Grain Highlights

Grains And Oilseeds News In Brief

On 6.04.2017 Algeria announced an auction for the purchase of at least 50,000 tons of random origin and June delivery. In the previous auction on15.03.2017, 480,000 tons of wheat was bought at 204 – 206 USD/ton C&F.

News from Russia and Ukraine

Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture decreased its forecast on grain export from the country in the current Marketing Year. It is now expected that export will reach last year’s level of 33.9 mln tons. The previous forecast stated 37 mln tons.

Grains And Oilseeds News In Brief

A New Zealand farmer has broken the world wheat production record. It now stands at 11,290 kg/hectare versus the previous record of 11,100 kg/ha.

Latest IGC Forecasts

The large grain ending stocks will make up for the reduced production and demand will drop by only 1%.