During the period from December 1 to 25, Russia's grain exports amounted to 3.1 million tons, showing a decrease of 27.5% compared to the same period of the previous year. This includes 2.605 million tons of wheat (a decrease of 31%), 150,000 tons of barley (a decrease of 7.5%), and 362,000 tons of corn (an increase of 2.4%).
According to data from the Grain Exchange in Buenos Aires as of December 20, 2023, in Argentina, 59% of the planned corn areas for the first corn crop have been planted (+10% for the week and 52% more than the previous year).
The authorities in Bulgaria have initiated a procedure to coordinate import licenses for the import of sunflower seeds from Ukraine. The delivery contracts are for the period of January to February.
According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, a record corn production of 288.8 million tons was harvested in the country in 2023 (compared to 277.2 in 2022).
Conab has lowered its forecast for the 2023 wheat production in Brazil by 15% due to heavy rainfall in the south, reaching 8.14 million tons, still the second-highest result in history after the record in 2022 – 10.55 million tons.
