Russia's annual report covering food safety has noted that measures taken by the government to stabilize the situation in agriculture will result in general growth of agricultural production despite the external fiscal factors influencing the country's domestic economy and causing RUB fluctuations.Due to the May holidays, market information was limited and there was little change. Russian Grain Markets Planting Updates As of 4 May 2014, spring grain crops were planted on 9.5 million hectares (29.7 percent of the target). This included 1.3 million hectares of spring wheat (10.1 percent), 4.6 million hectares of spring barley (52.8 percent) and 1.5 million hectares of spring corn (57.7 percent).Sunflower seed was planted on 2.3 million hec...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 October 2026 The Russian grain market continued its recovery during the week, although prices remained volatile across regions. Wheat was notably bullish, while feed barley and corn were slower to appreciate, primarily because of weaker export demand amid logi...
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