Grain Highlights

News In Brief

In 2017 the authorities in Egypt are planning to increase wheat storage facilities to accommodate 4 – 4.5 mln tons.

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On March 17, 2017 Saudi Arabia purchased 1.51 mln tons of barley at 179.88 – 193.18 USD/ton C&F.

France: Barley Sowing Tempo Remains Slow

Barley sowing in France has been rather slow for the past two weeks due the rain. Only 5% of the planned areas were sowed in the past seven days, FranceAgriMer reported.

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The authorities in Turkey have confirmed the introduction of import limit on Russian wheat.

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On March 15, 2017 Algeria bought 480,000 tons of wheat of random origin at 204 – 206 USD/tons C&F and a May delivery.