In 2017 – 2018 from Ukraine will be exported 16.5 million tonnes of wheat according to the forecast of UkrAgroConsult. The official forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture is 15.5 million tonnes.
According to operational data of the Grain exchange in Buenos Aires, as of 25.08.2017 the harvesting of corn in Argentina is completed on 89.4% of the areas. The total corn areas are 12.04 million ha.
Ethiopia's government announced a tender for the purchase of 70,000 tonnes of milling wheat of optional origin. Shipmen't term is a month after conclusion of the contract.
In its August report IGC raised its forecast for global wheat production in 2017-2018 up to 742 million tonnes, by 10 million tonnes more than the July forecast and at 754 million tonnes in 2016 – 2017.
