Weather and Crops The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange released its Weekly Agricultural Outlook last Thursday, 8 November. During that week (1-8 November), weekly planting progress was estimated to be about 7 percent because of good weather conditions.Nearly 12 percent of the sown wheat area (mostly in the north and marginal areas) has been harvested. Such progress is up 1.5 percent year-on-year. The volume produced was 486,000 MT with an average yield of 1.14 MT/hectare. Currently, the total harvest volume is expected to be 10.12 MMT. Wheat in the southeast and southwest remains in good condition, and the yield forecast is an improvement upon the results of the last campaign.Sowing for the corn crop is already at 44.2 percent of the estimate...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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