Russia's November 2013 barley exports totaled 182,547 MT, 53 percent less than October 2013 and 46 percent less than November 2012. 71 percent of the total exported volume was shipped to Saudi Arabia. Russian Grain Markets: 4-10 December 2013 Harvesting Updates As of 9 December, grain and leguminous crops were harvested on 42 million hectares, 95.5 percent of the planted area. The volume of the grain produced was 96.2 MMT (in bunker weight) with the average yield of 2.29 MT/hectare. Specifically, wheat was harvested on 23.51 million hectares, 98 percent of the target (54.05 MMT produced with the average yield of 2.3 MT/hectare), barley was harvested on 8.1 million hectares, 95.4 percent of the target (16.3 MMT produced with the aver...
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...
Markets are getting into the Halloween spirit, handing out more tricks than treats. There has been some encouraging news, but it hasn’t been enough to slow the broader slide. Now buyers need to show up with something other than another “Charlie Brown” rock for the bag. Somethi...
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