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USS Tripoli Arrives In Middle East
By Dan Williams, Kateryna Kadabashy and Dana Khraiche Mar 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) —Houthi militants launched ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday morning, marking their entry into the month-long Iran war that...
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China Urges Philippines To Stabilize Ties Amid Maritime Row
By Bloomberg News Mar 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –China called on the Philippines to help create the conditions needed to stabilize and improve bilateral relations as officials concluded two days of talks...
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Two Humanitarian Aid Boats Safely Reach Havana After Being Located By Mexican Navy
By Dave Sherwood and Lizbeth Diaz HAVANA, March 28 (Reuters) – Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico arrived safely in Havana on Saturday, the Mexican Navy said, concluding a journey in which the...
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Two More India Bound Tankers Crossing Strait Of Hormuz Out Of Gulf
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, March 28 (Reuters) – Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the Strait of Hormuz bound for India, according to ship tracking...
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US Carrier Ford Arrives In Croatia For Repairs
SPLIT, Croatia, March 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, which had been deployed in U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran, anchored in Croatia’s Adriatic port of Split on Saturday for repairs and maintenance....
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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
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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...
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U.S. Boards Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Veronica III’ in Indian Ocean
U.S. forces have boarded the sanctioned oil tanker VERONICA III in the Indian Ocean, marking the ninth vessel seized or interdicted in an intensifying campaign against the shadow fleet transporting illicit Venezuelan oil
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Choppy week of fresh data ends with optimism
Markets closed Monday for President's Day
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Japan Arrest Chinese Fishing Boat Captain
Japan seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the ship entered Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki and fled inspection—the first such seizure since 2022, escalating already strained relations between the two nations.
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US Refiner Valero Energy Set To Import 6.5 Million Barrels of Venezuelan Crude
Valero Energy is set to import up to 6.5 million barrels of Venezuelan crude in March, potentially surpassing Chevron as the top U.S. refiner of Venezuelan oil since sanctions began easing following the capture of President Maduro.
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JUNE-AUG ’26 LIVE CATTLE SPREAD (LEM26-LEQ26) - WALSH PURE SPREADER
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Wheat Falls Lower on Friday
The wheat complex closed Friday with losses across all three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 9 to 10 cents lower, as March was still 19 cents higher this week. KC HRW futures were 10 to 12 1/2 cents in the red on Friday, though March was 11 ¼ cents higher...
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Corn Heads into the Long Weekend with Fractional Gains
Corn futures posted fractional gains on Friday, as March managed to close the week with a 1 ½ cent gain. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3/4 cent at $3.98 1/4. The markets will be closed on Monday for President’s Day. Large managed money speculators were trimming...
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Soybeans Close the Week with Weakness
Soybeans rounded out the week with contracts down 2 to 4 ½ cents at the close, as March was 17 ¾ cents higher this week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 4 1/4 cents at $10.67 1/4. Soymeal futures were 70 cents to $1.30 higher on the...
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Cattle Futures Consolidate into the weekend
Cattle markets trade both sides of unchanged
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Walsh Corn & Soybean Opportunities - Pure Hedge Division
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Trump Unveils White House Maritime Action Plan to Restore U.S. Seapower
America builds under 1% of commercial ships. The White House Maritime Action Plan bets on vessel fees, a trust fund, and zones, but Congress is the clock.By Captain John Konrad...