Tidbits, Iran, Wheat Market, Weather, China 2/28/26
- Wright team
- Feb 28
- 5 min read
Highlights
Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday about 8 AM local time, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West.
The New York Times and Al Jazeera, citing a U.S. official, reported that the United States took part in the strikes.
President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military began major combat operations in Iran.
Tidbits
Grain import: Denver based Ardent Mills has a flour mill in the Tampa Bay area of Florida which made news last week when it unloaded a shipload of wheat from Argentina. Ardent explained the cost of rail transportation from Kansas versus water transportation from Argentina made Kansas wheat too expensive.
Most summers, corn from Brazil to the port of Wilmington, North Carolina is less expensive than corn railed to the Carolinas from the Corn Belt. Thus, several shiploads of Brazil’s corn are imported through Wilmington Port probably 6 out of 10 years.
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