Turkey and Iran are said to be discussing the possibility of importing grain from Crimea as production there is reportedly up by about 23 percent over last year, and there could be an exportable surplus of up to 700,000 MT.
Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Algeria's grain imports increased overall by 18 percent during the first six months of 2015. Imports of barley jumped 43 percent, while those of corn and soft wheat rose almost 20 percent and just under 6 percent, respectively. However, durum imports declined by about 7 percent. The actual volumes included 412,000 MT of barley, 1.78 MMT of corn, 2.74 MMT of soft wheat and 1.04 MMT of durum. Although the government hopes to reduce the volume of grain imports...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
