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Thoughts from the Annual Caribbean Millers Association Meeting

Cheap Turkish flour, which has plagued much of the world for the last decade, has found its way into the Caribbean. Haiti has been targeted, and the problem is becoming significant. That particular flour is reportedly being sold at $280/MT, and the landed wheat price in Haiti (according to one flour miller there) is about $320/MT. Thus, it is a major problem if someone is selling flour at a $40/MT discount to wheat. U.S. Wheat Associates and many other concerned trade associations around the world have been combating the Turkish flour problem but with limited success. Complaints have been filed with the WTO on both the flour dumping problem and the illegal subsidization of Turkey’s wheat farmers that is far above approved level...

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Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.055/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.145/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $9.875/bushel, down $0.0625 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $285.2/short ton, up $0 fr...

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Dicamba Registration Re-Proposed

On 23 July, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that three formulations of the pesticide dicamba would be open to a 30-day comment period to re-register dicamba for use as over-the-top (OTT) use on dicamba-tolerant crops, namely cotton and soybeans.  Previously, a federal d...

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Market Commentary: A Bounce but Fundamentals Unchanged

Unlike in previous days, commodity futures opened higher today and sustained upward momentum. There was some short covering and some correction from over-sold but it is unlikely the market has found a seasonal bottom. There is good demand, but there is also the potential for record crops. Next...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.055/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.145/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $9.875/bushel, down $0.0625 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $285.2/short ton, up $0 fr...

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Dicamba Registration Re-Proposed

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: A Bounce but Fundamentals Unchanged

Unlike in previous days, commodity futures opened higher today and sustained upward momentum. There was some short covering and some correction from over-sold but it is unlikely the market has found a seasonal bottom. There is good demand, but there is also the potential for record crops. Next...

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Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for July 25-31, 2025 Wheat: Net sales of 737,800 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were up 25 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 667,700 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and up 38 percent from the prior 4-wee...

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