Egypt to take 1.7 mil mt of US wheat amid thin Russian supply
Egypt is expected to take 1.5-1.7 million mt of US wheat this marketing year, July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 as Russian deep sea port 12.5% protein wheat becomes[…]
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Six months after U.S., China trade war starts, farmers look at future problems
It’s been six months since the Chinese government fired the retaliatory shot that signaled the beginning of the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. It was the shot[…]
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World wheat production forecast drops
As the international price of wheat firms up, global supply and demand balance is going to tighten in 2018-2019. That forecast comes from the Food Outlook, a biannual report published[…]
Argentina expects a record harvest of 140 million tons of grain and oilseeds
Argentina is expected to harvest some 140 million tons of grain in the 2018/2019 season, the largest crop in the country’s history, according to Argentina’s Agriculture Secretariat. The result would[…]
World cereal output forecasts raised – FAO
FAO has raised its forecast for global cereal production in 2018 to 2 601 million tonnes, primarily due to higher estimates for wheat production in Canada and China. Nonetheless, the[…]
India’s 2018-19 sugar export contracts rise to 8.5 lakh tonnes
Indian sugar millsNSE -1.68 % have traded 8.3 lakh tonnes of sugar, if the 50 lakh tonne that they have to export during 2018-19 sugar season with Uttar Pradesh accounting[…]
Cuba sweet on sugar imports
Sugar, it’s so quintessentially Cuban that even a young, machete-wielding Fidel Castro used to hack away at the cane stalks vital to the Caribbean island’s economy. Now, the long-time world[…]
Pakistan. Imports of edible oil reduced in 1Q
The imports of edible oil into the country like soyabean and palm during first quarter of financial year 2018-19 reduced by 70.47 percent and 4.82 percent respectively as compared the[…]
China has culled 200,000 pigs due to African swine fever outbreaks: animal health official
China has culled 200,000 pigs following 41 African swine fever outbreaks in the country, a Chinese animal health official said on Friday. That marks the latest estimate on the number[…]
US and China trade war having ‘fundamental impact’ on world grain
The strained trade relationship between the US and China is having a fundamental impact on world grain markets, according to speakers at the Grain Market Outlook Conference. The US Department[…]
