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Agri Port is your go-to source for the latest local and global industry news relevant to the shipping and grain vessel loading industry. Stay up-to-date with current events, new regulations, best practices, and essential industry updates that impact your operations.
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Brady Sidwell
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Choppy week of fresh data ends with optimism
Markets closed Monday for President's Day
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Bloomberg
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Japan Arrest Chinese Fishing Boat Captain
Japan seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the ship entered Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki and fled inspection—the first such seizure since 2022, escalating already strained relations between the two nations.
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US Refiner Valero Energy Set To Import 6.5 Million Barrels of Venezuelan Crude
Valero Energy is set to import up to 6.5 million barrels of Venezuelan crude in March, potentially surpassing Chevron as the top U.S. refiner of Venezuelan oil since sanctions began easing following the capture of President Maduro.
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Walsh Trading
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Barchart
JUNE-AUG ’26 LIVE CATTLE SPREAD (LEM26-LEQ26) - WALSH PURE SPREADER
WALSH PURE SPREADER - Pure Hedge Division
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Falls Lower on Friday
The wheat complex closed Friday with losses across all three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 9 to 10 cents lower, as March was still 19 cents higher this week. KC HRW futures were 10 to 12 1/2 cents in the red on Friday, though March was 11 ¼ cents higher...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Heads into the Long Weekend with Fractional Gains
Corn futures posted fractional gains on Friday, as March managed to close the week with a 1 ½ cent gain. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3/4 cent at $3.98 1/4. The markets will be closed on Monday for President’s Day. Large managed money speculators were trimming...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Close the Week with Weakness
Soybeans rounded out the week with contracts down 2 to 4 ½ cents at the close, as March was 17 ¾ cents higher this week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 4 1/4 cents at $10.67 1/4. Soymeal futures were 70 cents to $1.30 higher on the...
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Iraq To Receive 185,000 bpd From Kurdistan Once Oil EWxports Resume
Feb 23 (Reuters) – Iraq will export 185,000 barrels per day from Kurdistan’s oilfields through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline once the oil shipments resume, an Iraqi oil ministry official said on Sunday. Basim Mohammed,...
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Reuters
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Russia Signs Memorandum To Build Port In Myanmar
MOSCOW, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Myanmar and its close ally Russia signed a memorandum on investment cooperation in a special economic zone in Dawei, including construction of a port and an oil refinery, Russia’s...
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Bloomberg
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Egypt Says Dozens Of Ships Return To Suez Canal After Ceasefire
By Salma El Wardany Feb 23, 2025(Bloomberg) –Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said 47 ships have rerouted to use the waterway since the start of February, a tentative recovery after a ceasefire...
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Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Corn Has Now Hit Key Resistance, 512.00
Grain Overview, Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Sanctioned Russian Oil Vanishes From Tracking In Gulf of Oman
By Julian Lee Feb 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A cargo of Russian oil that’s under heavy US sanctions vanished from global tracking systems, evidence of how difficult it will be to keep...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
New Zealand Says Chinese Navy Held 2nd Live-Fire Drills In International Waters
Feb 22 (Reuters) – New Zealand said the Chinese navy conducted a live-fire exercise in international waters near the Pacific nation on Saturday, a day after it held a similar drill between Australia and...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Proposes New Ship Fees To Challenge China’s Maritime Might
By Jenny Leonard and Jennifer A. Dlouhy Feb 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is proposing fees on the use of China’s commercial ships it says could help counter the country’s...
From
Ben DiCostanzo
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Barchart
Hogs Breakdown While Cattle Markets Consolidate
Hog weakness persists, cattle markets drift in front of Cattle on Feed
From
Jim Roemer
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Barchart
(DOWNLOAD a FREE ISSUE of WEATHERWEALTH): Factors affecting coffee and grain market volatility
Jim’s video covers the latest in coffee, corn, soybeans and more
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Give into Weakness on Friday
Soybeans headed in the weekend with pressure on Friday, down 1 to 6 cents across the front months out to November. March was still up 3 ½ cents this week. The cmdtyView national front month Cash Bean price was 4 ½ cents lower at $9.81 3/4. Soymeal futures closed down...