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Indian Subcontinent Regional Analysis

Corn Exports Unlikely Without More Signifcant Drop in Domestic Prices Domestic corn prices in the key rabi production center (Gulabbagh, Bihar) have continued to fall. The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) spot price is down and expected to move lower as harvest nears. Old stocks (harvested in April 2017) are currently being sold at a loss at $174-180/MT, similar to pricing last year, and local sellers are unable to recover the cost of storage as well. Although international corn prices have moved up (U.S. deliveries to Southeast Asia or SEA are close to $229-232/MT with South American origin at $220-225/MT and Ukrainian at $224/MT), India’s prices are currently $210-220/MT FOB East Coast and $235-250/MT delivered...

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Russian Grain Markets: 11 – 15 August 2025 During the second week of August, the market realized that harvesting produces all the grain the market needs and this caused bearish sentiments in most of Russia’s regions. Some regions like Siberia and Ural are sensitive to the harvesting...

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