Rosario Grain Exchange Reduces Its Forecast for Argentine Soybeans The Rosario Grain Exchange today cut its forecast for this year's Argentine soybean crop to 44.5 MMT. That is 5 MMT fewer than its previous forecast and one of the lowest forecasts by anyone. The exchange said major losses were caused by the drought that impacted the country in December and January and that some of the worst losses were in Cordoba province. It estimated the national average soybean yield at 2.4 MT/hectare (35.7 bushels/acre). Last year Argentina had an average yield of 2.68 MT/hectare (39.8 bushels/acre).The Rosario exchange said the Argentine corn crop will only be 19.8 MMT this year, down from its last forecast of 21.4 MMT. It is estimating the national...
What You Need to Know Today: Declining crop conditions ratings and shaky results from the Pro Farmer crop tour sent grains sharply higher on Tuesday. The Pro Farmer tour in Ohio pegged the state yield at 180.18 BPA, about 5.5 BPA below the tour’s 2025 estimate. Similarly, the Pro Farmer...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt is the largest importer of Brazilian maize in the first six months of 2026. Egypt imported about 28.4 percent of maize exports, or about 1.7 million MT. Iran was the third-largest importer at 14.5 percent, or 900,000 MT, fol...
Based on a Depression-era statute, President Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of exports to the U.S., or about 5.2 percent of the $383 billion worth of goods the U.S. imported from Canada in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Of that total, about $39.3 billion was agricu...
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