Officials in Bangladesh have said that the country will import 950,000 MT of wheat in the 12-month period ending June 2016, a significant increase over the 300,000 MT in 2014/15. They are also taking specific steps to address the quality issues with recent shipments.
Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Recent reports indicate some good news for Egypt as tourism is up 4 percent from June 2014. This particular industry is a major consumer of local poultry, so any increase in visitors is of great value to that sector, which in turn is the major consumer of corn and soymeal. There was some bad news, though, as Ukrainian officials say Egypt will be buying 12,000 MT of that country's poultry meat, a major purchase com...
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What You Need to Know Today: Grain futures fell hard overnight after the USDA’s Crop Conditions report showed better-than-expected ratings for corn and soybeans, despite difficult weather last week. The Conditions report was even more bearish in light of meaningfully beneficial rains acr...
Key Takeaways: New Mexico’s Clean Transportation Fuel Program expands demand for low-carbon fuels and creates another market for renewable feedstocks, adding incremental pressure to already limited supplies of lower-carbon inputs. Growing competition for waste-based feedstocks such as an...