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Shipping Industry News
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Walsh Trading
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Barchart
January soybean crush exceeds estimates; charts tell a story
I am Stephen Davis, senior market strategist at Walsh Trading, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. You can reach me at 312-878-2391. Last week, I wrote about a May 2026 soybean trading strategy that worked very well. This week, I am writing about a soybean meal strategy. Data released today from the National...
From
Bill Allen
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Barchart
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From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Closes Tuesday with Losses
The wheat complex posted weakness on Tuesday across all three markets. Chicago SRW futures were down 6 to 7 cents, as March was slipped 11 cents. KC HRW futures were 3 to 4 cents in the red at the close. MPLS spring wheat was down 3 to 4 cents lower...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Holds onto Gains on Tuesday
Soybeans rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1 1/4 cents at $10.68 1/2. Soymeal futures were a dime to $3.40 lower in the front months, with Soy Oil futures 21 to 44 points higher....
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Falls Lower on Tuesday
Corn futures closed Tuesday with contracts falling 5 to 6 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 5 1/4 cents at $3.93. USDA’s FGIS tallied corn export shipments at 1.492 MMT (58.75 mbu) during the week ending on February 12. That was 7.31% below the week...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Salvage Crews Remove Fuel From Grounded Barge Near San Juan Harbor
Salvage crews have removed roughly 1,000 gallons of residual fuel from the grounded barge Defiant near the entrance to San Juan Harbor, significantly reducing environmental risk as officials prepare a plan to refloat the 265-foot vessel. The port remains open, and no pollution or injuries have been reported.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Hapag-Lloyd’s $4.2 Billion ZIM Acquisition Reshapes Global Container Shipping Map
Hapag-Lloyd has agreed to acquire ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $4.2 billion in a deal that would cement its position among the world’s top five container carriers, expand its Transpacific footprint, and add significant LNG-powered capacity to its fleet.
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From
Alan Brugler
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Barchart
Soybeans Higher in Thursday Midday Trading
Soybeans are trading 11 to 14 cents higher in the Chicago futures market at midday on Thursday. They closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 9 to 12 cents in the nearbys and November just 3 cents lower. Preliminary soybean open interest was down 4,827 contracts, with a bulk in...
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Russian Oil Tankers Search for New Flags to Hide From Sanctions
A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure on Moscow’s shipping network.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Rubio to Visit Panama Amid Trump Push to Take Back Canal
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama during his first overseas trip in the post, a source told Reuters on Thursday, as President Donald Trump makes a push for the United States to take back the Panama Canal that has angered the Central American country.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Four Sailors Rescued from Life Raft After Vessel Sinks in Atlantic’s Silver Bank
The U.S. Coast Guard, the commercial containership El Coquí, and fishing vessel Bonanza successfully rescued four American sailors from a life raft in the Silver Bank waters north of the...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Orders Process to Designate the Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization Amid Red Sea Shipping Crisis
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order initiating the process to designate Yemen’s Ansar Allah, aka the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The move comes in response to...
From
Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Grain Markets Retreat After Failing Against Technical Resistance
Grain futures retreat after a strong Wednesday morning trade which has led to weakness in the overnight and early morning trade. A healthy correction or a trend change?
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Sneaking Back Higher on Thursday Morning
The corn market is trading with fractional to 1 cent gains to start Thursday trade. Corn bulls were taking some money off the table on the wobble Wednesday session, as contracts were down 5 to 6 cents in the nearbys and new crop December ¼ cent lower. Preliminary open interest...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Firm to Start Thursday
Soybeans are trading with contracts steady to 2 cents higher. They closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 9 to 12 cents in the nearbys and November just 3 cents lower. Preliminary open interest was down 4,827 contracts, with a bulk in the March. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Weaker on Thursday Morning
Wheat is trading with contracts 1 to 3 cents lower in the three main markets. The wheat complex closed mixed across the three exchanges on Wednesday. The Chicago SRW market was 4 to 5 cents lower on the day. KC HRW contracts were fractionally in the red in the nearbys...
From
Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
US Sanctions Send Key Modules Destined for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Back to China After 10-Month Odyssey
Freight rates for Russian ESPO Blend oil loading from the Far Eastern port of Kozmino have jumped fivefold amid a lack of vessels after fresh U.S. sanctions cut availability of tankers, three traders said and data showed.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Russian Oil Freight Rates Soar on Sanctions-Driven Tanker Shortage
Freight rates for Russian ESPO Blend oil loading from the Far Eastern port of Kozmino have jumped fivefold amid a lack of vessels after fresh U.S. sanctions cut availability of tankers, three traders said and data showed.
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Egypt Cautiously Optimistic Suez Canal Traffic Will Revive, Minister Says
Egypt is “cautiously optimistic” a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will eventually translate into a recovery in Suez Canal revenue, which fell at least 60% due to the war, the country’s minister for foreign trade and investment said.