News Updates MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS The Iraqi Ministry of Trade has announced that the current wheat stocks on hand are sufficient to meet the country's needs for the next six months. It was indicated that there will be no shortages and a reduced need for imported grains with the local crop of wheat and barley reaching 3.8 MMT this year.Independent estimates of Iraq's 2013 grain production are actually higher than the government's projections with wheat and barley reaching 4.2 MMT. Wheat production is expected to increase from 2.1 MMT to 3.3 MMT while barley should jump from 500,000 MT to about 900,000 MT. Corn production is expected to remain about the same at 250,000 MT per year. Wheat imports are still expected...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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