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. Russia Harvested 70.7 MMT of Grain in 2012 According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Russia's total grain production in 2012 amounted to 70.7 MMT in clean weight compared to 94.2 MMT in 2011. The Ministry of Agriculture previously forecasted that the total grain harvest would exceed 75 MMT in bunker weight, or nearly 71 MMT in clean weight.Lab test results of soft wheat grain samples showed that the milling wheat grain volumes (first through fourth grades) increased by 4.6 percent compared to 2011, while the actual yield of soft wheat declined. Mas...
Key Takeaways: Brazil confirmed a Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Santa Catarina on 18 October, raising concerns about potential disruptions to poultry exports despite the outbreak being confined to a single facility thus far. Mexico and Malaysia have imposed nationwi...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
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