Key Takeaways:
Australia's wheat crop is expected to decline sharply in 2026/27 as dry conditions and high input costs reduce planted area and yield potential. Some Australian farmers are shifting acreage from wheat to barley and canola in response to weather and profitability concerns. Large wheat supplies from Russia, along with ample inventories in China and India, continue to weigh on global wheat prices. More than half of global wheat stocks are held in China and India, limiting the amount of inventory readily available to world markets. The U.S. wheat crop is expected to fall to its lowest level since 2002/03 as drought reduces production in key winter wheat regions. The outlook for Russia's 2026/27 crop may ultimat...
What You Need to Know Today: Wheat futures pulled back sharply after Russian President Putin said there was a “chance” for peace and an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. There is plenty of skepticism about the opportunity for peace in Ukraine, but that didn’t stop wheat fr...
Energy: Risk Over Rules Fighting between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz escalated overnight. Tehran accused U.S. forces of striking a residential area after U.S. Central Command said its second round of attacks in three days targeted Iranian radar systems and mi...
