Russian Grain Markets: 16-22 May 2012 GRAINS AND PRODUCTS Planting Updates as of 16 May 2012
Grain Auction Updates as of 17 May 2012 As of 17 May, the total volume of grain purchased from the state commodity intervention fund was 1.73 MMT, including: Russian Grain Export Update According to Russian Deputy Ag Minister Ilya Shestakov, by the end of the current season, Russia will be able to export 0.8-1 MMT in addition to the 25 MMT exported as of 20 May. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture predicted grain exports for the current season would reach 27 MMT. Meanwhile, corn exports in MY 2011/12 reached 1.6 MMT, a record volume, and may even reach 1.7 MMT by 1 July 2012. Market Update Last week the market was negatively aff...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
Key Takeaways: The tariff burden rose sharply in 2025 and 2026: the effective rate on imports in HTS Chapters 1–24 increased from 1.53 percent in 2024 to 6.11 percent in 2025, before averaging 5.68 percent in January–August 2026. Headline rates tell only part of the story: exemptio...