Over the weekend, Russia intensified its offensive in eastern Ukraine and bombed a Cargill-owned export facility in southern Ukraine. The export facility formerly shipped some 1 MMT of sunflower oil annually. The heightened attacks and export facility bombing cast serious doubt about Russia’s intensions to permit Ukraine to export grain, again tightening perceptions of world wheat/corn availability for the coming year. Last week, Australia’s ABARES forecast the country’s wheat planted area at 14.45 Mha, up from 14.0 Mha planted last year. Production estimates for the crop are down from 2021/22, however, due to the exceptional yields achieved that year. The Aussie wheat crop is pegged at 30.3 MMT for 2022/23, down fr...
All eyes are shifting to the Senate following the House passage of a farm bill last Thursday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-Arkansas) is targeting the end of May or early June for a bill markup. According to Boozman, the House “going ahead and passing something was re...
CORN Argentina In Argentina, after several weeks of intense and frequent rainfall, weather conditions have improved, with clear days, dry cold, and wind supporting both soil and grain drying. Harvest activity has resumed; however, producers continue to prioritize soybeans, limiting progress in...
Update for 6 April 2025: Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where ob...
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