Russian Grain and Oilseed Markets: 24-28 December 2012 Due to the holidays (31 December – 7 January), information on the Russian grain and oilseed markets is unavailable. Russian Grain Interventions to Continue on 15 January The Russian Ministry of Agriculture plans to continue its public commodity grain interventions in 2013 with weekly sales of no more than 130,000 MT. The first auctions in the new year are to take place on 15-16 January. Kazakhstan's Grain Seed Deficit The Union of Farmers of Kazakhstan reported that the grain seed deficit for the 2013 planting season is 67,000 MT. The Union is hoping to eliminate this shortage by using 21,000 MT of state fund seeds and by redistributing seeds between oblasts. Tajikistan Imports...
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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