Regional News Kazakhstan’s grain harvest is expected to coincide with heavy rains forecast for the next few weeks, which will likely cause a significant deterioration of the crop’s quality. Last week, the EU Commission’s MARS crop monitoring unit adjusted its 2024/25 yield forecast for the bloc, with the major trends being that of smaller grain and oilseed yields. The weather forecast remains challenging with areas of too much moisture in western/central Europe while the eastern portion of the bloc sees high temperatures and drought.
Milling Wheat Wheat markets are largely trading two different and diverging trends: the increasing quality and production potential of the U.S. crop and the exact...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
