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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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More Dark Tankers Arrive at India Scrapyards as Trade Expands
Three US-sanctioned tankers have arrived for demolition on India’s west coast in under a month, an unusually strong start to the year for a ship-breaking trade that is increasing its acceptance of dark vessels in order to counter a painful downturn.

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Pentagon to Move Carrier to Middle East From Caribbean, Officials Say
The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, a move that would put two carriers in the region as tensions soar between the United States and Iran.

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Wheat Bears Pushing Back on Friday Morning
Wheat is showing losses on Friday AM trade. The wheat complex posted gains across all three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were 13 to 15 1/4 higher at the close. Open interest was down 5,730 contracts on Thursday, showing some light short covering. KC HRW futures were 14 to...

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Corn Slipping Back Early on Friday
Corn price action is down 1 to 2 cents so far on Friday morning. Futures posted Thursday gains of 3 to 5 ½ cents across most contracts on the day, getting spillover support from wheat and soybeans. Preliminary open interest was up 15,625 contracts on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average...

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Soybeans Falling Back in Early Friday Action
Soybeans are showing 6 to 7 cent losses so far on Friday morning. Futures posted front month gains of 11 to 13 ¼ cents on Thursday, with new crop November up 5 ¾ cents. Open interest rose 19,094 contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up...

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Navy Collision During Replenishment Draws Attention to Complex At-Sea Operations
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG-103) and the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) collided during a replenishment-at-sea operation in the Caribbean on Tuesday afternoon, according to U.S. Southern Command.

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Maersk’s Record-Setting Dual-Fuel Containership Goes LEGO
The Danish toy giant LEGO is set to launch a new collector’s set celebrating Maersk’s methanol-powered flagship, Ane Maersk. The Maersk Dual-Fuel Container Vessel (40955) hits shelves on March 1, bringing the world’s first...

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Chart of the Day - May Soybeans
The Weekly chart has made a bullish turn, are $12.00 Beans around the corner?

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Austin Schroeder
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Soybeans Rally on Thursday
Soybeans posted front month gains of 11 to 13 ¼ cents on Thursday, with new crop November up 5 ¾ cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 13 1/4 cents at $10.72 1/2. Soymeal futures were $4.00 to $4.70 higher on the day, with Soy Oil futures...

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Corn Bulls Push Higher into the Thursday Close
Corn futures posted Thursday gains of 3 to 5 ½ cents across most contracts on the day, getting spillover support from wheat and soybeans. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 3/4 cents at $3.98 3/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed a total of 2.07...

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Wheat Post Double Digit Rally on Thursday
The wheat complex posted gains across all three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were 13 to 15 1/4 higher at the close. KC HRW futures were 14 to 15 ½ cent in the green in the front months. MPLS spring wheat was 7 to 8 cents higher on the...

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Mexican Ships Deliver Food and Supplies to Cuba as Island Faces U.S. Fuel Supply Crackdown
Two Mexican-flagged ships delivered 814 tons of humanitarian aid to Havana Harbor on Thursday, defying U.S. pressure after Washington threatened tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba. Mexico halted oil shipments in January but pledged food assistance.