According to Rosselkhoznadzor data, Russia exported 23.6 MMT of grain as of 12 January and since the beginning of MY 2015/16. 35.57 MMT were exported in 2015, including 21.72 MMT of wheat. Russian Grain Markets Market Trends: 4-8 January 2016 Grain prices in the European and Asian parts of the Russian market grew slightly in RUB expression during the week in review. However, they decreased in USD expression as the ruble weakened. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices increased in Central and Black Soil (+$0.40-0.60/MT) as well as the South and Volga Valley (+$0.20/MT), but they dropped in Ural and Siberia (-$0.20/MT).4th grade milling wheat prices also grew in all European regions (+$0.20-0.50/MT), remained stable in Ural...
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...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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