Russian Grain Markets: 17-21 October 2022 Planting Update Russian winter crop planting is still behind schedule and may be the lowest for the past five years. As of 21 October, winter crops were planted over 15.8 Mha which is 83.2 percent of the forecast and around 2 Mha behind last year. Central and Southern federal districts are behind schedule due to excessive rainfall, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russian Federation. This number theoretically should include annexed Crimea and newly annexed Ukrainian territories in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. However, it is unclear if those territories are included or not. Either way, as carryover is quite high and with a record crop this year still allows Russia to remai...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
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