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October 17, 2025
Donald Trump stated on Friday, amid an escalating conflict between Washington and Caracas, that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro did not want to "fuck" around with the United States. Trump's remarks followed a report citing three sources that said the U.S.
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October 17, 2025
Three sources with knowledge of the situation said that the U.S. military was holding two survivors on a Navy vessel after they rescued them from a suspected drugs vessel in the Caribbean, which had been hit by an American strike that also killed two other people.
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October 16, 2025
The Chinese sanctions on U.S. Hanwha Ocean affiliates this week are intended to undermine South Korea's cooperation with the United States and "to force" Washington's Asian allies, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department on Friday.
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October 16, 2025
A U.S. official revealed that the U.S. Military carried out a new attack on Thursday against a suspected drugs vessel in the Caribbean. In what seemed to be a world first, survivors were among the crew. The official who spoke under anonymity…
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October 16, 2025
Daewoo Engineering & Construction, a South Korean company, has started work on a $780 million project in Turkmenistan. Local television reported that Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berndymukhamedov was present at a ceremony to mark the opening of the plant.
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October 16, 2025
European traders reported on Thursday that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC purchased approximately 400,000 metric tonnes of durum wheat at an international auction which ended on Wednesday. Algeria often purchases more than the nominal 50,000 tons sought in the tender.
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October 16, 2025
QatarEnergy, a state-owned company, has cut the price of al-Shaheen oil loadings in December by more than one year, according to several sources in the trade. The market was hampered by an abundance of Middle Eastern crude oil. Sources said…
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October 15, 2025
Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought about 70,000 tons of animal feed in a private deal without issuing a tender on Wednesday, European traders reported. The corn could be sourced from South America, the United States or South Africa.
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October 15, 2025
Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought 68,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Wednesday in a private transaction without holding an international tender. The estimated cost and freight was $234.80 per ton plus an additional $1.50 for port unloading.
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October 15, 2025
The traders estimated that the lowest price in Bangladesh's tender to buy 50,000 metric tonnes of rice, which closed on March 23, was $355.99 per metric ton CIF. They said that offers are still being considered, and no purchases have yet been reported.
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October 15, 2025
According to traders, only one trading firm is believed to have participated in the international bid on Wednesday by Jordan's state grain buyer to buy up to 120,00 metric tons animal feed barley. Trading house Bunge was thought to be the participant.
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October 15, 2025
European traders reported that the Korea Feed Association (KFA), a South Korean organization, purchased approximately 131,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn at an international auction on Wednesday. The KFA was seeking up to 136,000 metric tons.
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October 15, 2025
Traders said that the lowest price in Bangladesh's tender to buy 50,000 metric tonnes of rice, which closed on Tuesday, was $355.99 per metric ton CIF. They said that offers are still being considered, and no purchases have yet been reported.
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October 15, 2025
European traders reported that a group of South Korean mills purchased an estimated 50,000 tons of milling grain to be sourced in the United States at an international auction on Wednesday. The 45,000 tonnes of Canadian wheat that was also requested were not believed to have been purchased. The U.S.
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October 15, 2025
European traders reported on Wednesday that the Korea Feed Association of South Korea (KFA) had issued an international tender for up to 136,000 tons animal feed corn. Also, the deadline for submitting price offers to the KFA Incheon section's tender is Wednesday, October 15th.
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October 15, 2025
The state grain buyer of Jordan has announced an international tender for up to 120,000 tons of milling whey that can come from optional origins. The deadline to submit price offers for the tender is October 21, 2010. The traders had expected a new announcement after Jordan's previous tender of 120…
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October 15, 2025
European traders reported that the MFIG group of Taiwan bought approximately 65,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn, which was expected to come from the United States during an international auction on Wednesday. They said that the yellow corn was bought at a premium estimated to be 173.32 U.S.
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October 14, 2025
The oil prices dropped on Tuesday. They settled 1.5% lower, as the International Energy Agency warned about a massive supply glut in 2026 and trade tensions between the U.S., China and other major economies continued. Brent crude futures dropped…
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October 14, 2025
The latest in a series of recent strikes, a U.S. airstrike on a boat near the Venezuelan coast on Tuesday resulted in the death of six suspected drug traffickers. The strike is just the latest example of Trump’s efforts to use U.S. Military power in new and often controversial ways.
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October 14, 2025
In an international auction held on Tuesday, Jordan's state grain buyer bought about 60,000 metric tonnes of hard milling whey from optional origins. They said that it was estimated to have been purchased from CHS trading house at a cost of $262.50 per ton…
