Indian Wheat Poised For Better Price Recovery Following up on the story from 7 January 2013, the current weather conditions in North India are optimal for the wheat crop. If the current cold weather continues to prevail, wheat production will surpass all records. Last time there were untimely rains that affected harvest, and at one point temperatures were so high during maturity that grains were shriveled. There is no such possibility this season, and a higher grain production of 93.90 MMT is still expected, as per USDA's WASDE report. The report is being keenly followed by Indian traders and those who are interested in the wheat market.If the government (GOI) is to get rid of the huge wheat stocks it has amassed and sell in the open mar...
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...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
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...
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