Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Egypt’s Ministry of Supply has increased its selling price of wheat, both local and imported, by about 20 percent. At the same time, the price of government wheat flour has increased by 35 percent. These price increases will not affect the subsidized local bread price. The Ministry also said that these are the first increases in 30 years. Local subsidized bread is supplied at 16 percent of the actual cost of production. SOUTHERN/EASTERN/WESTERN AFRICA
Flour Mills of Nigeria has shown an increase of 67 percent in income for the Q1 of 2024 with operating profit up by just over 100 percent. Much of the increase was due to “enhanced capacit...
Grains posted strong gains today, putting the bulls firmly in the driver’s seat. There was no shortage of fuel for the move, with three W’s driving the rally: weather, war and worry. Weather: Cooler temperatures are temporarily easing stress across the Northern Plains and Midwest, b...
Key Takeaways: Global and U.S. cotton demand has struggled since the post-COVID-19 pandemic surge, which has left cotton prices drifting lower in the U.S. The war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, along with their impact on global energy markets, could boost cotton demand...
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