The National Australia Bank lowered its forecast for the wheat crop in the country in 2017 – 2018 by another 600,000 tonnes down to 22.7 million tonnes.
According to China's Customs Head Office, in July 2017, the country imported 10.08 million tonnes of soybeans, which is 30% more than in July 2016. - 7.76 million tonnes and is the maximum monthly level from 2010 until now.
In the last few weeks Chinese importers were constrained to re-sell about 500,000 tonnes of soybeans due to large quantities of soybeans that weren't unloaded from the ships.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture announced a tender for the purchase of 147,400 tonnes of milling wheat of US, Canadian and Australian origin, for shipment 21.09 – 31.10.2017.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Rusia, grain export in the new season may reach 38 million tonnes. Wheat harvest is completed on 8.5 million hectares at average yield of 4.38 mt/ha (3.97 mt/ha a year earlier).
According to Trigo & Farinhas, in July505,000 tonnes of milling wheat were imported to Brazil, by 11% more that for the same perios in the previous year.
