According to Transagent, during the week July 10 – 16, 189,597 tonnes of grain were exported from the Russian port of Novorossiysk, by 80.8% more than the previous week and by 44.8% more than the same week last year.
Tunisia purchased 42,000 tonnes of milling wheat at 204.07 – 208.29 USD/mt, C&F and September 20th – 30th shipment.50,000 tonnes of feed barley were purchased as well at price of 182.39 - 187.24 USD/mt C&F.
According to the European Commission, during the period July 1 – 11 217,000 tonnes of soft wheat were exported from the EU given 863,000 tonnes a year earlier.
According to July forecast of USDA, in 2017 – 2018 global corn production will reach 1,036 million tonnes by 5 million tonnes more than the June forecast and by 32 million tonnes less than in 2016 – 2017.