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Tidbits, Rare Earth Metals, IGC Forecast, Chinese Cranes & Equipment 4/20/25
Tidbits China, having a near monopoly on the rare earth metals industry, has hinted at a stoppage since the first Trump administration....
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2 days ago4 min read
Tidbits, Chinese Vessels, Yemeni Houthis, Russian Ruble 4/19/25
Tidbits After handling a record number of ocean freight containers in 2024, containers are stacking up at China ’s ports. Shanghai and...
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3 days ago4 min read
Tidbits, China GDP, NOPA Crush, Crude Oil Demand, Wheat Areas 4/16/25
Tidbits The Chinese economy expanded at an annual rate of 5.4% in the first quarter of 2025, keeping the same pace as in the 4th quarter...
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6 days ago4 min read
Tidbits, Corn Comparison, China, Russian Agricultural Lands 4/13/25
Tidbits China bought a weekly record 60 ship loads of Brazil’s soybeans this past week, boosted by robust farmer sales and better...
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Apr 134 min read
Tidbits, Tariffs Pause, Docking Fees for China, Broilers & Ethanol 4/10/25
Highlights China has responded to Donald Trump's trade tariffs by raising duties on U.S. goods by from 34% to 84% and by appealing to the...
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Apr 105 min read
Tidbits, April S&D Estimates, Exports and Imports 4/9/25
Tidbits Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sale of 240,000 mts of old crop corn to Spain. In February, U.S. agricultural trade...
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Apr 94 min read
Tidbits, More Tariffs, US Planting, ENSO, Export Inspections 4/8/25
Highlights On 2 April, Trump applied an additional 34% reciprocal tariffs on China added to the existing 20% duties already applied to...
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Apr 85 min read
Tidbits, WTO, Colombia, China, Tariffs, FOB 4/7/25
Highlights The European Commission will meet today to prepare a list of U.S. products to slap additional tariff fees in response to...
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Apr 75 min read
Tidbits, WTO, Tariffs & China 4/6/25
The primary purpose of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is to promote fair and free global trade by developing international trade...
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Apr 65 min read
Tidbits, Tariffs, Aviation Fuel, Panama Canal 4/5/25
Tidbits At 5 AM Central yesterday morning, China announced an additional 34% tariff on all U.S. products beginning 10 April and Reuters...
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Apr 55 min read
Tidbits, February Crush, Grain Stocks Details, China Growth, Brazilian Corn 4/2/25
Tidbits Today is when President Trump said his tariffs on various imported products from multiple countries will be announced. The market...
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Apr 24 min read
Tidbits, Fertilizers, Chinese Ships, Grain Inventory Estimates 3/30/25
Highlights India is, by far, the largest world buyer of nitrogen fertilizer and they prefer urea. This past week India finally issued...
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Mar 304 min read
Tidbits, Crude Oil, Chinese Steel & Tariffs, FOB, Market Commentary 3/17/25
Price of Crude Oil May Be Going Up Last week, the Iranian-backed Houthis said they would resume attacks on Israeli vessels sailing off...
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Mar 175 min read
Tidbits, Used Cooking Oil, China Imports, ENSO, Export Inspections 3/11/25
Highlights At 11 AM Central Time, the USDA will release its March S&D. It will be neutral for the market at the worst. Despite all the...
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Mar 114 min read
Tidbits, China & Tariffs, Brazil Trades, Q&A: Commercials' Hedging, FOB 3/10/25
Highlights On Saturday, China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products, retaliating...
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Mar 105 min read
Tidbits, China, SA Crops, US Trade, Broilers & Ethanol 2/6/25
Highlights China’s government and financial sectors returned to work yesterday after the Lunar New Year holiday. Equity and commodity...
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Feb 66 min read
Tidbits, China Tariffs, Brazil, Palm Oil 2/5/25
Highlights A 10% tariff on Chinese imports into the U.S. went into effect yesterday. China said it will retaliate with a 15% tariff on...
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Feb 54 min read
Tidbits, China Imports, Tariffs, Brazil Soy Crush, Russian Wheat, Consensus 1/23/25
Tidbits Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sale of 136,000 mts of old crop corn to unknown. Rumors are floating that China needs...
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Jan 234 min read
Tidbits, Argentina, Brazil, China 1/18/25
Highlights The CBOT ag markets will not trade until 7 PM Monday evening due to MLK Day. Yesterday morning the European weather model...
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Jan 184 min read
Tidbits, Beans Market, China Imports, Grain Stocks, ENSO, Export Inspections 1/14/25
Highlights We really do not have a logical explanation why soybeans futures are up 68¢ the past 3 trading days and up $1.06 the past 15...
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Jan 144 min read
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