Russian Grain Markets: 2 - 6 January 2023 With a historic grain crop and the upcoming Russian Orthodox Christmas holidays, traders seem to have taken a winter break which may last the first two first weeks of January rather than one week because in Russia the old new year is celebrated too. The government is using this time to test the attitude of market operators and to announce several important updates. First, Russia will impose an export quota for grains beginning 15 February until 30 June 2023. This export quota is 25.5 MMT. Also, the rice export ban is extended until 30 June 2023. Sunflower oil export remains duty free. GASC continues buying Russian wheat and returned to tenders. 28 December saw the first tender since J...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
WPI recently completed an expansion of our methodology for estimating and forecasting U.S. and global soybean crushing margins. The new approach incorporates the energy market’s expanding influence on the oilseed sector and the structural changes in global biofuel demand. This report is i...
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