Egypt's GASC had a very busy week with two tenders and surprising purchases of wheat from France and the U.S. It bought 180,000 MT of French wheat at an average price of $247.40/MT CNF and 55,000 MT of U.S. soft red winter wheat at $244.42/MT CNF.
News Updates Russia announced that its August grain exports have reached the highest level in 10 years at approximately 4.2 MMT. It stated that the major destination was Turkey (18 percent), followed by Egypt (13 percent), Iran (10 percent), South Africa (5 percent) and Israel (5 percent). As a further point, up to 90 percent of the shipments out of the Black Sea are said to be grains. MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Reports in Iran indicate that the government has purchased a lar...
What You Need to Know Today: The Trump administration announced new tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 major U.S. trading partners as part of a Section 301 action aimed at combating forced labor in global supply chains. Countries that have agreed to adopt and enforce bans...
Key Takeaways: Grain futures pulled back sharply in overnight trade Friday on rumors that Ukraine proposed two possible options for ensuring civilian vessel safety in the Black Sea. Both Russia and Ukraine have recently targeted civilian vessels carrying oil and grain in the Sea of Azov...