Jordan will need to continue importing close to 100 percent of its needed wheat supply, according to USDA FAS in Amman. With the influx of Syrian refugees, wheat demand should increase as it seems to do every year.
News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS The local USDA forecast in Morocco indicates that the country's 2014/15 total grain imports, including durum wheat, could be up by as much as 1.2 MMT from 2013/14 as production is expected to be down significantly compared with the previous year's very good crop. Rainfall in the wheat area has been below average and much lower than last year. Although the planted area will be about the same, the expected yields are down to only 1.2 MT per hectare from 2.13 MT per hectar...
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...
