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.
According to APK-Inform, during the period 15 – 21 April, 542 400 tonnes of grain were exported from Ukrainian seaports, compared to 1.58 mln. tonnes a week earlier.
According to Oil World records, in March the processiong of soybean in Argentina increased to 3.36 mil.tonnes compared to 3.23 mil.tonnes a year earlier.
