The latest FAO report on Iran’s grain crops shows small increases for all in 2015 with both wheat and barley production up about 7 percent. Overall 2015/16 grain imports are expected to be approximately 5 MMT lower than the previous year, although the total is still a very significant volume. Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS The Canadian wheat shipment, approximately 8,000 MT, that was refused by the Egyptian government due to high ergot levels is reportedly in Alexandria awaiting final notice of rejection. About 120,000 MT of soybeans are also said to have been turned down because they contain higher levels of ambrosia seeds (ragweed) than allowed. Interestingly, many new reports refer to this as ambrosia fungus...
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...
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