Grains And Oilseeds News In Brief

As of July 14th 2017, in Russia, harvest is completed on 3.2 million hectares under grain crops cultivation given 4.3 million hectares in 2016.

14.4 million tonnes of grain (18.2) were harvested at an average yield of 4.46 mt / ha (4.25). 2.3 million hectares under wheat cultivation are harvested (3.2), crop amounts to 10.7 million tonnes (14.2) at an average yield of 4.62 mt / ha (4.42). As of barley, 0.57 million hectares (0.63) were harvested, crop amounts to 2.4 million tonnes  (2.5) at an average yield of 4.21 mt / ha (4.0).

As of July 14th 2017 in Ukraine, 2 million hectares under grain cultivation are harvested, which is 22% of the areas. 6.5 million tonnes of grain are harvested at an average yield of 3.18 mt / ha. 0.904 million hectares under wheat cultivation are harvested (14%), 3.1 million tonnes of wheat, 2.96 million tonnes of barley are harvested  on 0.936 million hectares (38%) and others.

Algeria announced a tender for the purchase of 70,000 tonnes of corn.

In the past two weeks, Indonesian millers have bought 55,000 tonnes of wheat with protein content 11.5%, at price of 217 USD / mt, C&F, for September – October shipment.

Jordan has cancelled a consecutive tender for purchase of 100,000 tonnes of hard wheat.

Tunisia announced a tender for the purchase of 42,000 tonnes of milling wheat and 50,000 tonnes of feed barley of optional origin.