Wheat The Argentine harvest keeps moving at a good pace and the national average yield is increasing as combines enter areas in the center and south of Buenos Aires. The national average increased from 1.88 MT/ha to 1.96 MT/ha last week. The weekly progress was 11 percent and total harvested reached 53.5 percent. The quality of this year’s harvest is very heterogeneous; grains are dry and healthy but the test weight and protein/gluten vary significantly between areas. The wheat export vessel lineup remains incredibly low, with vessels waiting to load now about 200 KMT. December will likely end with exports of 0.5-0.6 MMT, which would be 66 percent below last year.
The arrival of trucks to ports is also well below that...
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...
