Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Algeria is expected to receive a shipment of 28,000 MT of Russian wheat – the first in at least four years. Bangladesh reportedly signed a government-to-government arrangement with Russia for the supply of 200,000 MT of wheat. It also announced that a further 300,000 MT of wheat will be bought under an international tender. The Russian arrangement and the wheat tender now have to be approved by the Bangladesh Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase before becoming valid. The Bank of Punjab in Pakistan is now issuing electronic warehouse receipts for maize stored at approved facilities. The warehouse receipts can be used for financing further maize crops and as security for...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
Russian Grain Markets: 4 - 8 May 2026 During the week under review, the Russian grain market began showing more bullish sentiment despite the traditionally slow pace of business during the May holiday period. Russia celebrates several holidays during early May, with Victory Day on 9 May being t...
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