Sunflower seed prices on Ukraine's domestic market kept growing because of several factors as FOB offers were stable. Meanwhile, Vietnam has recently become a new market for two Black Sea grain exporters. Russian Grain Markets 30 January-3 February 2017 Market Trends Prices mostlly either grew slightly or remained stable, but they increased in USD expression. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices rose in Central, Black Soil and Ural (+$0.20-0.40/MT), Volga Valley and Siberia (+$0.50-0.70/MT) and the South (+$2.20/MT).4th grade soft milling wheat prices were stable in Central, Black Soil and Siberia, but they grew in the South (+$0.80/MT) as well as Volga Valley and Ural (+$0.30-0.40/MT).5th grade wheat prices were steady i...
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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