Morocco's overall wheat and barley plantings are up by about 11 percent with production expected to increase by 69 percent compared with last year. Wheat imports are forecast to drop as a result, and the government has raised the wheat import tariff to 75 percent.
Regional Updates Mediterranean/Middle East Comments According to the latest USDA/FAS report on Morocco, overall wheat and barley plantings are up by about 11 percent. Production is expected to increase by 69 percent from last year's very low total of 11.5 MMT, which included 5.6 MMT of wheat, 2.4 MMT of durum and 3.5 MMT of barley. As a result of the good crop year, wheat imports are forecast to drop by about 20 percent to 2.8 MMT. The Moroccan government has recently...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
