Leaking Lower Early on Tuesday
The corn market is showing fractional to 2 cent losses across most contracts on Tuesday morning. Corn futures failed to get back above 0 by the close, as contracts were down 2 to 6 cents across most contracts on Monday weakness. Preliminary open interest was down 34,144 contracts on Monday,...

From
Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade
On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the east of Malaysia after a two-month voyage from Venezuela.

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
F/A-18 Super Hornet Lost Overboard in Red Sea
The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Carrier Strike Group reported the loss of an F/A-18E Super Hornet and tow tractor during a routine operation in the Red Sea on...

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Holds onto Losses into the Monday Close
Corn futures failed to get back above 0 by the close, as contracts were down 2 to 6 cents across most contracts on Monday weakness. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 1/4 cents at $4.49 1/2. Spillover pressure came from the wheat market. Weekly Export...

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Falls Lower to Begin the Week, as Crop Ratings Improve
The wheat complex fell lower across the three markets on Monday, as futures never recovered from sharp overnight losses. Chicago SRW futures were down 13 to 15 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts were 11 to 14 cents lower on Monday. MPLS spring wheat was 8 to 10 cents in the...

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Close Monday with Mixed Action
The soybean market posted 2 to 4 cent gains in the nearby contracts on Monday, with new crop down ¼ cent on the day. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price as up 2 3/4 cents at $10.06 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $2.50 to $3/ton, with Soy Oil futures...

From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' The Bull about higher cash and new world screw worms
Futures responded positively to the new world screw worm headline that came in over the weekend where the US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to the Mexican Government stating that our borders would close again to Mexican cattle, horses and bison if steps were not taken to stop the spread into the US

From
Sean Lusk
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Barchart
Grain Spreads: Commercial Hedge Spreads
Longer Term Trading Strategies Explored

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
West Coast Dockworkers Union ILWU Slams Trump’s ‘Haphazard and Destructive’ Tariff Plan
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has issued a forceful statement opposing recently implemented tariffs between the United States and China, warning of severe consequences for maritime workers and...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
One Dead, 12 Injured as Boat Hits Passenger Ferry in Florida
A collision between a recreational vessel and the Clearwater Ferry near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida on Sunday evening has left one person dead and multiple passengers injured....

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fire at Iran’s Bandar Abbas Port Contained as Death Toll Rises
The death toll from a major explosion in Iran's most important container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at least 65, with over 1,200 injured, state media said on Monday, as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officials said was now under control 48 hours after the start of the fire.