According to sunflower oil traders, decreasing export prices may lead Ukrainian producers to consider a significant response. Those prices had dropped to $770-775/MT FOB at the beginning of this week.Please note that today’s report is abbreviated due to the current holiday in Ukraine and Russia. Russia: Barley Exports Decline in November Barley exports in November 2015 totaled 417,700 MT, a decline from 491,800 MT during the same month a year ago. For reference, Russia’s MY 2015/16 barley exports are forecast to reach 4 MMT against 5.28 MMT in MY 2014/15, mainly as a result of the smaller harvest in 2015. Saudi Arabia has been the key importer thus far in the current marketing year. Kazakhstan: 85 Million Hectares of Agricultural Lands M...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
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