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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA  Turkey has protested to the WTO about the Philippines extending its antidumping duties on Turkish flour. The Philippines intends to extend the duty by three years. It is interesting to note that, even with the antidumping duty, Turkey is still the largest supplier of wheat flour to the country with just over 44 percent of all wheat flour imports. The current rate of duty for Turkish wheat flour can be as high as 29.57 percent, covering 16 named Turkish exporters. Wheat prices are expected to stay strong in coming weeks as major wheat importing countries (Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia, and Egypt) seem to be buying larger than normal quantities of wheat and are building much larger th...

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Friday’s CFTC report showed that funds are slightly increasing bullish bets across the ag space, primarily in the soy complex and livestock futures. Managed money traders’ net ag position (the combined position across the soybean complex, the three U.S. wheat contracts, corn, and th...

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With no new input on fundamentals, traders passively went through the day making only minor changes. Monday’s crop progress report will provide some input, and especially focus on the May 12 WASDE. It will be the first keen look at the balance sheets for MY 2025/26.  It was the fifth...

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U.S. Soybean Crush Margin Outlook

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

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Market Commentary: No Raucous End to the Week

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U.S. Soybean Crush Margin Outlook

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Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.855/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.45/bushel, up $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.5925/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $298.5/short ton, up $1.8 from...

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