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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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Russia Considers Grain Purchases To Offset Export Disruptions
By Bloomberg News Aug 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s government is planning a series of measures to support grain producers, include crop procurement, preferential loan extensions and sales subsidies, Interfax reported, citing...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
British Army Sailors Rescue Exhausted Owl 70 Miles Out To Sea
Aug 22 (Reuters) – A British Army sailing crew competing in one of yachting’s most demanding races found themselves conducting an impromptu wildlife rescue 70 nautical miles from shore when an exhausted...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
India Launches Rescue Operation As Bulk Carrier Sinks Off East Coast
By Nidhi Verma, Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash Aug 22 (Reuters) – India’s maritime rescue agency lost communication on Saturday with a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Claims Massive Oil Flows Through Hormuz But Industry Data Raises Questions
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the military helped move more than 15 million barrels of oil and petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, an extraordinary figure...
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gCaptain
Saudis Shuttle Oil North On Tankers To Evade Houthis
By Weilun Soon Aug 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Shipowners including Sinokor Group are helping Saudi Arabian crude exit the Red Sea via the safer northern route, as Iran-backed militants target the kingdom’s...
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gCaptain
Iran Grants Permission For A Number Of Iraqi Oil Tankers To Pass Through Hormuz
Aug 22 (Reuters) – Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state...
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
China’s NewNew Shipping Line Pushes Deeper Into Arctic With First Murmansk Container Run
Chinese container carrier NewNew Shipping Line has expanded its footprint in Russia’s Arctic with the first delivery of containerized cargo to Murmansk via the Northern Sea Route, as the company moves toward a larger role in a shipping corridor attracting growing interest from China, South Korea and India.
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Looks to Kick off 2025 Trade
The corn market will open at 8:30 am CST this morning. Corn futures rallied to close out 2024, as March neared the June high on the spot price. Contracts were up 3 ¾ to 6 ¼ cents on Tuesday. Preliminary open interest showed net new buying, up 13,688 contracts. The...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Rally to Close 2024, Traders Look to Start New Year
The soybean market will have a hard open at 9:30 am CST this morning. Soybeans were in rally mode to close out 2024, as contracts were up 14 1/2 to 19 1/4 cents on New Years Eve. There were 380 deliveries issued against January soybean futures on New Years Eve....
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Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Grain Markets Finished 2024 on a High Note. How will 2025 Start?
Grain markets had a rough go through the fall but managed to round out the year with some momentum. Can that momentum continue into the new year?
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
U.S. Department of Defense Sounds Alarm Bells About China’s Growing Presence in Arctic
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – China’s Arctic activities feature prominently in a new DoD report to Congress about the country’s military and security developments. In the decade since gaining observer status...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
US Dockworkers, Port Employers Set to Restart Talks Next Week
Leaders from a US dockworkers’ union and the group that represents their employers are set to resume contract talks on Jan. 7 as the threat of a strike looms, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
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Darin Newsom
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Barchart
What Does Technical Analysis Tell Us About Grain ETFs?
Does technical analysis still have merit? Did it ever? Regardless, the technical picture of Teucrium CORN, SOYB, and WEAT funds grew more interesting heading into 2025.
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Rallies to Close Out the Year
Corn futures rallied to close out the year, as March neared the June high on the spot price. Contracts were up 3 ¾ to 6 ¼ cents on Tuesday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 2 1/2 cents at $4.26 3/4. The market will be closed...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Pushes Higher on Tuesday
The wheat market is trading close to unchanged on Tuesday’s midday. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 ½ to 3 ½ cents across the board on Tuesday. KC HRW contracts also posted gains of 2 ½ to 3 ½ cents at the close. MPLS spring wheat futures saw steady trade...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Post Double-Digit Gains to Round Out 2024
Soybeans were in rally mode to close out 2024, as contracts were up 14 1/2 to 19 1/4 cents on New Years Eve. There were 109 deliveries issued against January soybean futures on FND. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 17 cents at $9.49 1/2. Soymeal futures...
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Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about obvious factors
There is too much production and packing capacity for the number of animals available.
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Rallying into Year End
Corn futures are rallying into the end of 2024, as contracts are up 3 to 5 cents at midday on New Years Eve. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 2 1/2 cents at $4.26 3/4. The market will be closed on Wednesday, with a hard 8:30...