Russian Grain Markets: 11-16 July 2012 GRAINS AND PRODUCTS Harvest Update On 16 July the Russian Ministry of Agriculture lowered its harvest forecast to a less optimistic 80-83 MMT of grains (bulk yield) in 2012. This compares to the ministry's previous forecast of 85 MMT and its forecast of about 94 MMT at the beginning of June. The latest forecast from the Federal Department of Meteorological Monitoring of the Environment puts the grain harvest at 83-86 MMT. Unless weather conditions worsen significantly, domestic market demand (about 71.5 MMT) will be satisfied in full and the excess grain can be exported (the current export potential estimate is 16 MMT). The Ag Ministry also reported that stocks in the state intervention fund will...
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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