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Members of the Wheat Initiative met in September in Istanbul, #Turkey, to discuss advances and gaps in #wheat research and the contributions of the group in supporting the wheat research community. → ow.ly/uoMh50PV7XS #agriculture #grain

#China is expected to produce slightly more #corn in 2023-24 due to a larger planted area. Production is estimated at 280 million tonnes, up from 277.2 million tonnes produced in 2022-23. → ow.ly/W7xY50PV7cm #agriculture #grain #wheat

#Egypt is in negotiations to purchase 1 million tonnes of wheat from the Russian government. Egypt is one of the world’s top #wheat importers and #Russia is the world’s top exporter. → ow.ly/5tQj50PQftH #agriculture #grain

Weekly Feature: Al Dahra, a global agribusiness leader based in Abu Dhabi, has partnered with Abu Dhabi Exports Office on a five-year, $500 million deal to supply Egypt with a steady supply of high-quality imported milling wheat. → ow.ly/1Be050PAXEo

With the end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, #Ukraine could see up to 60% of its #grain shipped through neighboring Romania, a growing export alternative amid Ukraine’s war with Russia. → ow.ly/6HBh50PASxL #agriculture #food

The potential worldwide drought disaster that looms for agricultural production is a great concern, and today’s world water shortages only exacerbate the possibile situation. → ow.ly/339A50Pp91m #agriculture #farming #grain #foodsecurity #climate

Global #rice prices are at their highest level overall since 2011, with Indica leading the latest rise amid concerns over the potential effect of El Niño. → ow.ly/Jz6Y50OTKMg #agriculture #grain #food

Brazil’s 2022-23 total grain harvest is estimated to reach a record 315.8 million tonnes, according to the Ninth Grain Harvest Survey released June 13 by Conab, the country’s food supply and statistics agency. → ow.ly/gmCC50OOnO4 #Brazil #agriculture #grain

. @ViterraCanada will provide 172 acres of cropland around four of its terminals in Alberta and Saskatchewan as part of its partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Bank in their mission to feed the hungry worldwide. → ow.ly/CXs950OyTkw #agriculture #food #hunger

Weekly Feature: France, the European Union’s largest wheat producer and exporter, in recent years has faced a series of difficult harvests and a drop in exports. → world-grain.com/articles/185…

Weekly Feature: The International Grains Council’s first grain market report of 2023 showed global carryover stocks for total grains falling 3 million tonnes from the previous forecast to 577 million tonnes, an eight-year low. → ow.ly/mS3350MqFBW