Russian Grain Markets: 18-24 September 2013 Harvesting Updates As of 23 September, grain and leguminous crops were harvested on 33.4 million hectares, 72.3 percent of the forecast (1.5 million hectares less than as of the same date in 2012). The volume of grain produced was 74 MMT (10.1 MMT more than as of the same date in 2012) with the average yield of 2.22 MT/hectare (1.83 MT/hectare in 2012). Specifically, wheat was harvested on 18.6 million hectares, 73.9 percent of the target (45.9 MMT produced with the average yield of 2.47 MT/hectare), barley was harvested on 7.1 million hectares, 79.6 percent of the target (14.4 MMT produced, the average yield of 2 MT/hectare), corn was harvested on 287,000 hectares, 11.7 percent of the targe...
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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