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Walsh Trading
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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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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Shipping Giant MSC Says It Will Keep Avoiding Red Sea for Now
Container liner MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA said it will continue to send its ships around Africa’s southern tip until further notice, a sign that any resumption to normal trade flows through the Red Sea is not imminent.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Plans to Impose 25% Tariffs on Mexico, Canada by Feb. 1
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump signaled plans to impose previously threatened tariffs of as much as 25% on Mexico and Canada by Feb. 1, reiterating his contention that America’s closest...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Trump Fires Coast Guard Commandant Over DEI, Security
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an Armed Forces branch, for putting diversity issues over border security,...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Halts All Offshore Wind Leasing, Orders Review of Existing Projects in Day One Executive Action
In a sweeping executive action on his first day in office, President Donald Trump has ordered an immediate halt to all offshore wind development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Executive Order Renames Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office, officially renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”. The executive order emphasizes the Gulf’s...
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
US Coast Guard’s New Icebreaker ‘Aiviq’: A Capable Addition to Arctic Operations or a Flawed Stopgap Solution?
The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest acquisition, the icebreaker Aiviq, is being readied to supplement the service’s two aging polar-capable vessels. During its short commercial service life it was described as the world’s most powerful offshore supply and anchor handling icebreaking vessel.
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Rallying as Tariff Threat Cools Off
The soybean market is trading with 11 to 23 cent gains so far on Tuesday morning. Soybeans posted a rally ahead of Monday’s inauguration. Contracts were up 10 to 15 cents in the nearbys, with new crop contracts up 3 ½ to 7 ¾ cents. Nearby March was 8 ¾...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Higher to Start the Week
Wheat is trading with gains across the three markets on Tuesday morning. The wheat market closed out the Friday session with contracts steady to slightly higher. The Chicago SRW market was fractionally higher to 1 ¼ cents on the day. March was 8 cents higher on the week. KC HRW...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Extending Gains on Tuesday Morning
Corn futures are trading with contracts up 4 to 5 cents across the nearbys and steady in new crop months. The corn market rallied on Friday with the nearby contracts up 8 ¼ to 10 cents and other contracts 1 ¼ to 3 ¾ cents higher across the board. March...
From
Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Grain Markets March Higher Overnight
Grain markets have been able to rally to start the shortened holiday week. Can the rally hold?
From
Darin Newsom
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Barchart
Did Kesha Call the Soybean Market?
As the overnight session indicates, Watson will once again have to be reprogrammed to not buy into everything that is said.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Trump Vows Panama Canal ‘Takeback’ in Bold Inaugural Threat
Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" in laying out plans for space exploration.