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Russia’s customs subcommittee has approved a wheat export quota for the second half of the marketing year – from February 16 to June 30 – of 11 million tonnes, but has not set any quota for barley or corn, essentially meaning that exports of these products will not be possible, Russian news agency Interfax has reported.

Russia’s weekly wheat exports from Black Sea ports dropped to 742,885 tonnes in the week to November 28, down sharply by 32% from 1.1 million tonnes the previous week, data from Fastmarkets’ research team showed on Friday November 29.

Weekly net sales data from the USDA has revealed a 29% week-on-week drop in 2024/25 corn sales, with just over 1 million tonnes registered in the week to November 21, according to delayed data released on Friday November 29, 2024.

The Russian government has continued to raise the export tariffs on wheat and corn, and also increased the tariff on barley for the period December 4-10, while the country’s national currency has lost 9% of its value, an update from the country’s agriculture ministry showed on Friday November 29.

The European Commission has updated its forecasts for usable cereal production in the EU for the 2024/25 marketing year, reflecting slight adjustments compared with previous estimates and notable differences from the five-year average, Fastmarkets heard on Friday November 29.

Ukraine exported 771,000 tonnes of grains during the week ended Thursday November 28, marking a weekly decrease of 156,000 tonnes (17%) from the previous week, according to data released by the country’s State Customs Service on Friday November 29.

Agricultural commodities giant Bunge Ltd reported its third-quarter financial results on Wednesday October 30, reflecting lower earnings year over year in the context of a tight global margin environment.

Traders in agricultural derivative instruments will have access to a raft of new “spread” futures contracts that could unlock new trading opportunities as two of the world’s biggest exchanges announced new products on Wednesday August 28.

The agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has seen its share prices tumble after it said it had placed its Chief Financial...

Brazil's grain and oilseeds producer SLC Agricola, one of the country´s largest agricultural companies, has cut its soybean...

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)'s net sales for the first half of the year fell by 14.8% to $25.8 billion from $30.3 billion during the same...

Germany-based ethanol producer CropEnergies reported a growth in revenues of almost 40% in...

European seeds producer KWS reported upbeat results for the nine months of the fiscal year...

Net earnings for global agricultural commodities producer and trader Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM) jumped by...

The Ukrainian government has released the minimum export prices for a list of agricultural goods in an official document from the country’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food seen by Fastmarkets on Monday November 11.

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A minister in the Indian government has approved the import of as much as 200,000 tonnes of duty-free corn following a meeting with representatives of the poultry sector in the country’s Andhra Pradesh state, trade and media sources reported on Wednesday September 25.

Russia has raised its wheat export duty for September 18-24, after cutting it last week, and reduced its corn export duty, the country's agriculture ministry said in an official update on Friday September 13.

Traders in agricultural derivative instruments will have access to a raft of new “spread” futures contracts that could unlock new trading opportunities as two of the world’s biggest exchanges announced new products on Wednesday August 28.

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.

The Ukrainian government has adopted a minimum export price policy resolution, but the policy may only come into force a few months later, Taras Vysotsky, Ukraine’s acting agrarian policy and food minister said during a weekly Trend and Hedge club meeting late on Wednesday August 21.

The European Commission has confirmed that it has referred Belgium to the European Union’s Court of Justice after “failing to take sufficient action on nitrate pollution in the Flemish region,” according to a statement released on Thursday July 25.