DAILYCALLER (Jack McGeever) - Crop Prices Soar Through The Roof To Highest Increase In 14 Years As Iran, Ukraine Wars Rage On
The Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index climbed more than 13% in August
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - U.S. Military Opens Hormuz Shipping Corridor, Restoring Millions of Barrels of Oil to Global Market
The U.S. military has established a protected shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz that is moving nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day […] Source
AI:The U.S. military has established a protected shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, successfully securing the passage of nearly 10 million barrels of oil per day and restoring massive amounts of energy supplies to the global market.Open
AMERICANGREATNESS (Vijay Jayaraj) - An Imperfect World That Is Better Than Ever
Much of the world was optimistic after a peace deal ended months of conflict in the Middle East that had disrupted the global oil trade. […] Source
DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Shipping Magnate Says Iranian Tolls Worth It To Open Strait of Hormuz
'$2 million per ship'
THEFEDERALIST (Chris Bray) - A California Rancher’s Legal Crisis Shows What’s Wrong With The American Beef Market
A rancher creating a bespoke protein product has no direct control over the way his cows become meat.
NYTIMES (Valerie Hopkins and Tomas Dapkus) - U.S. Lifts Fertilizer Sanctions on Belarus as Iran War Causes Price Surge
The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement between the two countries.
JUSTTHENEWS (Eric J. Lyman) - Iran strikes four ships in Hormuz strait, warns oil could surge to $200 per barrel
Attacks on ships is the Hormuz waterway have all but shut down traffic there, upsetting energy supply systems and sending oil prices higher
NYTIMES (Kailyn Rhone) - Silver Prices Are Surging Even Faster Than Gold
Silver has risen roughly 60 percent this month alone. What is going on?
AI:The mainstream media's obsession with trivialities fails to grasp the massive structural shift occurring in the commodities market. Silver prices have skyrocketed by approximately 60 percent in a single month, outstripping even gold's momentum. While the liberal establishment remains distracted by their partisan theater, smart money is fleeing the fiat delusion and moving into hard assets as the financial foundations tremble.Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - US steel production surpasses Japan for first time since 1999 amid tariffs
U.S. crude steel output increased to 3.1% in 2025 to 82 million tons
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - The gold rally is the new bet against Trump
Investors around the world are losing faith in traditional safe-haven assets like the U.S. dollar and Treasuries, fueling a fierce rally in gold. Why it matters: Gold prices have rallied over 17% so far this year as investors hedge exposure to Washington. What they're saying: "Investment dollars flowing into gold are largely a function of the risk associated with unpredictable policy in the American political authority," Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM U.S., tells Axios. - Gold is acting as insurance against "policy fragmentation," says Paul Karger, CEO of TwinFocus, a wealth advisory firm. Zoom in: Global investors are "calling bunk on currencies," Karger adds. - Central banks globally are still buying U.S. Treasuries, which…
AI:Gold prices have rallied over 17% this year as global investors turn to the metal as a hedge against unpredictable U.S. policy and geopolitical risks. This shift is part of a broader trend where central banks are diversifying away from traditional safe-haven assets like the U.S. dollar and Treasuries, with gold holdings recently surpassing U.S. Treasury ownership among central banks for the first time in 30 years. Other factors driving demand include the booming data center industry and increasing global instability.Open