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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Regional Updates Iranian wheat farmers are complaining that the government has not yet paid them for wheat delivered earlier in 2024 and that this is impacting planting for the next wheat crop. Iran’s government bought 11.6 MMT of wheat from local farmers but reports say that no payments have been made. Reports are the government plans to catch up on payments by October 2024 but that could be too late for wheat farmers. Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Mills for Food Products will be offering 30 percent of its issued shares for a public offering on the Saudi Exchange. Offer prices have not been announced. Arabian Mills produces 4,900 MT of flour per day along with 600 MT...

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Thailand Soy Tariffs Update

Thailand’s market is now officially reopened to soybean and soymeal imports as the government has resolved a lapse in tariff policy that caused import duties to default to prohibitively high levels earlier this month. On 27 January, the Thai Cabinet approved the continuation of its market...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 28 January)

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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Market Commentary: Energy Supports Soyoil, Soybeans; Weak Dollar Pushes Wheat Higher

Grain trade at the CBOT was mixed Tuesday with higher energy values supporting soyoil and soybeans while a weaker dollar and some commercial buying supported wheat futures. Corn was the laggard for the day as concerns about ethanol production in the U.S. during the two weeks of severe cold weig...

soy-oilseeds

Thailand Soy Tariffs Update

Thailand’s market is now officially reopened to soybean and soymeal imports as the government has resolved a lapse in tariff policy that caused import duties to default to prohibitively high levels earlier this month. On 27 January, the Thai Cabinet approved the continuation of its market...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 28 January)

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”...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Energy Supports Soyoil, Soybeans; Weak Dollar Pushes Wheat Higher

Grain trade at the CBOT was mixed Tuesday with higher energy values supporting soyoil and soybeans while a weaker dollar and some commercial buying supported wheat futures. Corn was the laggard for the day as concerns about ethanol production in the U.S. during the two weeks of severe cold weig...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.265/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.2325/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.6725/bushel, up $0.055 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $294/short ton, down $0.3 f...

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