Russian Grain Markets: 10-16 April 2013 Grain Market Interventions The intervention fund put up 64,935 of grain for exchange trading on 10 April and 64,996 MT of grain on 16 April.Since the beginning of the public grain interventions in 2012, the State Intervention Fund has sold 2.823 MMT of grains for total amount of RUR 23.687 billion. Harvest Forecast Ivan Ushachev, vice president of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, last week predicted that Russia's total grain harvest in 2013 may reach 85-87 MMT (versus 70.9 MMT in 2012). Mr. Ushachev also estimates 2013 sunflower seed production to be 7.4 MMT (versus 8 MMT in 2012). Market Trends: 8-12 April 2013 GEOGRAPHICALLY: 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices continued to dec...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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