Wheat Export Possibility: Can the 10 MMT Mark Be Reached? The government of India (GOI) and its agencies are very much concerned about the huge wheat stocks in the country. The Commission of Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) believes that the country should be able to export 10 MMT of wheat and has advised GOI to aggressively push for exports of the crop. However, the trade is apprehensive if that 10 MMT target can be achieved under the current arrangement through which Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) can export stocks from government agencies' stocks, while the private sector has to buy stocks from the market to export. If the private sector also is allowed to make purchases from the government's stock pools, things could chang...
Key Takeaways: Brazil confirmed a Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Santa Catarina on 18 October, raising concerns about potential disruptions to poultry exports despite the outbreak being confined to a single facility thus far. Mexico and Malaysia have imposed nationwi...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
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