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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Egypt has a program that it says will reduce wheat imports and cut subsidies on bread. The plan is to blend wheat flour with local corn and sorghum flour. Savings, it is said, could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. However, millers and bakers say that this blending could result in poor quality flour and lower quality bread. As presented to millers and bakers, starting April 2025, 20 percent of the flour for subsidized bread will be from corn and sorghum. Several years ago, Egypt had a program for blending corn flour with wheat flour but industry pressure caused the program to be cancelled.   Egypt’s GASC reportedly booked 510,000 M...

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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 26–30 January 2026 The Russian grains market remains volatile, with bearish sentiment prevailing on the RUB export trade platform despite higher U.S. dollar–denominated export prices and zero export duties currently in place. With a large crop available, marke...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

European Market Analysis

Milling Wheat  Large supplies and strong exports of wheat from the Black Sea and Russia continue to cap upside potential for wheat. U.S. and EU markets rallied last week until late in the week, when they hit a combination of technical pressure and increased competition from the Black Sea.&...

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Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.295/bushel, up $0.01 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.2675/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.9225/bushel, up $0.265 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $296.2/short ton, up $4.3 from...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 26–30 January 2026 The Russian grains market remains volatile, with bearish sentiment prevailing on the RUB export trade platform despite higher U.S. dollar–denominated export prices and zero export duties currently in place. With a large crop available, marke...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

European Market Analysis

Milling Wheat  Large supplies and strong exports of wheat from the Black Sea and Russia continue to cap upside potential for wheat. U.S. and EU markets rallied last week until late in the week, when they hit a combination of technical pressure and increased competition from the Black Sea.&...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.295/bushel, up $0.01 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.2675/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.9225/bushel, up $0.265 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $296.2/short ton, up $4.3 from...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 4 February)

WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “How To”...

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