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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
via
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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From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Iranian Navy Guided Indian Tanker Through Hormuz, Crew Member Says
By Mihir Mishra and Alex Longley Mar 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) —The Iranian Navy guided an Indian liquefied petroleum gas tanker through the Strait of Hormuz last week, allowing the ship to...
From
Brady Sidwell
via
Barchart
Fed rate pause while markets await direction from crude oil
Cattle-on-Feed released Friday
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump Administration Unlocks Sanctioned Iranian Oil at Sea as Hormuz Crisis Strains Markets
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday issued a new general license authorizing the delivery and sale of Iranian-origin crude oil and petroleum products already loaded...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump Signals Endgame in Iran, Says Hormuz Security Will Fall on ‘Nations Who Use It’
President Donald Trump on Friday signaled that U.S. military objectives against Iran are nearing completion, outlining a sweeping set of goals that include the destruction of Tehran’s military capabilities while indicating the United States...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Wheat Collapses Lower on Friday
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 1/2 cents in the red at the close, with May down 23 ¾ for the week....
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Fade Lower into Friday’s Close
Soybeans were under pressure on Friday, with contracts down 5 to 11 ¼ cents across the board. May was down 64 cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 7 cents at $10.87 1/2. Pressure came from Soymeal futures, which were down $2.80 to $4.50,...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Head into the Weekend with Losses
Corn futures sputtered late on Friday, with contracts down 3 ½ to 4 ¼ cents on Friday, as some deferreds were fractionally lower. May was down 1 ¾ cents this week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 4 cents to $4.23 3/4. The Friday update to the...
From
Ben DiCostanzo
via
Barchart
Cattle Markets Rebound Sharply in Front of Cattle on Feed
Markets erase Thursday's decline in front of Cattle on Feed.
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Iran Digs In: Regime Refuses Talks as War Escalation Sends Oil Prices Soaring
Iranian officials have become reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they focus on surviving the US-Israeli onslaught, according to a person involved in direct, high-level contacts with Tehran.
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Indian Gas Tankers Getting Ready to Sail Through Hormuz
Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tankers are preparing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz in coming days after a pause in voyages, with no crude oil tankers having transited the waterway in the past 24 hours, according to shipping data and sources.
