Key Takeaways:
Japan’s mountainous geography and limited farmland constrain domestic agricultural production, while its highly developed economy and substantial purchasing power make it one of the world’s most important agricultural import markets. Japan’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency ratio declined to 37 percent in fiscal 2025, reflecting its heavy reliance on imported food products and livestock feed ingredients, including approximately 15.6 MMT of corn forecast for 2026/27. Japan remains a major market for U.S. agricultural exports, purchasing approximately $12.85 billion in 2025 and accounting for 7.5 percent of total U.S. agricultural exports. Unlike China, where agricultural imports can fluctuate considerably...
Russian Grain Markets: 26–30 October 2026 During the week in review Russian grain market remained quite volatile where feed wheat was appreciating and During the week in review, the Russian grain market remained volatile. Feed wheat prices appreciated while milling wheat prices declined...
What You Need to Know Today: Corn broke sharply lower after overnight headlines that U.S., Ukrainian, and Russian officials would meet for peace talks on 10 and 11 November. Mexico made its second large purchase of U.S. corn in as many days, bringing total purchases this week to just over 2 MM...