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AUSTRALIA exported 30,668 tonnes of sorghum in August, down 74 per cent on the July total of 119,487t, and feed barley shipments also took a tumble to 89,838t, down 33pc from 134,728t shipped in July, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This reflects dwindling supplies and strong demand […]
As a result of the hot and dry weather in large parts of Northern Europe this year, potatoes are smaller than usual. This is especially an issue for potatoes destined for the production of french fries, because smaller potatoes means shorter fries. This requires many fast-food chains to adjust their restaurant practices. Eunice Koekkoek of […]
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Beef exports totalled 119,850 metric tonnes (mt), up 7% from a year ago, and valued at $751.7 million, exceeding the previous record of $722.1 million reached in May 2018. August exports accounted for 13.2% of total beef production, up from 12.5% a year ago. For beef muscle cuts only, the percentage exported was 11.2%, up […]
Brazilian farmers are expected to harvest up to 238.54 million tonnes of grain in the 2018/19 season, the government said on Thursday, with the South American country potentially breaking its production record thanks to expected corn and soy bumper crops. In the prior season, Brazilian farmers harvested some 227.91m tonnes of grains like soybeans and […]
Canada continues to discuss possible resolutions to a durum wheat issue with Italian importers, Minister MacAulay says. During an Oct. 8 to 11 trade mission to Europe, MacAulay “met with the Italian grain industry (and) raised Canada’s serious concerns about market conditions in Italy which are hurting our durum wheat” exports, he told reporters today […]
Iraq’s farmlands are declining due to lack of rainfall and depleted soils, a report by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics has revealed. Wheat and barley were affected particularly hard, the report said, but it also observed a general decline in the yield per acre of Iraq’s farmland due to “off-season rainfall and dust storms”. […]
Frost and a lack of rain could scale back Argentina’s wheat crop for the 2018-19 season, which is currently seen at a record 19.7 million tonnes, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said on Thursday. According to the exchange’s weekly report, a lack of moisture in the soil in northern Argentine provinces and late frosts in […]
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has started receiving the 30 000 tonnes of wheat imported recently and millers who had temporarily closed shop due to the unavailability of the cereal are now expected to resume operations. The wheat was secured by GMAZ on an instalment prepayment arrangement. The wheat landed at Beira, Mozambique […]
The wheat harvest is underway in the north of Argentina with early signs suggesting initial yields are already below expectations, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange has warned Thursday. Despite less than 1% of the crop being harvested, the effects of drought and then cold weather and frosts have become apparent, BAGE said. “The first yields […]
China’s summer grain yields dropped by more than 3 million tons this year compared with 2017, representing a significant decrease in production, at a time when Beijing aims to reduce its reliance on imports from the United States. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), total nationwide grain production in summer 2018 […]
пліснявиMorocco and France have signed a partnership agreement on cereals. France showed interest in exporting its wheat to the Moroccan market. Chakib Alj, president of the National Federation of Mills (FNM) and Philippe Heusele, president of France Export Cereales signed the agreement on Tuesday in Casablanca, as part of the 21st conference on “The Franco-Moroccan […]
The Philippines is easing restrictions on imports and resorting to increasing imports of sugar and grains to tackle inflation in the country. Inflation in the Philippines reached a 9-year-high in September at 6.7%, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed. The country is grappling with high inflation this year due to a slew of reasons. […]
Crushers in Brazil are running out of soybeans amid tougher competition from Chinese buyers for the remaining 2017-18 season supplies. Brazilian crushers have been working with negative margins since the second half of September, leading some to slow the pace of processing, according to Cepea, the University of Sao Paulo’s research arm. The soy rally […]
Europe’s nascent dairy futures market has received a much-needed liquidity boost, as concern over a dip in production following a blazing hot summer drives trading volumes higher. A total of almost 20,000 tonnes worth of skimmed milk powder, butter and whey were traded on the EEX in September, the highest monthly volume on record. Since […]