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Mercosur Regional Analysis

Wheat Brazil’s state of Rio Grande do Sul is experiencing the worst climatic catastrophe in the last 80 years, with intense rains causing major floods. There are many dead, injured, and evacuated individuals. Rio Grande do Sul represents approximately 50 percent of the country's wheat production and although wheat planting usually begins around this time for most of the state, it is currently impossible to plant. Moreover, fields which have already been seeded are suffering from the flooding. Almost 1.3 Mha have been affected out of a total planted or to-be-planted area of 3.3 Mha in the state. The impact could be significant for Brazil's total production, and it implies the country will have to import more wheat than usual. How muc...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Mercosur Regional Analysis

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Regional News  Russia’s recent strikes against Ukraine and poor progress in peace talks between the two countries in Istanbul have added “war risk” premia back into several markets, including wheat.  Farmers in Spain and France were protesting, again, agricultural im...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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