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From
Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Corn & Soybeans Rally on USDA Report — Bulls Need This Key Level Next! 🌽📊
Grain markets finished the month strong after the USDA’s Quarterly Stocks and Planting Intentions Report pushed prices higher. Oliver Sloup breaks down the big moves in May and December corn, the crucial 20-day moving average, and what the acreage numbers mean for soybeans. Tune in!
From
Malte Humpert
via
gCaptain
China, Pakistan Propose Middle East Ceasefire Plan, Urge Swift Talks
China and Pakistan on Tuesday jointly proposed a five-point peace initiative calling for an immediate ceasefire and the rapid launch of negotiations to end escalating conflict in the Middle East, as both countries stepped up diplomatic efforts to defuse a widening regional crisis.
From
Chris Swift
via
Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about spittin' distances
The end of the first quarter saw most contract months within spitting distance of contract high.
From
Walsh Trading
via
Barchart
Chart of the Day - May Wheat
With the Quarterly Grain Stocks and Planting Intentions now behind us, weather becomes the focus.
From
Malte Humpert
via
gCaptain
US Removes Sanctions on Three Russian Vessels, Says Move Not Policy Shift
The United States has removed sanctions on three Russian-flagged vessels, including container ships Fesco Moneron and Fesco Magadan and the cargo ship Sv Nikolay, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday, in a move officials described as routine and not indicative of a broader change in Russia policy.
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Russian Oil Tanker Begins Discharging Cargo in Cuba’s Matanzas Terminal
A Russian-flagged tanker carrying some 700,000 barrels of crude docked in Cuba's Matanzas oil terminal on Tuesday, shipping data showed, marking the first significant oil delivery to the island since President Donald Trump's administration cut off its fuel supply.
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Rallying as Acres Seen Lower than Expected
Soybeans are getting a double digit bounce on Tuesday’s midday, with futures up 10 to 14 cents in the 2026 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 8 ¼ cents at $10.95. Soymeal futures are up $1.90 to $2.30 at midday, with Soy Oil futures 60 to...
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From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
With A Primitive Canoe, Scientists Replicate Prehistoric Seafaring
By Will Dunham June 25 (Reuters) – Our species arose in Africa roughly 300,000 years ago and later trekked worldwide, eventually reaching some of Earth’s most remote places. In doing so, our ancestors surmounted geographic barriers including...
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Russia Tries Again to Expand LNG Exports Upended by Sanctions
By Stephen Stapczynski Jun 28, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Russia is taking another crack at expanding exports of liquefied natural gas after US sanctions stalled efforts last year. An LNG vessel has docked at the...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
First Quantum Starts Shipping Stockpiled Copper From Panama Mine
By Julian Luk and Jacob Lorinc Jun 27, 2025(Bloomberg) –First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has started shipping stockpiled copper from its stalled mine in Panama, 19 months after the operation was shut...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
US Gulf Coast To Help Supply Record Mediterranean Diesel Imports
By Nathan Risser Jun 27, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Refiners on the US Gulf Coast are set to send increasing amounts of diesel to Europe, a burgeoning trade that could last through summer,...
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Ukraine Calls For EU Sanctions On Import Of ‘Stolen Grain’
By Aditya Kalra, Ruma Paul NEW DELHI/DHAKA, June 27 (Reuters) – Ukraine plans to ask the European Union to sanction Bangladeshi entities it says are importing wheat taken from Ukrainian territories occupied...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Navy Renames USNS Harvey Milk to USNS Oscar V. Peterson, Citing “Politics in Ship Naming”
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the United States Navy is renaming the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, stating “We are taking the...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Tanker Captain Catches Crew Smuggling Drugs in Belgium
The MT Scot Bremen, a Maltese-flagged product tanker operated by Turkish shipping company Scot Tankers, has become the center of a narcotics investigation after the vessel’s Master discovered crew members...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Alarming 25% Rise in Seafarer Deaths Following Pandemic, Gard Report Reveals
Norwegian Protection & Indemnity (P&I) insurer Gard has released its second Crew Claims Report highlighting concerning trends in seafarer health and safety. The comprehensive analysis, based on approximately 3,000 crew...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Maritime Partners to Acquire Centerline Logistics in Major Jones Act Fleet Transaction
Maritime Partners, LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Centerline Logistics, one of the nation’s larger operators of Jones Act-qualified liquid petroleum barges, the company announced yesterday. The...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Equinor and Shell Launch ‘Adura’: New Energy Giant Emerges in UK North Sea
The UK North Sea energy landscape is set for a major transformation with the announcement of Adura, soon to become the region’s largest independent oil and gas producer. The new...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
EU, US Confident They’ll Reach Tariff Deal by July Deadline
The European Union and the US believe they can clinch some form of a trade agreement before a July 9 deadline, when Washington is set to impose a 50% tariff on nearly all EU products and the bloc plans to unleash its own series of countermeasures.
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Closure of Sugar Refinery Brings End to New York City Suburb’s Working Waterfront
Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) — The historic Domino sugar refinery in Yonkers, New York will cease operations by the end of this year. The closure of the 130-year-old plant will bring...