Russian Grain Markets: 17-21 December 2012 Grain Market Interventions The intervention fund put up 64,935 MT of grains for exchange trading on 19 December 2012.Yesterday, 25 December, 64,935 MT of grains were offered for exchange trading. Of that amount, 62,100 MT were sold. Export Update Russia exported 978,000 MT of wheat in November, down 38 percent compared to October exports and down 50 percent compared to November exports last year. During 1-19 December, 742,800 MT of grain were exported, including 436,000 MT of wheat, 58,800 MT of barley, 187,800 MT of corn and 39,500 MT of other grain crops. Since the beginning of MY 2012/13 (1 July), Russia has exported a total of 12.704 MMT of grain. According to the latest Ag Ministry forec...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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