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European Market Analysis

Regional News  President Trump announced 30 percent tariffs on imports from the EU effective 1 August even as the EU and U.S. trade negotiations continue.  Western Europe saw heavy and mostly beneficial precipitation last week, but a dry trend is now emerging for the region. Last week’s rains paused the barley and wheat harvests but offered beneficial moisture to summer crops, including maize. The current forecast favors the winter crop harvest but will start to stress maize, sunflowers, and other spring crops. The current two-week forecast offers above-average temperatures for most of Europe and the 2-5-day outlook remains dry for western Europe as well. Thereafter, showers are forecast to move into the region, which should...

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