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Cuba Bound Tanker Carrying Russian Fuels To Test Trump Blockade
News
February 21, 2026
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Cuba Bound Tanker Carrying Russian Fuels To Test Trump Blockade

By Lucia Kassai Feb 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship believed to be carrying Russian fuels is on its way to Cuba, putting US President Donald Trump’s sanctions to the test amid the...
Wheat rally extends amid uncertainty over SCOTUS tariff decision
Grain
February 21, 2026
From 
Brady Sidwell
 via 
Barchart

Wheat rally extends amid uncertainty over SCOTUS tariff decision

US State of the Union Address on Feb. 24th
Slovakia Threatens To Stop Electricity To Ukraine Unless Kyiv Resumes Piping Russian Oil
News
February 21, 2026
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Slovakia Threatens To Stop Electricity To Ukraine Unless Kyiv Resumes Piping Russian Oil

Feb 21 (Reuters) – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened on Saturday to cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless Kyiv acts within two days to resume the pumping of Russian oil to...
Cattle Futures Break Down in Front of Cattle on Feed
Grain
February 20, 2026
From 
Ben DiCostanzo
 via 
Barchart

Cattle Futures Break Down in Front of Cattle on Feed

Cattle markets break down to end week on a sour note
Wheat Rallies to Close the Week
Grain
February 20, 2026
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Wheat Rallies to Close the Week

The wheat complex was in rally mode to round out the week. Chicago SRW futures posted 13 to 14 cent gains at the close, with March up 24 ¾ cents on the week. KC HRW futures were 6 to 9 cents higher on Friday, as March rallied 29 ¾ cents...
Corn Holds onto Friday Gains
Grain
February 20, 2026
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Corn Holds onto Friday Gains

Corn futures were up 1 to 4 cents across the front months on Friday, as March was down 4 ¼ cents this week. Spillover support from gains in wheat was helping. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 3/4 cent to $3.94 1/4. With just a week...

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Singapore Port Authority Seeks Proposals to Help Scale LNG Bunkering
Shipping
December 12, 2024
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Singapore Port Authority Seeks Proposals to Help Scale LNG Bunkering

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched an expression of interest (EOI) to gather proposals for scaling up liquefied natural gas (LNG) for bunkering or ship refuelling, it said in a statement on Thursday.
Soybean Market Analysis with Video
Grain
December 12, 2024
From 
Trent Klarenbach
 via 
Barchart

Soybean Market Analysis with Video

Trent Klarenbach of Klarenbach Research discusses the state of the soybean market as of December 11, 2024 analying the weekly and daily trends with a focus on key moving averages and levels of support and resistance.
Grains Stall at Technical Resistance
Grain
December 12, 2024
From 
Oliver Sloup
 via 
Barchart

Grains Stall at Technical Resistance

Watch us on RFD-TV, today at 12:45pm CT! Grain markets failed to find any meaningful follow through in Wednesdays trade. A healthy pause or a top?
Wheat Pushing Higher Ahead of Export Sales Release
Grain
December 12, 2024
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Wheat Pushing Higher Ahead of Export Sales Release

Wheat is showing fractional to 3 cent gains so far. The wheat complex closed the Wednesday session with contracts mostly higher across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cents higher across the board. There were another 5 deliveries issued against December CBT wheat overnight....
Corn Slipping to Start Thursday Trade
Grain
December 12, 2024
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Corn Slipping to Start Thursday Trade

Corn price action has thing starting on the lower side of unchanged so far on Thursday by 1 to 3 cents. Futures slipped up into the close running into some technical resistance, with nearbys down ¾ to 2 ½ cents and other contracts up ¼ to 2 ¾ cents. Preliminary...
Soybeans Sneaking higher on Thursday AM
Grain
December 12, 2024
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Soybeans Sneaking higher on Thursday AM

The soybean market is showing some slight 1 to 2 cent gains so far. Soybeans settled the Wednesday session with contracts ¾ to 5 ½ cents higher. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 1/2 cent at $9.46 1/2. Soymeal futures were down 90 cents to 40 cents/ton...
Why Weren't Red Meat Markets Red?
Grain
December 12, 2024
From 
Darin Newsom
 via 
Barchart

Why Weren't Red Meat Markets Red?

The only commodity complex sector not in the red early Thursday morning was Livestock, because markets there don't trade overnight. But that's just the beginning of the story.
Russia’s Rosneft Delays Arctic Mega Oil Project Due to Sanctions, Shortage of Oil Tankers
News
December 12, 2024
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

Russia’s Rosneft Delays Arctic Mega Oil Project Due to Sanctions, Shortage of Oil Tankers

Russian Oil major Rosneft has delayed the commissioning of the Vostok Oil project until 2026, in part due to a shortage of ice-capable oil tankers as a result of Western sanctions. Earlier this year the U.S. announced sanctions aimed at slowing down or halting the construction and logistics operations of the project.
EU Backs Sanctions Package, Includes 45 Additional Russian Oil Tankers
Shipping
December 12, 2024
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

EU Backs Sanctions Package, Includes 45 Additional Russian Oil Tankers

The European Union gave preliminary backing to a 15th package of sanctions against Russia that includes an extension of an exemption for Slovakia to trade petroleum products derived from Russian oil through early June.
Rosneft, Reliance Agree Biggest Ever India-Russia Oil Supply Deal, Sources Say
News
December 12, 2024
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Rosneft, Reliance Agree Biggest Ever India-Russia Oil Supply Deal, Sources Say

Russia's state oil firm Rosneft has agreed to supply nearly 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude to Indian private refiner Reliance in the biggest ever energy deal between the two countries, three sources familiar with the deal said.
Wheat Closes Higher at Midweek
Grain
December 11, 2024
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Wheat Closes Higher at Midweek

The wheat complex closed the Wednesday session with contracts mostly higher across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cents higher across the board. KC HRW contracts were up 1 ½ to cents on the day. MPLS spring wheat was steady to 3 1/4 cents...
Soybeans Hold onto Gains at Wednesday’s Close
Grain
December 11, 2024
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Soybeans Hold onto Gains at Wednesday’s Close

Soybeans settled the Wednesday session with contracts ¾ to 5 ½ cents higher. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 1/2 cent at $9.46 1/2. Soymeal futures were down 90 cents to 40 cents/ton higher on the day. Soy Oil futures ended down 21 to 30 points on...