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Russian farmers ditch wheat for other crops

Wheat markets continue to ignore poor global outlook
Crops are in trouble around the world, including in the United States, Russia, Europe, Australia and Argentina
Wheat markets have sold off during the past two weeks, and one would think that crop prospects have dramatically improved since last month. Have the Southern Hemisphere harvest prospects dramatically improved? Maybe the 2025 winter wheat planting conditions in the Northern Hemisphere have turned around the situation at the last minute. Neither situation has occurred, […] Read more
Egyptian purchase helps wheat rally
Major deal partly explains futures price hike despite Ag Canada adding 2.8 million tonnes to the country's wheat supply
SASKATOON — Egypt has set the tone for the 2024-25 wheat market. The world’s largest importer has struck a deal to buy 3.12 million tonnes of Black Sea wheat from November to April, according to Reuters. Related stories: Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) will be importing 510,000 tonnes per month from the region […] Read more
Wheat output to increase

Falling wheat prices encourage Asian customers to buy
Bangladesh among region’s top importers as a steep drop in prices in recent weeks spurs importers to book shipments
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Asian wheat buyers have stepped up purchases in recent weeks, taking cargoes from the Black Sea region as they returned to the market after a long gap, drawn by a fall in global prices. Regional millers producing flour and animal feed have signed deals to buy close to one million tonnes of […] Read more
Market assesses impact of Russia’s smaller wheat crop

‘Weather market’ resumes role as price driver
The market is closely watching production problems around the world, including Russia, Europe, Argentina and the U.S.
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — Weather hiccups in major cereal producers have cast a doubt on prospects of a global grain glut and made fundamentals regain their status of key market drivers after being surpassed by politics, notably the war in Ukraine, analysts say. Wheat prices in Chicago gained 33 per cent in the past two […] Read more
Wheat price outlook hinges on Russia
The market has already begun to respond as dry conditions and now frost significantly threaten production this year

China opens wheat door to Argentina
!["The rapid emergence of Brazil as a [wheat] exporter in Indonesia and other foreign markets has been remarkable," the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated in its recent Grain: World Markets and Trade report. | File photo](https://static.producer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/23111515/wheat-MR_DSC3036-150x150.jpg)