Black Sea wheat production stabilises…
Harvest of this season’s Black Sea winter crop is progressing well with yields steadily improving as headers move north. However,…
China brushes tensions aside to buy up US agricultural commodities…
China has embarked on a buying spree of farm products from the United States this month, but the market reaction…
Global wheat production on the decline…
While still a record, it appears that global wheat production for the 2020/21 season may have peaked as the crop…
USDA takes some comfort out of global grain balance sheet
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its June Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks Report last week, and for…
Northern hemisphere harvest commences amid a cloudy demand outlook…
The northern hemisphere winter crop harvest is underway amid escalating fears that a second wave of COVID-19 infections, particularly in…
Sea freight rates on the rise…
Global sea freight rates are on the rise with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) posting its largest-ever weekly gain, underpinned…
Drought in North Africa increases the region’s reliance on wheat imports…
Grain production in the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia has been severely impacted by one of the…
Aussie dollar strength a headache for domestic grain exporters…
The biggest mover in domestic grain markets last week was the local currency, briefly trading above the US$0.70 barrier on…
Drought in Thailand is good news for Australian barley growers
Severe drought in Thailand in the first five months of 2020 has adversely affected the production of off-season (dry-season) rice…