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Kevin Duling with KD Investors says if crude oil continues to climb the funds may buy grains as a hedge against inflation and there has been some of that showing up already.

As the Strait of Hormuz faces potential closure, experts warn of supply chain disruptions just as U.S. farmers prepare for spring planting.

Chuck Shelby with Risk Management Commodities says the uncertainty in the grain markets caused some risk off selling by traders but futures ended off session lows.

New Rabobank research shows the potential effect of losing this critical shipping channel to the global fertilizer market.

Roughly 37.6 million acres of U.S. ag land is foreign owned, according to USDA. However, select purchases of U.S. land could come to an end following a Senate vote this week.

Iran is about to open for business, and the world’s grain traders are lining up.