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From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Slipping on Monday Morning
Wheat is trading with losses across the front months on Monday AM, despite higher overnight action. The wheat complex faced pressure across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were 12 to 13 1/2 cents lower, as May fell 18 ½ cents. KC HRW futures were 21 to 21...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Sitting Positive on Monday Morning
Soybeans are trading with steady to 2 cent higher trade so far on Monday AM trade after a busy morning of trade. Futures were under pressure on Friday, with contracts down 5 to 11 ¼ cents across the board. May was down 64 cents on the week. Friday’s open interest...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Slipping After President Trump Comments
Corn price action has been back and forth early on Monday, with contracts down 1 to 2 cents so far. Futures sputtered late on Friday, with contracts down 3 ½ to 4 ¼ cents on the day, as some deferreds were fractionally lower. May was down 1 ¾ cents last...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
China Urges US, Israel to Stop Military Action in Middle East, Warns of ‘Vicious Cycle’
China has urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflict, particularly the U.S. and Israel, to cease military operations, warning of a "vicious cycle" in a war that analysts say if prolonged, could undermine global growth and weaken demand for Chinese exports.
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Two More Indian LPG Ships Transit Hormuz Along Iran Coast
Two additional Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas are making their way through the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data show, following a route taken by other ships approved by Iran that hews closely to the country’s coastline.
From
Darin Newsom
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Barchart
What's the Connection Between the US War on Iran, Fuel, Fertilizer, and Food Prices? (Part 1)
Though global markets can be independent of each other, there are connections running throughout the commodity complex.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Philippines Allows Use Of Dirtier Fuel Amid Middle East Crisis
MANILA, March 22 – The Philippines has allowed the temporary and limited use of a cheaper but dirtier type of fuel to ensure supply as it finds ways to cope with the...
From
Walsh Trading
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Barchart
Chart of the Day - July Wheat
A poor close on Friday has the Wheat chart looking a little bearish in the short-term
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Zelenskiy Urges Allies To Keep Up Pressure On Russia Ahead Of Talks With US
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, March 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia ahead of a second day of talks between Ukrainian...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Iran Says Hormuz Open To All But ‘Enemy-Linked’ Ships
DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) – The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies,” Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran’s representative to the U.N. maritime agency...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump’s 48-Hour Hormuz Ultimatum to Iran Raises Stakes in Gulf War
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy and desalination facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets.
From
Lori Ann LaRocco
via
gCaptain
The Oil Shell Game: Peeling Away the Bluster of the Latest Oil Announcements
Trade is agnostic, and because it is a physical entity that can be tracked, it can blast away the bluster of trade announcements. The reality is in the trade moving.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
UK Nuclear Powered Submarine Positioned In Arabian Sea Amid Regional Tensions
March 21 (Reuters) – A British nuclear-powered submarine equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles has taken position in the Arabian Sea, giving Britain the capability to launch long-range strikes if regional conflict escalates, the Daily...
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
US Says Iran Threat to Hormuz Degraded After Facility Destroyed
By Shiyin Chen Mar 21, 2026(Bloomberg) –The US said Iran’s ability to threaten marine traffic on the Strait of Hormuz has been “degraded” after it took out a facility along the...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Flotilla Departs From Mexico With Aid For Cuba
By Lorenzo Hernandez PROGRESO, Mexico, March 20 (Reuters) – Volunteers in Mexico loaded a fleet of modest boats bound for Cuba with rice, baby wipes and other supplies in a growing grassroots effort to...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
U.S.-Flagged Ships Stuck in Persian Gulf as Senator Demands Action for American Crews
Multiple U.S.-flagged commercial vessels critical to America’s sealift capability are effectively stranded inside the Persian Gulf amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, prompting one Senator to demand urgent action from U.S....
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Libya Contracts Salvage Firm to Secure Explosive LNG Carrier Drifting Towards Coast
Libya's National Oil Corporation said on Saturday that it had contracted a specialist company to handle a damaged Russian tanker carrying LNG that is drifting towards the Libyan coast.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Rust, Dust And Superyachts As America’s Cup Races Into Naples
By Crispian Balmer BAGNOLI, Italy, March 21 (Reuters) – Rusted factory skeletons loom over a shoreline poisoned by decades of heavy industry on the western fringes of Naples, which will next year...