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June 13, 2025
European traders reported that the Tunisian state grain agency purchased around 100,000 metric tonnes of soft wheat from origins other than Tunisia in a Friday international tender. The 75,000 tonnes sought in the tender was exceeded. Grain Star…
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June 10, 2025
Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought around 68,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on a private basis without launching an international tender on Tuesday, European traders reported. The estimated cost of the ton was $233.99, including freight.
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June 10, 2025
European traders reported that the leading South Korean animal feed manufacturer Nonghyup Feed Inc., (NOFI), bought approximately 136,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Tuesday in an international bid seeking up to 13,88,000 tons. The corn can be purchased from South America…
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June 9, 2025
According to European traders, the Korea Feed Association in South Korea bought an estimated 65,000 tons of animal feed in a private transaction late last week. There was no international tender. They said that the corn would be imported from South America.
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June 5, 2025
The Feed Leaders Committee of South Korea (FLC) purchased around 67,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Thursday in a private transaction without holding an international tender. The corn was bought at an estimated cost of $234.99 per ton, including freight.
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June 4, 2025
U.S. Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said at a Senate hearing, that NOAA has 'full staff' of weather forecasters and scientist after concerns raised about some offices not having 24-hour staffing before hurricane season. "We have a full staff…
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May 30, 2025
The captain of the container ship which collided with a U.S. oil tanker near Britain's East Coast pleaded guilty to manslaughter through gross negligence in London on Friday. Vladimir Motin was a Russian citizen, aged 59. He was the captain…
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May 28, 2025
European traders reported that Jordan's state grain purchaser purchased approximately 50,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley on Wednesday in an international bid seeking up to 120,00 tons. The cargo was to be delivered in the first half September.
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May 22, 2025
The transport ministry announced on Thursday that the South African government had agreed to provide a 51 billion rand ($2.8billion) guarantee facility for Transnet, a state-owned logistics company in financial trouble. Transnet has been struggling…
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May 22, 2025
Poland is investigating whether explosive devices have been planted after a Russian "shadow fleet's" ship was seen suspiciously moving near a cable connecting Poland and Sweden on Wednesday. According to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Poland will be looking into the matter.
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May 21, 2025
Ambrey, a British maritime security company, said that a hijack signal sent by a Panamanian flagged petroleum products tanker near Iran was a false alert. Ambrey reported the incident on Tuesday, south of the busy Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes without naming "UAE-linked vessel".
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May 20, 2025
Russia accused NATO on Tuesday of committing what it described as aggressive actions in Baltic Sea, which impeded freedom of shipping. This came after Estonia attempted to seize and failed to do so a tanker. Estonia reported on Thursday, last week…
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May 15, 2025
European traders reported on Thursday that the Algerian state agency ONAB was believed to not have made any substantial purchases in an auction which closed on February 28th for up to 320,000 tons of corn, to be sourced exclusively from Argentina or Brazil.
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May 14, 2025
Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought about 60,000 tons of soymeal from South America on Wednesday in a deal that was not subject to an international tender, traders reported. The estimated cost and freight per ton was $346.40, including the surcharge for port unloading.
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May 14, 2025
European traders reported that the leading South Korean animal feed manufacturer Nonghyup Feed Inc., (NOFI), bought approximately 65,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Wednesday in an international bid seeking up to 138,000 metric tons.
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May 14, 2025
Hapag-Lloyd's CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said on Wednesday that the company is experiencing a higher demand this week for freight traffic between China and the United States, following the detente reached in the trade dispute between the two countries.
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May 12, 2025
European traders reported on Monday that the Algerian state agency ONAB had issued a tender for a new international purchase of up to 320,000 tons of animal feed grain sourced only from Argentina or Brazil. They said that the deadline for submitting price offers is May 13th.
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May 12, 2025
Maersk, a Danish shipping company, said that on Monday the agreement between China & the United States on a 90-day suspension of tariffs & reciprocal duties is a positive step. At 0948 GMT, shares of Maersk were trading 12.9% higher. In an email…
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May 8, 2025
European traders reported that the Feed Leaders Committee, a South Korean import group, purchased 60,000 metric tonnes of soymeal on Thursday in an international auction. The soymeal was expected to come from South America. It is believed that the FLC purchased from Cargill, a trading house.
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May 8, 2025
Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter operating income that was above expectations on Thursday and maintained its profit forecast for the full year. In a press release, CEO Vincent Clerc stated that "we delivered strong results in comparison to the same quarter of last year.
