Russian Grain Market: 25-30 July 2013 Harvesting Updates As of 30 July, grain and leguminous crops were harvested on 12.6 million hectares. The volume of the grain produced was 35.7 MMT, with the average yield of 2.84 MT/hectare. Specifically, wheat was harvested on 9.4 million hectares (28.7 MMT produced with the average yield of 3.07 MT/hectare), barley was harvested on 1.5 million hectares (3.6 MMT produced, the average yield of 2.4 MT/hectare) and rapeseed was harvested on 179,000 hectares (304,300 MT produced, the average yield of 1.7 MT/hectare). Market Trends 22-26 July 2013 Prices on the domestic market in Russia moved in different directions. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade and 4th grade soft milling wheat prices showed new deve...
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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