Market News on Grains

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.

Grains

Feb 8, 2018

Barley: Exports have reached a plateau

SOFIA. Regional market developments influence exports to non-EU markets. The weather has not favored farmers so far.

Grains

Feb 8, 2018

Wheat: Ample supplies within the Black sea region influence local market sentiments

SOFIA. Market developments within the Black sea basin exert pressure on regional prices and influence local export rates to non-EU markets. Exports to EU markets keep the momentum strong, though.

Grains

Feb 2, 2018

Corn: Exports stumbled somewhat

SOFIA. Exports have slowed down somewhat for the past several weeks. Prices keep firm.

Grains

Feb 2, 2018

Rapeseed: Active international trade is long over

SOFIA. The great majority of rapeseed was already exported in the few months after harvest. Domestic consumption goes by a few metric tons per month.

Grains

Feb 2, 2018

Wheat: A skyrocketing export trend vs. a nosedived one

SOFIA. Exports to EU markets will surpass the 3 mmt ceiling while those to non-EU countries are forecasted to remain weak on a year-to-year basis.

Grains

Feb 2, 2018

Barley: Expect a significant reduction in to-be-harvested areas for next season

SOFIA. Responding to regional market forces, farmers reduce acreages for next year. Domestic consumption within the livestock sector on the rise.

Alerts and Regulations

Jan 31, 2018

Wheat: The EU is expected to become the leading producer in 2017/18

In FAO estimates for 2017/18 China remains a leader in wheat production (not counting the EU). The United States and Canada expect in 2017/18 lower yields, in contrast to Russia, which has ambition to produce the record for the country nearly 84 million MT

Import / Export Statistics

Jan 30, 2018

Wheat: Russia is expected to become a confident leader of world exports of wheat in season 2017/18

Russia becomes a grain superpower in wheat exports while the production of this agricultural crop in the world decreased in 2017 by 7.4 million MT

Grains

Jan 26, 2018

Barley: Regional market forces influence local market sentiments

SOFIA. Shipments to non-EU markets lag behind substantially. Weather conditions alternate between low and quite high temperatures for the season.

Grains

Jan 26, 2018

Corn: Prices have added incremental value

SOFIA. Exports have been paused while domestic demand keeps its momentum high.

Grains

Jan 25, 2018

Rapeseed: Lowering planted acreages, farmers try to circumvent expected lower demand

SOFIA. Will not farmers’ decisions to cut sowing acreages for next season turn out futile as long as the country remains a relatively small producer and brisk exporter of rapeseed?

Alerts and Regulations

Jan 25, 2018

Grains: Record crop in Russia in 2017

MOSCOW. 134 million MT of grain had been harvested in Russia by the end of 2017 - an absolute record

Grains

Jan 25, 2018

Wheat: Reverberating effects from regional market players and those from earlier weather conditions on local export results

SOFIA. Competitors’ export potential within the Black sea region influences local shipments to non-EU markets. Adverse weather conditions before harvest in some EU countries stimulate exports to EU markets, though.

Grains

Jan 19, 2018

Corn: Domestic consumption on the rise

SOFIA. Although on the rise, domestic consumption alone could not deplete reserves by the end of the current marketing season.

Grains

Jan 19, 2018

Barley: Will supply side interventions result in desired demand side effects?

SOFIA. Whether influencing the supply side of the market will lead to higher prices is doubtful since the market does not exist in a vacuum. Yet, planted acreages decreased substantially

Grains

Jan 18, 2018

Wheat: Lagging behind on markets outside the EU

SOFIA. While exports to EU markets have traced a reassuring steep trend, those to non-EU destinations nosedived. Changes in consumption habits of wheat on the domestic market.

Grains

Jan 12, 2018

Barley: The warm Winter as a two edged-sword

SOFIA. If the Winter does not provide the so necessary thick snow, yields will be negatively affected. Barley shipments to non-EU markets suffer.

Grains

Jan 12, 2018

Corn: Are bulls’ hooves heard in the distance?

SOFIA. The projected decline in global stocks during the current season, on the background of an already strong demand, ought to improve the current depressed price levels.

Grains

Jan 12, 2018

Exports in rice surpass it’s record.

Exports in rice have increased to the neighbouring nation.

Grains

Jan 10, 2018

Rapeseed: Another season of a robust international demand

SOFIA. Aggregate output placed a natural ceiling on exports. The majority of the crop gets swiftly shipped abroad.

Grains

Jan 10, 2018

Wheat: Stepping up shipped volumes to EU markets

SOFIA. Entering into 2018, the country went over 3.0 mmt of exports. The upbeat export trend, supported by high quality characteristics of grains, might well push prices higher soon.

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