Turkey is reported to be the destination for about 95 percent of all Ukrainian wheat bran exports in the first 11 months of MY 2016/17. Meanwhile, there are two factors driving its corn imports higher in 2017/18. Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS Egypt’s Ministry of Supply has said that the shortfall in domestic poultry production is about 100,000 MT per year, which the government will offset with imports. Such a situation is perplexing when some in local poultry complain that they are working at levels well below full capacity.The same ministry has also stated that the government purchased 3.75 MMT of local wheat with about 3.4 MMT of that for GASC use and the balance for pasta production. All farmers are said to have...
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...
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