On March 1, 2017, Japan purchased 8,830 tons of wheat to be delivered before the end of June. 113,167 tons of milling wheat were bought, to be delivered between April 21 and May 31, 2017.
In February, wheat crops condition in the American state of Montana deteriorated considerably. There was some improvement in the states of Oklahoma and Kansas.
Argentinian Ministry of Agriculture reported that wheat yield in the country has increased to the record 18.39 mln tons, which is 1.89 mln tons more than the previous estimate and 7.0 mln tons more than the previous year.
