In 2017 – 2018 areas under winter wheat cultivation in the US will be 32.3 mln. ha, which is the lowest level form 1984-85 until now, according to R.J. O'Brien.
In the current season the wheat export from the US will reach 28.2 mln. tonens (+34% compаred to the previous year), while the wheat export from Russia - 28 mln. tonnes.
As of May 26th, 2017, Ukrainian farmers completed the sunflower sowing with areas of 5.4 mln. ha. Areas under soybean cultivation already amount to 1 mln. ha or 94% of the forecast..
For the period January - March 2017г. 2.78 mln. tonnes of grain have been imported to Spain, by 35% less compared to the previous year, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture.
Argentina's Ministry of Agriculture published its first forecast for corn and soybean yields in the current season as well as for the areas under wheat cultivation in 2017 – 2018.