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European Market Analysis

Regional News  Wheat shipments through the Suez Canal have fallen 40 percent in the first half of January, due to the ongoing Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.  Crop consultants report limited damage to waterlogged winter crops in France and Germany from the recent cold snap. However, the rain remains a concern for planting season, and the same holds true for the UK.  Milling Wheat  Global wheat prices are steady/lower with competition from Russia weighing on export opportunities. EU prices followed this trend and scored new contract and multi-year lows early last week. The EU markets ended down about €5/MT last week, with Egypt’s snap tender purchase of 60 KMT of French wheat offering...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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