Tidbits China bought 20 shiploads of Brazil’s soybeans over the weekend.   Bloomberg reported that China is seeking U.S. wheat offers for December through February shipment. That supported corn yesterday. The U.S. will suspend port fees for a year on China-linked vessels starting November 10 as part of deescalating maritime tensions, Bloomberg reports. The White House says the pause of measures aimed at countering China’s shipping dominance will last one year while the U.S. negotiates with...

Tidbits Crude oil:  Yesterday OPEC+ agreed to maintain its 137,000 million barrels per day oil production increase for December, but decided to pause production increases for the first three months of 2026.   Trump said late Thursday Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum are working to finalize an agreement that would see China make a “very large transaction” of Alaskan oil and gas.   Ukraine:  CNN reported that the Pentagon has approved the transfer of...

World Free-On-Board Grain & Oilseed Prices for November 1, 2025