Pakistani customs officials have confiscated shipments from Ukraine, Russia and Moldova, claiming there are quality issues. The latest seizure was reportedly due to fungus in the cargo that made the wheat unfit for milling, while other complaints abound regarding subsidy payments.
Regional Updates World livestock feed production is expected to increase in 2015 by 1.6 percent to 846.5 MMT, according to Feed International. It is interesting to see that the data used indicates that feed production in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region and Africa represents just less than 3 percent of the total volume, while it is actually up by 109 percent compared with the previous year – not a bad growth trend. MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE...
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...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
