The European Union marked the start of the bloc’s 2022-23 grain marketing year by ditching expectations of rebuild in soft wheat stocks, as dry weather dashed hopes of a larger harvest. The European Commission slashed by nearly...
Read MoreJul 1, 2022 | Markets expresso, Cocoa, Coffee, Corn and coarse grains, Wheat
The table below shows the major ag commodity futures contracts, ranked by price performance last month, with some other assets, such as gold and oil, included for comparison. Commodity Month-end price Change on month...
Read MoreJun 30, 2022 | Markets expresso
The US Department of Agriculture on Thursday revealed data on US farmers’ crop sowings areas, and a quarterly briefing on US grain stocks. Below key data in the briefings, and how these numbers differed from market expectations....
Read MoreJun 30, 2022 | News, Corn and coarse grains, Cotton, Soybeans and oilseeds, Wheat
Corn futures plunged after the US said its farmers planted more of the grain than had been expected, despite a slow start to the spring sowing season, with durum wheat and cotton picking up extra acres too. Chicago corn futures...
Read MoreJun 30, 2022 | Markets expresso
Gasc on Wednesday bought 815,000 tonnes of wheat at tender – its biggest purchase in at least a decade. The wheat was spread between Bulgarian, French, Romanisan and Russian origins, with delivery dates spread from the...
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