Wheat Wheat continues to capture the attention of many traders and analysts in Argentina. Planting continues to be delayed due to lack of soil moisture and sowing has only reached 30 percent completion, which implies a year-on-year delay of 6 percentage points. The seasonal rains have not yet appeared, and forecasts are not encouraging. At the end of June, some rains are expected for northeastern Argentina, but the most drought-affected areas will have to continue waiting. Many producers have already decided not to plant wheat and instead chose to work fields for a good sowing of summer crops. Others will switch to short-growing seasonal wheat varieties if rain appears, even if yields are somewhat reduced. Last week, the Buenos Aires Grai...
Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Bangladesh is reported to have finalized the purchase of 270,000 MT of wheat, including 220,000 MT of U.S. wheat. The U.S. wheat is priced at $322/MT, with an additional 50,000 MT of wheat at $297.90/MT through an international te...
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