It's difficult to assess the exact volume of Ukraine's remaining corn surplus as farmers logically prefer to keep grain instead of cash because of the country's political instability. Milling Wheat The EU allocated 756,000 MT of wheat export licenses last week, bringing the total to 19.3 MMT versus 12.7 MMT a year ago. Adding 1.2 MMT of flour and durum wheat export licenses, the total for this year is already 20.5 MMT. At the current pace of exports, the final number for the campaign might exceed 25.5 MMT. Strategie Grains has projected 24.3 MMT in its most recent edition, but that will certainly be revised up next month.Tunisia bought 75,000 MT of optional origin wheat paying $299.15-301.95/MT CNF. The sales were most likely for Ukrainia...
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...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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