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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA  Bangladesh reports that the lowest offer under its 50,000 MT wheat tender is $409.77 MT CNF Liner Out with the other three offers ranging from $431.83 to 441.00. No purchase has been finalized yet. Iran is expected to leave the subsidy on imported wheat in place until March 2022. The subsidy is made available through the use of the set government exchange rate of 42,000 rials to the U.S. dollar. Iran reports that it has imported 4 MMT of wheat since the start of its new year in April 2021 and has purchased 4.5 MMT from farmers. Reports say that Iran has also imported 5.5 MMT of maize and 2.2 MMT of barley. Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture said the drought in Iraq has cost...

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Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.1825/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.065/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.2225/bushel, down $0.0725 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $276.9/short ton, down...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Corn, Soy Firm on Bull Spreading (and Exports?); Cattle Hit New Highs

The CBOT was mostly firmer on Wednesday with rumors circulating that export business is getting done – perhaps aggressively – without the USDA to publish the daily “flash” export sales report. Bull spreading in corn and soybeans likely belies this activity, as does the r...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.1825/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.065/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.2225/bushel, down $0.0725 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $276.9/short ton, down...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Corn, Soy Firm on Bull Spreading (and Exports?); Cattle Hit New Highs

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.22/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.0725/bushel, up $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.295/bushel, up $0.075 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $278/short ton, up $1.1 from yes...

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