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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Wheat Near Unchanged at Midday
The wheat market is trading close to unchanged on Tuesday’s midday. Chicago SRW futures are steady at midday with fractional gains in the front months. KC HRW contracts are also facing steady trade at midday, with contracts firm to slightly higher. MPLS spring wheat futures are also fractionally higher. Export...

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Barchart
Soybeans Posting Double Digit Gains to Close Out 2024
Soybeans are in rally mode as we close out the year, as contracts are up 8 to 11 cents so far. There were 109 deliveries issued against January soybean futures on FND. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 7 ¾ cents at $9.39 1/2. Soymeal futures are...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Bulk Carriers Collide in China’s Changjiang River, Spilling Fuel Oil
A collision between two bulk carriers in China’s Changjiang River has resulted in a fuel oil spill and hull damage. The incident, which occurred at approximately 10 p.m. Singapore time...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Forces Strike Houthi Weapons Facilities and Radar Sites in Yemen Amid Red Sea Tensions
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen on December 30 and 31, targeting key military infrastructure and weapons facilities. The strikes, carried out by...

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Maersk Sees No Progress in U.S. Port Talks
The world’s No. 2 container carrier urged customers to remove cargo from East and Gulf Coast ports in the US before a Jan. 15 deadline for dockworkers and their employers to avoid a possible strike just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Bulls Taking Back Monday Losses to Start New Years Eve
Corn prices are reverting from the Monday weakness, with Tuesday Morning gains of 2 to 3 cents. Futures failed to hold the early morning strength on Monday to close with losses of 1 to 2 cents in the nearby contracts on Monday. Preliminary open interest was up 9,880 contracts. The...

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Back to Higher Trade on New Years Eve Morning
The wheat market is trading with Tuesday AM gains across the three exchanges. Wheat posted mixed action across the three markets on Monday with the spring wheat market the weakest. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 to 3 cents on the session. KC HRW contracts were down 1 to 2...

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Higher to Start Last Trade Day of 2024
Soybeans are trading with Tuesday morning gains of 2 to 5 cents. Futures faced back and forth trade on Monday, with front months shrugging off midday weakness to close up 2 to 4 cents in most contracts. Preliminary open interest was down 23,472 contracts, with most of that in January...

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At UN, Israel Warns Houthis Risk Same Fate as Hamas and Hezbollah
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday issued what he called a final warning to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same "miserable fate" as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria's Bashar al-Assad if they persisted.

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Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
The Last Trading Day of the Year!
Grain markets are higher in the early morning trade, will it last through today’s session as we look to round out the year?

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Neha Panjwani
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Barchart
Is FMC Corporation Stock Underperforming the Dow?
FMC Corporation has underperformed the Dow over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

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LNG Exports Grow at Slowest Pace Since 2015, Data Show
By Sing Yee Ong Dec 31, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Global liquefied natural gas exports grew at the slowest pace since 2015, threatening to keep prices elevated until new supply comes online to...