Nick Paumen at CHS Hedging said “Hamas said it will not take part in Thursday’s talks, but Israel will attend. Reuters also reports that the US Secretary of State has postponed a trip that was supposed to begin yesterday.” The Financial Times reported that the Panama Canal is struggling to regain the trust of traders in the liquefied natural gas and food commodities after the major drought last year. The canal hopes to be back to near full capacity by September. Nick Paumen at CHS Hedging said “The lower Mississippi is being watched for low water concerns in the next few weeks.”