Turkey's reduced crop production, resulting from several weather-related issues, is negatively impacting both wheat and barley exports as well as increasing the volume of imports required to meet its needs.
News Updates With the month of Ramadan coming to an end last Monday, most countries in North Africa and the Middle East were closed during the week for the Eid. As a result, grain news from the region is quite limited for this report.Local buyers have made this region the major destination for a record level of Russian corn exports. While Turkey represented 49 percent of those sales last year, its share has dropped to 23 percent as Russia's corn exports doubled in the past nine months to 3.9 MMT. Iran and Holland each purchas...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
