Regional News Political tensions between Algeria and France reportedly prompted the former country to exclude its traditionally favored European trading partner from a recent wheat purchase tender. Algeria in its latest tender specifically requested no submissions from France and purchased Black Sea wheat. Planting of Russia’s 2025/26 winter crops is off to a slow start with just 8.3 Mha seeded so far, the lowest level since 2013 and below the 2023 planting rate of 9.3 MMT. Tunisia purchased 125 KMT of wheat from optional origins at $231.60-239.93/MT C&F for LH October/FH November delivery. From January through September, Egypt has imported 10.8 MMT of wheat, up from 8.3 MMT during the same period in 20...
What Matters Today... Fed holds rates steady as inflation uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict pressures equities and supports broader commodity risk premia Biofuel demand accelerating globally, with U.S. imports of used cooking oil and strong soyoil demand reinforcing upside across the soy c...
Russian Grain Markets: 20-24 April 2026 During the week in review, the Russian grains market remained volatile with a broadly bullish undertone. However, it remains too early to determine whether this shift is being driven by geopolitical factors or short-term positioning. The market continues...
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