Market News on Grains

Grains

May 3, 2018

Barley: Farmers will stand before lesser areas to harvest

SOFIA. Farmers sped-up their sowing campaigns of Spring barley. Unfavorable weather conditions could further decrease the output.

Grains

May 3, 2018

Wheat: Showers will determine the state of the upcoming harvest

SOFIA. Right now, favorable weather conditions are crucial for success. Exports have never been so strong.

Grains

Apr 27, 2018

Corn: The state of play – in the fields

SOFIA. Not the right moment to flirt with time right now; instead, farmers take advantage of any sunny day to be in the fields. Prices find support in strong international demand.

Grains

Apr 26, 2018

Wheat: Exports will top those of last season

SOFIA. Within the Northeast, wheat fields look good. In other places throughout the country, though, dry soil conditions infuse anxieties in farmers.

Grains

Apr 26, 2018

Barley: Not a one-way bet

SOFIA. Farmers’ decisions to plant more or less of the grain for the upcoming harvest will sway into the final output. Yet, the weather could weigh-in heavily, as well.

Grains

Apr 26, 2018

Grains: In 2018 Russia is going to harvest more than 100 million MT of grains

MOSCOW. The winter crops occupy 17.1 million ha. The areas of winter sowing in poor condition at the beginning of April are 7.8%. The Russian farmers increased the amount of sowing of: barley, flaxseeds, rapeseeds, soybeans, vegetables.

Grains

Apr 20, 2018

Corn: In a battle with time for acreages

SOFIA. The struggle for the upcoming harvest is being determined right now in the fields. The belated sowing campaign troubles farmers that yields will be affected.

Grains

Apr 19, 2018

Wheat: The weather factor – a contest of wills

SOFIA. Shipped quantities abroad are expected to top those of last year. Farmers are already in the fields, navigating through the tricky terrain that lies below.

Grains

Apr 19, 2018

Barley: Going out of favor with local farmers

SOFIA. Spring barley’s sowing campaign lags behind. Farmers prefer to focus on more profitable crops.

Grains

Apr 13, 2018

Corn: A golden opportunity to fix the belated sowing

SOFIA. Favorable weather conditions encourage farmers that not all is lost, yet. Shipments to EU markets rise; those to non-EU ones, trail behind.

Grains

Apr 12, 2018

Barley: A remedy for rivalry in the region?

SOFIA. Cut in acreages could be larger due to earlier disfavoring weather. Currently, meteorological conditions are favorable to slowly resume fieldwork!

Grains

Apr 12, 2018

Wheat: The hottest ticket

SOFIA. EU exports reach all-time high. Yet, shipped volumes to non-EU markets trail behind.

Grains

Apr 9, 2018

Corn: The battle with a tighter sowing schedule has loomed on the horizon

SOFIA. Throughout the country, corn sowing has been massively delayed. However, weather conditions are forecasted to improve. Prices continue their incremental climb.

Grains

Apr 4, 2018

Corn: Weather is a decisive factor right now

SOFIA. Domestic consumption on an ascending trend. Will weather conditions shelter or pester husbandry activities?

Grains

Apr 4, 2018

Wheat: Remaining stocks melt by the week

SOFIA. An increase in planted acreages for the upcoming harvest. This year’s exports could well top those of last year – the highest in recent years.

Grains

Apr 4, 2018

Barley: Take a deep breath - a sharp consecutive cut in planted acreages

SOFIA. This year’s reduction in planted acreages is not an isolated case: it has become an established trend by now. Weather conditions have favorably improved.

Grains

Mar 30, 2018

Egypt to pay highest cost for wheat

A convoluted import policy and a risk premium to compensate for the cost of doing business

Grains

Mar 29, 2018

Corn: Total exports draw an ascending trend

SOFIA. Despise tough regional competition, exports are expected to continue their – sometimes slow, sometimes brisk – ascending trend. Agrometeorological conditions still not favorable for the start of sowing.

Grains

Mar 28, 2018

Wheat: Exports to the EU have reached all-time high

SOFIA. Unfaltering shipped volumes to EU markets deplete reserves. Exports to non-EU markets trail substantially behind on a yearly basis.

Grains

Mar 28, 2018

Barley: A twilight has settled on the export fronts

SOFIA. Weather conditions have improved in comparison with the harsh ones from last week. The majority of the grain has already been exported.

Grains

Mar 28, 2018

Winter wheat resumed growth after its winter dormancy

Wheat down on better US weather, positioning ahead of USDA

Grains

Mar 23, 2018

The world’s Rising Exporter of rice

After facing difficult challenges, China resumes the export of rice and gets top level in market.

Grains

Mar 23, 2018

Bangladesh takes away rice import from India

India’s crop at a high compared to the demand.

Grains

Mar 21, 2018

Corn: Weather conditions could affect the time of sowing

SOFIA. Price levels have stubbornly traced an upward trend. Weather conditions could postpone sowing.

