The MENA region has been the major destination for Black Sea wheat, but more of it is expected to flow elsewhere because of one development. Meanwhile, reports from Kenya indicate that maize imports from Mexico may not have the hoped-for effect there. Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS The Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region has been the major destination for Black Sea wheat, but more of it is expected to flow to Sub-Sahara Africa and Asia because of the anticipated wheat yield increases. Some forecasters believe that the Sub-Sahara region could become a larger wheat importer than North Africa. The Danube River area of Eastern Europe is also expected to become a more important wheat-exporting region, and it could soon...
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...
As WPI reported on 17 July, the recently passed budget reconciliation bill in the House Budget Committee includes $12 billion in emergency farm assistance. This would be the seventh of the past nine years with ad hoc farm payments (FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, and potentially...
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