Regional News The EU Commission reported that the favorable weather conditions across most of Europe “allowed farmers to make good progress” harvesting 2021 summer crops and planting 2022 winter crops. The Commission increased its forecast of summer crop yields, with the 2021 EU maize yield now pegged at 7.79 MT/ha and the soybean yield at 3.0 MT/ha.
The EU Commission’s recent report also noted that wet weather in France, Belgium, Greece, and southern Bulgaria have delayed the harvest of summer crops and – WPI infers – raised some yield risks consequently. Conversely, drought in Romania has only been partly offset by early October rains and winter crop planting and emergence remain “subopt...
WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “How To”...
Russian Grain Markets: 12–16 October 2026 During the week in review, the Russian grain market began recovering after an extended decline driven largely by Black Sea logistics bottlenecks, a good crop and weaker global demand in traditional Russian markets. Russia is beginning to harvest c...
What You Need to Know Today: Corn and soybeans were under heavy selling pressure as weaker (or at least as-expected) export demand runs into an accelerating harvest pace with more grain available in the spot market. Corn and soybean harvest progress remains below average across the U.S., espec...
