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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 8-12 August 2022 The harvest in Russia continues. Some areas in the south are entering the final stage and producing a record crop. Rostov on Don area, the wheat belt of Russia, is boasting a 14.5 MMT crop from 3.35 Mha of which 2.9 Mha was winter wheat. This is a record for this area beating the previous mark of 12.7 MMT. It was an increase of almost 2 MMT.  The main reason behind such a record crop is obviously technology plus good weather conditions. The average yield is ranging 4.2 MT/ha which for Russia is a very good indicator. This is also a record among all other regions. Some farms harvested wheat at 6 MT/ha. Rostov is Russia’s largest producer and exporter of grains. During the past nine years g...

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Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

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CFTC COT Report Analysis

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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