RUSSIAN GRAIN MARKET: 10-16 July 2013 Harvesting Updates As of 15 July, grain crops were harvested on 7.8 million hectares. The volume of the grain produced was 24.7 MMT with the average yield of 3.15 MT/hectare. Specifically, wheat was harvested on 6.2 million hectares (20.1 MMT produced with the average yield of 3.26 MT/hectare), barley was harvested on 630,300 hectares (2 MMT produced, the average yield of 3.22 MT/hectare) and rapeseed was harvested on 160,500 hectares (273,400 MT produced, the average yield of 1.22 MT/hectare). Market Trends 8-12 July 2013 Wheat prices continued to decrease with the growing offer and low quality of the wheat. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade and 4th grade soft milling wheat prices decreased significan...
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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