Russian Grain Markets: 24-30 April 2013 Planting Updates As of 25 April, spring crops were planted on 6.2 million hectares, up 1.9 million hectares compared to the same date in 2012. Grain Market Interventions The intervention fund put up 129,967 MT of grain for exchange commodity trading on 29 April.Since the beginning of the public grain interventions in 2012, the State Intervention Fund has sold 3.105 MMT of grain for total amount of RUR 25.831 billion. The next intervention sales will be held on 14 May. Market Trends: 20-24 April 2013 The week in review was the last full working week before the long May holiday season. Trading activity was livelier than it was the previous week, but it is likely to come to a standstill during th...
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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