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From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Slip Lower to Post Monday Losses
Soybeans closed with Monday losses of 2 to 4 cents in the nearbys. Some deferreds held up. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 3 1/4 cents at $10.69. Soymeal futures were down $1 to $2.50 in the front months, with. Soy Oil futures up 47 to 61...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Holds Steady on Monday
Corn futures saw contracts close steady to fractionally higher gains across most contracts on Monday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was unchanged to $3.94 1/2. USDA reported a private export sale of 125,000 MT of corn to Colombia this morning. Monday morning’s Export Inspections report showed 2.05 MMT...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Wheat Falls on Monday
The wheat complex failed to extend the gains to Monday, as all three markets were lower. Chicago SRW futures closed 4 to 7 cents in the red to start the week. KC HRW futures were down 12 to 13 cents in the front months on Monday. MPLS spring wheat closed...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
EU Extends Red Sea Naval Mission to 2027
The European Union is keeping its warships in the Red Sea. EU member states have agreed to extend EUNAVFOR ASPIDES through February 28, 2027, allocating nearly €15 million to continue protecting commercial shipping in a...
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about changes taking place in cattle production.
The loss of Mexican cattle to produce has come home to roost.
From
Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Too Much Ice and Too Little Draft: The Harsh Reality Facing a U.S. Hospital Ship Mission to Greenland
President Trump’s proposal to dispatch a U.S. hospital ship to Greenland would run into a combination of environmental and logistical hurdles that make such a mission impractical in February or March, when Arctic sea ice typically reaches its maximum annual extent.
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From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Finding Some Gains to Begin Friday Trade
Soybeans are trading with a slight bounce back attitude to kick off Friday, as contracts are up 3 to 4 cents in the nearbys. They failed to get much upside reaction to either the export business or better than expected Export Sales report from early on Thursday. Futures closed with...
From
Darin Newsom
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Barchart
Did More Missiles Move Morning Markets?
Overnight through early Friday morning saw headlines of Russia firing missiles back at Ukraine. Naturally, some of the Missile Markets responded.
From
Malte Humpert
via
gCaptain
Russia Resumes Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfers Ahead of EU Transshipment Ban
Transshipments of liquefied natural gas have resumed in Russia’s Arctic off Kildin Island near Murmansk. The restart comes around a month earlier than during previous years. The Kildin anchorage is located off the coast of the Kola Peninsula in the eastern Barents Sea.
From
Darren Carlat
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Barchart
Corn and Coffee continue to have their highest carry yield for the past 52 weeks. Soybean Meal is now at its lowest level
Despite the high carry yield, front month Corn has yet to break through the declining trendline. Coffee, on the other hand, has broken through the upper channel and is aggressively breaking out.
From
Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Corn Analysis, 471.00 Target.
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
A Sea Change: Navy Unveils Plan to Rescue Military Sealift Command Amid Mariner Shortage
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has approved a comprehensive plan to revitalize the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and strengthen fleet logistics support capabilities to address mounting workforce challenges....
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Bulls Slip Up Amid Dollar Strength
The wheat complex was pressured lower on Thursday, with the US dollar index hitting a 1 year high, up 414 points. Chicago SRW futures were down 1 ½ to 3 3/4 cents across the board at the close. KC HRW contracts closed with losses of 5 to 6 1/4 cents....
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Closes with Weakness on Thursday
Corn posted Thursday losses at the close, with contracts down 3 ½ to 4 ½ cents across the board. Pressure mounted as the rest of the grains were lower and the US dollar index posted fresh 1 year highs. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 3...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Post Double Digit Losses on Thursday Facing Product Pressure
Soybeans failed to get much upside reaction to either the export business or better than expected Export Sales report from early on Thursday. Futures closed with losses of 7 ½ to 14 cents on the day. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 12 1/4 cents at $9.27....
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Wind Propulsion Technology Gains Momentum in Maritime Industry as Two Major Projects Advance
Wind-assisted propulsion is making substantial inroads into the gas-carrier segment with two groundbreaking projects. Norsepower and IINO LINES have successfully installed two Rotor Sails™? on the Very Large Gas Carrier...
From
Don Dawson
via
Barchart
Recent Corn Rally Artificially Propped Up – What’s Next?
Corn prices appeared to have finally found a bottom from the summer sell-off. Speculators were short the market in record numbers until late August, when they began buying back contracts, convincing some that the harvest seasonal low may be in. Then, exports increased in the last few weeks, and prices rallied more. While the bearish fundamentals of 1.9 billion carry-out and the massive amount of unpriced corn still linger, there isn’t much hope for a significant price rally yet.
From
Chris Swift
via
Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about a desire to own cattle
With a belief, not to be confused with fact, that a portion of the buying that has lifted the feeder cattle index, causing a flurry of activity in feeder cattle futures, is due to the desire to own cattle to place on wheat.