Higher Wheat Procurement Could Be Problematic In the first three weeks of the wheat procurement drive, state and central agencies have acquired more than 20 MMT at the set price of Rs.17,350/MT ($262/MT), which is higher than last year.
Procurement is up in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana against last year but fairly slow in other states due to delayed harvest and damage in some belts. The total procurement was 30.824 MMT in wheat’s MY 2017/18, but the government of India (GOI) expects it to reach 33 MMT or higher this year (MY 2018/19) based on estimated production of 97.11 MMMT. As of 1 April 2018, the wheat stocks in the central pool stood at 13.231 MMT, much higher than anticipated as the pickup by states was much lower, versus 8.05...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
