News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Australia reports that the largest ever single shipment of barley (77,000 MT) has been sent to Saudi Arabia from Western Australia on the Minoan Falcon.France indicated that it will export 19 MMT of soft wheat flour for 2013/14, which is an increase of just over 1 MMT from last year. 7.25 MMT of the total will be exported to other EU countries with the balance of just under 12 MMT going to world markets. The majority of France's soft wheat exports go to North African markets. It is also forecasting exports of 1.9 MMT of feed barley, most of which will go to North Africa and Saudi Arabia.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that technical work with Egypt is continuing and th...
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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