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Indian Subcontinent Regional Analysis

Sugar Production Estimates Lowered Based on new satellite survey data from the Indian Sugar Mills Association’s (ISMA’s) satellite survey of sugarcane plantings, the sugar production estimate has been decreased from 31.5 MMT to 30.7 MMT. That is 4.3 MMT or 12.28 percent lower than the October 2018 estimate. This includes a 0.5 MMT reduction because of B-heavy molasses and cane juice diversion for ethanol. Uttar Pradesh, India’s top sugar producer that accounted for almost 35 percent of the country’s total production in 2017/18, will see a drop of 0.77 MMT to 11.28 MMT. In Maharashtra, production is forecast at 9.5 MMT, down 1.22 MMT from 2017/18. However, it is expected to be higher in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujara...

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Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.44/bushel, down $0.03 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.34/bushel, up $0 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.4175/bushel, down $0.1 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $296.3/short ton, down $0.1 from yest...

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Market Commentary: Bears Rule Mostly; Rain and Sunshine Make Grain

Wheat and pigs were the day’s winners, with much of the rest of the contracts bleeding red. President Trump’s war of words with China added some negative energy on the day. It was similar for the week with HRS and hogs adding value, and soymeal higher by a miniscule fraction, but th...

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Drew Lerner at World Weather, Inc. makes an interesting analogy between U.S. weather this spring, and that of 1968. Both this year and 1968 involved recovery from peak solar activity (sunspots) and neutral ENSO (El Niño/Southern Oscillation) conditions.  He looked at seven previous...

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