According to the Mato Grosso Institute of Agribusiness, corn export form the state will reach the record 14.38 million tonnes in the current economic year
Analysts of MARS lowered their forecast for corn crops in 2017 in the EU in the latest report by 0.31 mt/ha down to 6.83 mt/ha given a yield of 7.07 mt/ha in 2016 and average yield of 6.88 mt/ha.
Algeria announced a tender for the purchase of at least 50,000 tonnes of milling wheat of optional origin and for October shipment. Egypt announced tender for the purchase of wheat as well.
Asian millers are concerned by the increase of global wheat prices, that rose by 30% in June, that leads to necessity of additional payments for previously contracted deals.
From the beginning of the season until July 19, 2017 1.101 million tonnes of grains are exported from the country, according to date of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Zambia will export 100,000 tonnes of corn to Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi, that suffer a deficit of the crop. Zambia's corn crop is 3.6 million tonnes as there is export permission for 1.4 million tonnes.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture , from July 1st 2017 until July 21st 2017, 1.628 million tonnes of grains were exported from the country , by 234,000 tonnes more than the previous year.
