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7 hours ago | Yana Sukharska
The Russian wheat crop harvest was 72% complete in the week to Friday September 6, out of the 29.8 million hectares planned for the 2024/25 campaign, according to data seen by Fastmarkets on Monday September 9.
9 hours ago | Regina Koh
Chinese state agencies will offer around 250,000 tonnes of imported soybeans for auction on Wednesday September 11, according to a notice issued by the country’s National Grain Trade Center (NGTC) on Monday September 9.
6 Sep 2024 | Mark Shenk
Speculators in US soybean, corn and wheat contracts slashed short positions in the week to Tuesday September 3, helping reduce net short positions, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed late on Friday September 6.
6 Sep 2024 | Tim Worledge
The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) released its quarterly snapshot of major agricultural commodities on Friday, marginally pushing up its estimate for global wheat and soybean production while trimming its corn outlook.
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Wheat Commentary
6 Sep 2024
US wheat futures slipped on Friday September 6, while European contracts were little changed, as a healthy US harvest neared completion and cheap cargoes from the Black Sea region continued to put pressure on prices.
Corn Commentary
6 Sep 2024
US corn futures moved lower on Friday September 6, with the USDA reporting a net reduction in weekly sales — to a marketing-year low for the old corn crop.
Soybean Commentary
6 Sep 2024
Soybean futures ended the week to Friday September 6 with double digit losses on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on profit taking after posting gains in the beginning of the week, pressured by declines in crude oil and soyoil.
Vegoils Commentary
6 Sep 2024
Soyoil futures in Chicago tumbled steeply on Friday September 6 with downward pressures from falling crude prices and technical positioning, while in Malaysia crude palm oil (CPO) futures edged slightly lower.

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19 Jul 2024 | Jocelyn Garcia
The USDA’s cattle on feed report released on Friday July 19 estimated the number of cattle in the nation’s feedlots at 11.3 million head on July 1, in line with market estimates and 1% above last year’s 11.24 million head.
18 Jul 2024 | Tim Worledge
Stakeholders in India’s agriculture and food complex need to consider seriously the role of genetic modification (GM) in boosting the country’s production of oilseeds to meet mounting demand, delegates at the Vegoils Visions 2030 conference have been told.
17 Jul 2024 | Regina Koh
Taiwanese feed importer MFIG concluded its buy tender for optional-origin corn on Wednesday July 17, picking up around 65,000 tonnes of the grain, sources told Fastmarkets.
16 Jul 2024 | Mark Shenk
Egypt’s state-backed General Authority of Supply Commodities (GASC) successfully closed a tender on Tuesday July 16 and secured 770,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia and Bulgaria for September shipment.
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3 Sep 2024 | Masha Belikova
The publication of reports that the Chinese government has asked state-owned importing companies to restrict purchases of barley and sorghum in 2024 could be an attempt to keep import volumes below the levels seen in 2023, and this could also be the case for wheat and corn imports, trade sources told Fastmarkets in the week started Monday September 2.
2 Sep 2024 | Yana Sukharska
The Russian wheat crop harvest was 68% complete in the week ending Friday August 30, out of the 29.8 million hectares planned for the 2024/25 campaign, according to data seen by Fastmarkets on Monday September 2.
4 Sep 2024 | Marcela Caetano
Brazilian soybean exports are expected to reach 5.6 million tonnes in September, up 1.4% versus the 5.5 million tonnes exported in the same period a year earlier, while corn shipments continue to lag in comparison to the previous year's figures, according to the weekly report published by Brazilian grain exporters association Anec on Tuesday September 3.
2 Sep 2024 | Masha Belikova
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) revised upward its 2024/25 marketing year estimates for Australian wheat crop by 9% and for exports by 5% compared with its previous report.
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Fastmarkets commits to publishing on a daily basis the bids, offers, indicative levels or other cash trading indications on any basis and geography that relates to any of the vital markets that have strong ties with Ukraine.
1 hour ago | Victor Gusmao
Export inspections of US soybeans were down 30% to 354,166 tonnes in the week ended Thursday September 5, from the 502,444 tonnes recorded a week earlier, data from the USDA showed on Monday September 9.
1 hour ago | Marcela Caetano
US weekly soybean net sales for the 2024/25 crop year rose by 55.7% to 2.6 million tonnes in the week to August 22, up from 1.6 million tonnes in the previous week and above market estimates, the US Department of Agriculture reported on Thursday August 29.
1 hour ago | Mark Shenk
Export inspections of US wheat slipped by 2.7% to 586,687 tonnes during the week to Thursday September 5 from 602,690 tonnes the previous week, according to data released by the USDA on Monday September 9.
2 hours ago | Jocelyn Garcia
Export inspections of US corn were down by 13% to 836,413 tonnes during the week to Thursday September 5, below market estimates, according to USDA data released on Monday September 9.
6 Sep 2024 | Agricensus staff
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6 Sep 2024 | Agricensus staff
Fastmarkets commits to publishing on a daily basis the bids, offers, indicative levels or other cash trading indications on any basis and geography that relates to any of the vital markets that have strong ties with Ukraine.
6 Sep 2024 | Mark Shenk
The US hard red winter (HRW) wheat harvest is nearly complete, while the soft white (SW) harvest is progressing at a steady clip under warm and dry conditions, the latest harvest report from the US Wheat Associates (USWA) showed on Friday September 6.
6 Sep 2024 | Yana Sukharska
Russian wheat exports continued to increase on a weekly basis, almost reaching last year’s pace, a Fastmarkets analysis showed on Friday September 6.