The corn plantings in Romania and Bulgaria have started under favorable weather conditions, and we estimate that the corn acreage will marginally decrease in the region (about 2-3 percent) in favor of sunflower seeds. Milling Wheat Offer prices in the Black Sea remained almost unchanged last week with very few trades having been reported. The downward trend of Chicago, Kansas and Paris wheat futures has certainly discouraged the buyers/consumers from covering the forward positions. The Russian and Ukrainian weather is generally favorable for wheat development, although the cold spell that crossed the region last week may have caused some damage.The EU allocated 596,000 MT of wheat export licenses last week, bringing the total to 23.3 MMT...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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