Spring crop sowing in Russia has been completed on 0.824 mln hectares as of March 30, 2017 or 1.6% of the plan. 0.892 mln hectares of spring crops had been sowed as of the same date in 2016. Areas sowed with grains have reached 0.613 mln hectares now (2% and 6.35).
Wheat import in India will keep a high level in 2017 – 2018 despite the introduction of an import tax. Stocks need to be completed following two years of weak yeilds.
On March 30, 2017 Tunisia will carry out an auction for the purchase of 100,000 tons of soft wheat and 75,000 tons of barley fodder of random origin to be delivered between May and July.
South African national committee for yield estimation СЕС increased its forecast for this season's corn yield in South Africa from 13.9 mln tons to 14.32 mln tons.
