Grain Highlights

Grain Highlights 07.01.2024

According to data from Oil World, in the fourth quarter of 2023, rapeseed processing in the EU reached 6.38 million tons (6.41 million tons the previous year).

Grain Highlights 04.01.2024

Refinitiv Commodities Research has increased its forecast for corn production in Argentina for the 2023/24 season by 2% to 55.4 million tons, covering an area of 8.2 million hectares.

Grain Highlights 03.01.2023

StoneX has lowered its forecast for the soybean production in Brazil for 2023/24 to 152.8 million tons (from the previous estimate of 161.9 million).

Grain Highlights 29.12.2023

Refinitiv Commodities Research is reducing its forecast for the 2023/24 corn production in Brazil by 1% to 118 million tons, which is 14 million tons less than in 2022/23.

Grain Highlights 28.12.2023

SovEcon forecasts wheat exports from Russia in December to be 3.8 million tons (compared to 4.1 million tons the previous year).

Grain Highlights 27.12.2023

During the period from December 1 to 25, Russia's grain exports amounted to 3.1 million tons, showing a decrease of 27.5% compared to the same period of the previous year. This includes 2.605 million tons of wheat (a decrease of 31%), 150,000 tons of barley (a decrease of 7.5%), and 362,000 tons of corn (an increase of 2.4%).

Grain Highlights 22.12.2023

According to data from the Grain Exchange in Buenos Aires as of December 20, 2023, in Argentina, 59% of the planned corn areas for the first corn crop have been planted (+10% for the week and 52% more than the previous year).

Grain Highlights 21.12.2023

SovEcon has increased its forecast for the wheat production in Russia for 2024/25 by 1.5 million tons to 91.3 million tons (91.7 in 2023/24).

Grain Highlights 20.12.2023

The authorities in Bulgaria have initiated a procedure to coordinate import licenses for the import of sunflower seeds from Ukraine. The delivery contracts are for the period of January to February.

Grain Highlights 19.12.2023

In November, China imported 3.59 million tons of corn, which, combined with the country's record production, significantly suppresses corn prices.