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Ukrainian drones hit targets in three Russian regions, local officials say
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones struck energy and industrial targets across the Russian regions of Krasnodar, Tatarstan and Kaluga overnight, local officials said on Thursday, and the Ukrainian military confirmed it had carried out two of the three attacks. In the southern region of Krasn...Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
Ukraine condemns Russian new year drone attack on power infrastructure
Jan 1 (Reuters) - A Russian drone attack damaged power infrastructure in several Ukrainian regions overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, while Moscow accused Ukraine of carrying out a deadly new year attack in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine."On New Year, Russia deliber...Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
Ukraine's military says it hit Russia's Ilsky refinery
KYIV, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Thursday it had hit Russia's Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region overnight, adding that the results of the attack were still being confirmed.In a statement on Telegram, the military also said it hit the Almetevskaya oil prepa...Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
Ukraine says overnight Russian drone attack damaged power infrastructure
Jan 1 (Reuters) - A Russian drone attack damaged power infrastructure in several Ukrainian regions overnight, Ukraine's energy ministry said on Thursday.The ministry said a "significant number" of households in the Volyn and Odesa regions - in northwestern and southwestern Ukraine, respe...Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
Ukrainian drones strike energy storage facility in Russia's Tatarstan, local governor says
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones on Thursday struck an energy storage facility in the Russian city of Almetyevsk, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, Russian media cited the press service of the local governor as saying.Kyiv has been intensifying strikes against Russian energy...Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
Oil refinery in southern Russia struck by Ukrainian drone, local authorities say
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The Ilskiy oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region was hit by debris from a Ukrainian drone, causing a fire which had been put out overnight, local authorities said on Thursday. Kyiv has since August stepped up drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastr...Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
Serbia's NIS gets US approval to resume production in its refinery
BELGRADE, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. has granted Serbia's majority-Russian refiner NIS NIIS.BEL an operating licence until January 23, enabling it to resume production after a 36-day break, the energy minister said on Wednesday. The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control...Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry
China sets 2026 import quota at 2.7 million tons for key countriesMeasure takes effect on January 1 for three yearsTariffs aim to protect domestic industryNew quotas for Brazil, Australia below 2025 shipment levelsAnalysts say China's beef farming lacks competitivenessBy Daphne Zhang, Ella Cao a...Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
Trump delays tariff hike for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets by one year
Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday to delay increases in tariffs for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for another year, the White House said.Reuters
Thu, Jan 1
USDA details $12 billion farm aid package favoring rice, cotton; soy farmers warn of strain
Soybean farmers face financial challenges despite aidSpecialty crop and sugar farmers await details on $1 billion aidPayments expected by February 28, USDA Secretary Rollins statesBy P.J. Huffstutter and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture released detai...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
LIVESTOCK-CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies
CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Wednesday as market players anticipated tighter cattle supplies in the first quarter of the new year, and there was some technical buying, according to analysts. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled 1.125 cents highe...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Corn, soybean basis bids slip amid elevated empty barge freight rates
CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn and soybeans shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals eased on Wednesday, as export premiums were mixed ahead of the New Year holiday, traders said.U.S. grain markets will be closed Thursday for New Year’s Day.Empty barge freight values remained e...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis flat as wheat futures slump ahead of holiday
CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat held steady in the southern U.S. Plains on Wednesday, spot checks showed, while slumping K.C. wheat futures discouraged farmer grain sales heading into the New Year's Day holiday.K.C. HRW wheat futures fell for a fourth strai...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
GRAINS-Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years
By Renee Hickman CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures dropped on Wednesday but logged their first annual gain in three years, supported by China's return to the U.S. market following a late-October trade truce, although ample global supplies capped the advance.Wheat and corn fu...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
CORRECTED-CBOT corn ticks down on a day of light trade
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures eased slightly on Wednesday on a day of thin pre-holiday trade, awaiting fresh news. U.S. exports continue to be robust, analysts said, but expectations of a large South American crop are weighing on the market. The USDA reported net export sale...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
CBOT wheat falls on large global supplies in limited trade
CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday due to global oversupply, shrugging off the escalating war between grain producers Russia and Ukraine on a day of light pre-holiday trade. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported net export sales of U.S. 2025-26 w...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
US oil production hit record high in October, EIA says
HOUSTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. oil production hit a record high in October, according to the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday. Domestic oil output rose by 31,000 barrels per day to 13.87 million bpd. Oil output in New Mexico, the second-largest oil-producing state, also climbed by 31...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
CBOT soybeans tumble on weak demand but rise for the year
CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures took a dive on Wednesday, with low demand and expectations of a large soybean harvest in Brazil pressuring futures, analysts said. But, soybeans rose annually, with China returning to the U.S. market.The USDA reported net export sale...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
US issues fresh sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil sector
Sanctions mark latest action in Trump's pressure campaignUS targets four companies it says operated in Venezuela’s oil sector Sanctions also target four vesselsBy Daphne Psaledakis and Marianna Parraga WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on ...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
