From the beginning of the wheat purchase campaign in Egypt - April 2017, GASC has purchased 110,000 tonnes of crops from farmers, compared to 129,000 tonnes a year earlier. The plan is for purchases of 3.8 mln. tonnes.
According to USDA estimate in 2017 - 2018 areas under soybean cultivation in Paraguay will decline by 3% to 3.35 mln.ha. Second crop soybean areas are on decrease and transferred to the more profitable corn.