Grains

Mar 21, 2018

Wheat: The weather has turned harsh

SOFIA. By the end of the marketing season, exports could well top those of the last one – the highest during recent years. The weather has become a major concern right now.

Grains

Mar 21, 2018

Barley: Snail-like motion on the export fronts

SOFIA. At that time of year, exports have nosedived. Because of harsh agrometeorological conditions, fallen-through acreages seem quite certain for the upcoming harvest.

Grains

Mar 19, 2018

Thailand Border trade to increase

Fresh demand for Thailand's rice

Alerts and Regulations

Mar 17, 2018

Ethiopia to may consider wheat tender

Tender for 400'000 tons of wheat

Grains

Mar 16, 2018

Corn: Shipments to the EU on the rise

Exports to EU destinations have stubbornly traced an ascending trend; those outside the Union have suffered.

Grains

Mar 15, 2018

Wheat: Shipments to EU markets reach all-time high

SOFIA. The buoyant export rate to markets of the Union is forecasted to prevail at least till the end of the month. Farmers are to expect fields’ conditions.

Grains

Mar 15, 2018

Barley: Annually, total exports trail behind

SOFIA. Shipped volumes to non-EU markets weigh in heavily in pushing down total exports. For some fields, the weather is still a double-edge sword.

Grain Products

Mar 13, 2018

Flour and bran production: Huge wheat harvest, decreasing flour production in Russia

MOSCOW. In 2017/18 Russia witnessed the lowest production volumes of flour and bran since 2009/10. The millers experienced an outraging fall in prices for flour. China is increasing imports of Russian flour. Exports to Turkey of bran continue to set records.

Grains

Mar 13, 2018

Black Sea wheat: Fight for Supremacy. Who will overtake - the European Union, Argentina, Russia or Ukraine?

MOSCOW: In February 2018 Russia exported 4 million MT of cereals, 20 % more than in January 2018 and twice more than in February 2017. France has lost its position as a first rank supplier of wheat in Algeria. The EU has been outstripped by Russia and the Ukraine on the wheat markets over the world.

Grains

Mar 9, 2018

Corn: Domestic demand on a persistently ascending trend

SOFIA. Prices resist sudden slips, but foreign and domestic demands lack the pull-up power. Domestically, corn has become a desired substitute of feeding wheat.

Grains

Mar 8, 2018

Wheat: A shift in some domestic demand trends

SOFIA. Changes in lifestyles and dietary habits influence markets and subsequently demand for raw materials.

Grains

Mar 8, 2018

Barley: Husbandry decisions predict short-term trends

SOFIA. Internal and external market forces compel farmers to cut barley’s planting. Reduction in sowing has continued in subsequent years

Grains

Mar 2, 2018

Corn: Strongly advancing on EU markets; losing grounds on non-EU ones

SOFIA. Shipped volumes to EU markets have traced an upward trajectory while those to non-EU ones have dragged behind.

Grains

Mar 1, 2018

Wheat: Shipments to the EU passed over 3.0 mmt

SOFIA. Shipments to the EU markets have kept the export momentum strong. Thick snowfall came just in time!

Grains

Mar 1, 2018

Barley: Domestically, demand has been on the rise

SOFIA. Competitive market forces and higher quality characteristics of the grain have turned the wind in favor of local demand. The recent snowfall came just in time.

Grains

Feb 23, 2018

Corn: Are inflationary expectations real?

SOFIA. Local prices slowly add incremental value over the long run. Inflationary expectations seem to be in store for later in the season.

Grains

Feb 22, 2018

Wheat: Standing between a strong EU demand and crushing Black sea regional market forces

SOFIA. Expanding on EU markets while contracting on non-EU ones, the export trends are expected to continue till the end of the marketing season.

Grains

Feb 22, 2018

Barley: Exports have leveled off

SOFIA. Reducing planted acreages for the upcoming harvest, thus influencing the supply side, farmers hope for higher prices during the upcoming season.

Grains

Feb 17, 2018

Rice Imports in Indonesia

All the ports are flooded with rice

Grains

Feb 16, 2018

Corn: Slashed hopes for the earlier buoyant exports’ rate

SOFIA. Exports have nosedived recently. Remaining stocks could not be depleted by domestic demand alone.

Grains

Feb 15, 2018

Barley: Weather conditions yet to favor farmers

SOFIA. Barley consumption by the livestock sector has increased. Farmers did hope for more favorable weather conditions.

Grains

Feb 12, 2018

Global Rice Scenario

A surge in global rice demand.

Grains

Feb 9, 2018

Rapeseed: Is someone losing a strategic focus?

SOFIA. The country will remain a relatively small producer and thus exporter of the crop, although foreign demand quickly depletes reserves after a harvesting campaign has ended.

Grains

Feb 8, 2018

Corn: Market dynamics turn the wind in favor of local consumption

SOFIA. Domestic demand for the crop on the rise. Price developments trace a slow, but ascending trend.

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