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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

Regional UpdatesMEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGIONTunisia will shortly receive a shipment of 33,000 MT of U.S. corn, the first shipment in quite a while. The U.S. Grains Council office in Tunis says that they expect more U.S. corn imports in the coming weeks.Morocco has a combo vessel of U.S. soymeal and DDGS enroute from the U.S. with a total cargo of 33,000 MT. Morocco is a regular importer of U.S. soymeal and DDGS.   Saudi’s SALIC – Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Investment Company – is expected to purchase the 65 percent of Singapore based Olam Group that it does not own based on SALIC’s recent offer. If completed this will allow SALIC to expand its international agri-food operations. Olam is in the ag...

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WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 7 July)

Update for 28 April 2025: Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where o...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.2075/bushel, down $0.1625 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.485/bushel, down $0.0825 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.2075/bushel, down $0.285 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $285.9/short ton, down...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Mercosur Regional Analysis

Wheat  Wheat planting now covers 78.2 percent of Argentina’s projected 6.7 million hectares after a weekly advance of 5.5 percentage points. Fieldwork slowed during the second half of June due to excess moisture from persistent rains, leaving progress 2.5 points behind the five-year...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 7 July)

Update for 28 April 2025: Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where o...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.2075/bushel, down $0.1625 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.485/bushel, down $0.0825 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.2075/bushel, down $0.285 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $285.9/short ton, down...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Mercosur Regional Analysis

Wheat  Wheat planting now covers 78.2 percent of Argentina’s projected 6.7 million hectares after a weekly advance of 5.5 percentage points. Fieldwork slowed during the second half of June due to excess moisture from persistent rains, leaving progress 2.5 points behind the five-year...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

European Market Analysis

Regional News  Romania moved to extend its grain import licensing system for Ukrainian products through the end of 2025. The measure is intended to minimize price and oversupply pressure on Romania’s domestic markets but disrupts the free trade flows arranged in the EU framework earl...

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