Bulgaria has been officially added to the list of potential suppliers in the GASC tenders, which is good news for the country’s milling wheat farmers. However, there is one challenge to any such sales. Milling Wheat The Black sea market remained quiet last week. The offers for Ukrainian and Russian 12.5 pro wheat in the FOB market are limited as the hryvna and ruble remained firm against the USD. Weather in Eastern Europe is generally favorable for winter wheat development.The EU allocated 969,000 MT of wheat export licenses last week, bringing the total to 22.2 MMT versus 25.5 at the same time last year.Bulgaria has been officially added to the list of potential suppliers in the GASC tenders, which is good news for the country’s milling...
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Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan has just held its first meeting of the Committee on GM Corn. The Committee was established to "undertake an objective, science-based, and evidence-driven review of Pakistan’s policy regarding the commercialization o...
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