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From
Jim Roemer
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Barchart
USDA Planting Preview & El Niño Looms Over Drought Stressed Wheat
Check out Jim's VIDEO about his thoughts on the coming USDA planted acreage projections
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Sell the Fact Following RVO Release
Soybeans closed the Friday session with contracts down 5 to 14 ½ cents in most front months, as May was down 2 cents this week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price as down 14 ¼ cents at $10.86. Soymeal futures posted Friday losses of $2.20 to $6.80, with May...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Posts Friday Gains
The wheat complex saw mostly higher trade on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were the lagger, closing moistly within ¼ cent of unchanged, as May was up 9 ¾ cents this week. KC HRW futures posted gains of 3 ¼ to 6 ¼ cents to lead the way, as May was...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Fades Lower into the Weekend
Corn futures eased back lower into the weekend, closing Friday with contracts steady to 5 cents lower led by the nearbys. Front month May was down 3 ½ cents this week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 5 cents to $4.19 1/2. Export Sales data from Thursday...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Houthis Threaten Red Sea Escalation as Iran War Risks Spreading to Second Shipping Chokepoint
Yemeni group warns its “fingers are on the trigger” as Hormuz disruption collides with rising Bab el-Mandeb risk. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has issued its clearest warning yet that it...
From
Lori Ann LaRocco
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gCaptain
Iran Signals New ‘Permission-to-Transit’ Regime in Hormuz After Blocking COSCO Vessels
By Lori Ann LaRocco – Iran says it has begun enforcing new controls over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming it blocked multiple container ships—including two operated by China’s...
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about widening starting margins again
Feeder cattle prices rose more than $10.00 over their fat cattle counterpart to start the feeding process.
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From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Australia Ships LNG 16,000 Miles to Canada as Asia Demand Slumps
Australia is shipping LNG much further than its main buyers in Asia as demand for the super-chilled fuel in the region falters.
From
Walsh Trading
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Barchart
Long term technicals put a shine on wheat
I am Stephen Davis, senior market strategist at Walsh Trading, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. You can reach me at 312-878-2391. The charts below suggest higher wheat prices in the weeks ahead. Last week's rally helped boost the technical outlook for wheat. The first chart below shows the daily May 2025 wheat...
From
Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
A Classic Trend Change Using Fibonacci, New Video For ALL Markets!
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Eases Lower on Tuesday
The wheat complex was weaker on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures were steady to 2 cents lower. KC HRW futures are down 5 to 6 cents in the front months on Tuesday. MPLS spring wheat were 1 to 3 cents weaker. Precip will be limited in the Southern Plains over the...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Close Mixed on Tuesday
Corn futures came back to close mixed on Tuesday, with front months March up ¼ cent and other contracts down 1 to 2 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down a penny to $3.93 1/2. With just 3 days left for price discovery for the spring base...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans See Gains on Tuesday
Soybeans posted gains of 4 to 5 ½ cents in most front months on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 5 1/2 cents at $10.75 3/4. Soymeal futures were up 20 cents to $2 in the front months, with. Soy Oil futures up 42 to 64...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Hospital Ship USNS Mercy Departs Alabama as Greenland Mission Remains Unclear
The hospital ship USNS Mercy departed Alabama Shipyard on Tuesday, transiting southbound through the Gulf of Mexico at about 10.5 knots, closing out months of drydock work while fresh questions swirl about...
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about the next shoe to drop
Basis didn't improve much, if any, and everyone appears to be holding their breath to see who pays up, and who doesn't.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
VLCC Charter Rates Top $100,000 as DHT Locks in Premium One-Year Charter
VLCC charter rates have pushed back into six-figure territory, with DHT Holdings (NYSE:DHT) securing a one-year time charter at $105,000 per day for the 2011-built DHT Redwood — one of the highest publicly disclosed fixtures of...
From
Andrew Hecht
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Barchart
Are Corn Prices too Low?
Corn futures have traded in a sideways range, with the March delivery price between $4.1725 and $4.4875 per bushel since the start of this year. As the uncertainty of the 2026 crop year in the Northern Hemisphere approaches, CBOT corn futures are in a marginally bullish trend.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Venezuela Readies Larger Oil Cargoes for Export, Targets India
Trading houses and buyers of Venezuelan oil have chartered the first very large crude carriers (VLCCs) to export from the South American country since a Caracas-Washington supply deal began, which is set to speed up shipments starting in March while boosting deliveries to India, according to four sources and data.