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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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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Announces Greenland Hospital Ship Mission as Mercy and Comfort Sit in Alabama Shipyard
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday via social media that the United States will send a hospital ship to Greenland to provide medical care, posting alongside an illustration of the...
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Bloomberg
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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...
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Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Wheat rally extends amid uncertainty over SCOTUS tariff decision
US State of the Union Address on Feb. 24th
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Reuters
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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...
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Ben DiCostanzo
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Barchart
Cattle Futures Break Down in Front of Cattle on Feed
Cattle markets break down to end week on a sour note
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Austin Schroeder
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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...
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Austin Schroeder
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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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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Reverses to Close with Mixed Action
Corn 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. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down a penny at $4.20. Weekly EIA data showed ethanol production totaling...
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about input costs and being short bought
Input costs, and the price of money, are on the rise.
From
Lori Ann LaRocco
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gCaptain
Nuance in Ocean Freight Rates Could Be Another Front-Loading Tea Leaf
Ocean freight rates have jumped up for the December 15-31 bookings signaling a tightness of space due to demand. Logistics managers tell gCaptain the special bullet rates have quickly disappeared the time being and the spot is heading up.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Drones Over the Jersey Shore? Congressman Claims Iran Mothership is Lurking Off U.S. Coast
Congressman Jeff VanDrew of New Jersey claims Iran has positioned a drone mothership off the U.S. East Coast, allegedly responsible for recent mysterious drone activities in the region. The assertion...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Popping Higher on Wednesday
The wheat complex is showing mostly higher trade across most contracts on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures are 3 to 4 cents higher across most contracts. There were another 2 deliveries issued against December CBT wheat futures overnight. KC HRW contracts are 2 to 3 cents higher on the day. MPLS...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Bulls Pushing Higher on Wednesday
Soybeans are trading with 4 to 5 cent gains across the nearbys so far on Wednesday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 3 1/2 cents at $9.49 1/4. Soymeal futures are up 90 cents/ton on the day. There were another 456 deliveries issued against December soybean meal...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Extending Gains as Ethanol Production Bounces
Corn futures are trading with 1 to 2 cent gains so far on Wednesday to extend the strength on Wednesday. Preliminary open interest saw net new buying on Tuesday, up 26,476 contracts. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 1 1/4 cents at $4.22 ¼. Weekly EIA...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Yellen: Soft Oil Market Opens Door to Squeeze Russia Further
The United States is continuing to look for creative ways to reduce Russia's oil revenue and lower global demand for oil creates an opportunity for more sanctions, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Kawasaki Heavy Suspends Plan to Use Hydrogen From Aussie Coal
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has revised its Japan-Australia hydrogen supply chain demonstration project, suspending plans to use hydrogen derived from Australian brown coal and shrinking the size of the ships to be used.
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Trade War to Hurt US Farmers More as China Turns to Brazil
Donald Trump’s first trade war hurt American soybean farmers to the tune of $11 billion. A sequel is set to be even worse.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Port Efficiency Rankings Spark Heated Debate as ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Intensify
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) leadership is challenging recent media narratives about U.S. port efficiency, as tensions escalate over port automation ahead of a critical January 2025 deadline. The media...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
QatarEnergy Seals Historic LNG Fleet Expansion
QatarEnergy has reached a significant milestone by awarding its final batch of vessel contracts to a Japanese-Chinese partnership between Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) and COSCO Shipping LNG Investment (Shanghai) Co....