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March 25, 2025
Delfin LNG, a German company and Securing Energy For Europe have signed an agreement to supply 1.5 million tons per year of U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). The companies announced this on Tuesday. Delfin announced in a release that the floating…
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March 25, 2025
Euronext wheat prices fell on Tuesday after the U.S. announced an agreement with Russia and Ukraine that would protect maritime trade along the Black Sea. This could lead to increased competition for exports, traders reported. Euronext's May…
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March 25, 2025
Chicago wheat futures eased Tuesday after the United States announced that it has reached agreements with Russia, Ukraine and other countries to ensure safe navigation on the Black Sea. Analysts predicted a large South American soybean crop and corn prices also dropped.
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March 25, 2025
The Kremlin announced on Tuesday that Moscow has agreed to guarantee safe navigation in Black Sea provided Western sanctions against companies exporting food and fertilizer are lifted. The United States and Russia have also agreed on measures…
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March 25, 2025
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president, said that the truce over the Black Sea and the energy infrastructure took effect immediately on Tuesday. He also stated that if Moscow violated the agreements he would ask Donald Trump for more weapons and sanctions against Russia.
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March 25, 2025
Ukraine's Defence Minister said that Kyiv had agreed to the two ceasefires with Russia announced by the United States Tuesday, and that Kyiv welcomed third countries who would support the implementation of these accords. The United States announced…
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March 25, 2025
Vattenfall, a Swedish energy utility, announced on Tuesday that it had made a final decision to invest in two wind farm projects located in the German North Sea. Nordlicht 1 and 2 are expected to be Germany's largest offshore wind farm. Vattenfall…
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March 25, 2025
Chicago wheat futures were almost flat on Tuesday, after a sharp drop in the previous session due to improved weather forecasts for key growing regions. Traders are monitoring ongoing Russia-Ukraine negotiations. By 1108 GMT, the most active…
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March 25, 2025
People familiar with the matter said that this week, the U.S. Navy will announce who it plans to build its next generation carrier-based stealth aircraft. The program is worth hundreds of millions of dollars over its lifespan and plays a crucial role in its plan to face China.
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March 24, 2025
On April 1, an LNG tanker will arrive in Canada to cool down the LNG Canada plant in Kitimat (British Columbia), which is considered to be the final step before production of supercooled gas begins at the plant. The delivery is scheduled for early April.
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March 24, 2025
Euronext wheat dropped on Monday, to its lowest level in almost two weeks. U.S. and Russian talks aimed at a Black Sea ceasefire in Ukraine raised the expectations of increased grain shipments. Euronext's front-month May milling grain closed at 222 euros ($239.49)…
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March 24, 2025
Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said Monday that any country buying oil or gas in Venezuela would be charged a 25% duty on all trades with the United States. The "secondary tariffs" will go into effect on April 2nd, Trump stated in a Truth Social posting.
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March 24, 2025
The Moroccan government will extend the current soft wheat subsidy program until December 31, the state grain agency ONICL announced on Monday. This means that the country, which is suffering from a drought, will have to import all year. ONICL…
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March 24, 2025
Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilder, reported a net income of 27 million euro ($29.22m) in 2018 and beat expectations by the market for its core earnings. The group's industrial plan had predicted a return to profitability in 2023, but it came one year sooner than expected.
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March 24, 2025
European traders reported on Monday that the Taiwan Flour Millers' Association had issued an international bid to buy an estimated 100,000 metric tonnes of grade 1 milling grain to be sourced in the United States. The deadline for submitting price offers is the 27th of March.
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March 23, 2025
On Sunday, the defending series champions Spain dominated the second day of SailGP's fifth round. Diego Botin led his team to victory in a thrilling final against Canada and France. The Spaniards won their first race of the season by winning two of the seven races over the weekend.
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March 23, 2025
After discussions with Ukrainian diplomats on Sunday, a U.S. delegation will meet with Russian officials to discuss progress towards a Black Sea ceasefire as well as a wider cessation in violence in the Ukraine war. The so-called "technical talks" come as U.S.
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March 23, 2025
The regulatory freeze imposed by President Donald Trump has created chaos and uncertainty in a number lucrative American fisheries. This could delay the start of the fishing season on the East Coast for fleets of cod and haddock. Interviews…
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March 21, 2025
The price of European wheat fell on Friday due to Black Sea competition as well as a drop on U.S. market. Euronext's benchmark May milling grain was down by 0.3% at 1500 GMT, to 226.00 Euros ($244.42) per metric ton. The price was set to rise…
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March 21, 2025
A poll conducted on Friday revealed that 72% of Americans said the U.S. could not remain dependent on China or other foreign shipbuilders. Morning Consult conducted a survey on March 10-12 of 2,204 adults for the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
