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Global Markets: Wheat – Smaller Production, Lower Consumption, Tighter Stocks
Global production in 2018/19 was down 4 percent from the previous year to the lowest level in 4 years. Much of the decline was in major exporting countries. The European […]
Commodity Markets: Do We Need More Futures Contracts?
In the last couple of months, there has been news about a new futures contract for soybeans. The Financial Times and Reuters, among others, reported that the CME Group, the […]
Wheat Market: Strong Demand Pushes Global Prices Higher
With the world consuming more wheat than it produces for the first year since 2012/13, prices are also on the rise. According to Global Trade Atlas data, the average global wheat price […]
Global Markets: Wheat – Production Down from Last Year’s Record
Global production is forecast at 748 million tons, down 11 million from the record set last year, and the third-largest on record. Production among the top exporting countries is projected […]
Global Markets: Wheat – Turkey and Kazakhstan Top Global Flour Exporters
Most of the world’s wheat trade is in the form of grain due to the greater perishability of flour as well as the desire to mill in-country and capture value-added […]
Wheat Market: Early Estimates Expect Black Sea Production to Fall
USDA will issue its first 2018/19 U.S. wheat production estimate on Feb. 23 at its Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, rounding out the estimates already available for Northern Hemisphere wheat exporting […]
Global Markets: Wheat – Black Sea Region Gains Market Share from Traditional Exporters
The traditional major wheat exporters are Australia, Canada, the European Union (EU), and the United States, but in recent years the Black Sea region–Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine – has emerged […]
Wheat Market: Futures Tumble, While Protein Premiums Soar
As the Dec. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) confirms, global wheat supplies are at a record high this year. USDA increased its estimate for 2017/18 global wheat […]
Global Corn, Soybean, Wheat Production Changes are Key to Price Variability
Introduction Annual changes in production are a key determinant of price variability for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Production variability can occur across the globe, but it is usually of most […]
World Grain Markets: U.S. Exports Expecting Lowest Drop Since 1971
U.S. 2015/16 marketing year exports (June-May) are forecast to drop to the lowest level since 1971/72 because of high relative prices, abundant competitor supplies, and a strong U.S. dollar. International […]
