Turkey is now the world's largest exporter of wheat flour, shipping as much as 2 MMT per year. Although quite a bit of that flour goes to Asia, its two main markets are Iraq and Syria with shipments to Sub-Sahara Africa more than doubling over the past few years.
News Updates The biggest news story this week is the situation in Russia and all the questions regarding who will or will not be receiving its wheat. Egyptian officials say they have been assured that all wheat orders will be shipped as contracted. Most market comments indicate that Russia's plight will have little effect on world markets but could certainly impact specific markets in North Africa and the Middle East by causing CNF prices to increase if importers have t...
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...
