Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Algeria’s change in wheat specifications for bug damage should allow Black Sea exporters to apply to be certified suppliers to Algeria. The change in bug damage – up from 0.1 percent to 0.5 percent only affects 12.5 percent protein wheat – 11 percent protein wheat bug damage remains at 0.1 percent. Also, from Algeria is word that Russian grain exporters will be allowed to apply to become certified suppliers to Algeria. Interested exporters need to supply the correct documents by 31 October to be considered for the approved companies list as of 1 December 2020. Russian and Black Sea countries had been hoping too become grain suppliers to Algeria for seve...
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 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...
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