Russian Grain Markets: 26 June – 2 July 2012 Harvesting Updates GRAINS AND PRODUCTS As of 4 July, according to the Russian Agriculture Ministry, Russia harvested grains on 2.1 million ha and produced 5.8 MMT of grains with an average yield of 2.76 MT/ha (compared to 4.54 MT/ha in 2011). The total area under grains and leguminous crops to be harvested in 2012 is 44.8 million ha. Harvesting is underway in the Southern and Northern-Caucasian regions, where the average grain yield totaled 2.82 MT/ha (compared to over 4.8 MT/ha last year). Despite having a worse grain harvest than the one in 2011, the Russian government does not plan to impose an embargo or export duties. The minister of agriculture forecasts 20 MMT of grain exports in 2012...
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...
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