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Black Sea freight: 🇺🇦#Ukraine-#EU flows slow, 🇷🇺 #Russia Handysize #wheat to #Egypt flat at $18/mt, Coasters to #Turkey 🇹🇷 slip to $25/mt. Grain trade thin. Looks range-bound till Feb. 🌾🚢 #oatt #AgTwitter
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🌽#Corn🌽 1⃣U.S. harvest rolling with dry weather ahead ☀️🚜 2⃣Brazil’s 1st crop 31% planted 🌧️ 3⃣EU cuts 2024 corn estimate to 60.1 MMT 🌍 4⃣Funds trim net shorts by 4.1k contracts 📉
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Spring Wheat: 🌾Spring wheat ratings take a 4% hit to 69% G/E, but the yield is still solid at 51.1 bpa. With 51% of the harvest complete. Corn Progress: 🚜Harvest is underway! 84% of corn is in the dough stage, with 46% dented and 11% mature. LA, TX, and MS are leading🌾
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Soybeans 🌿89% of soybeans are setting pods, and 6% are already dropping leaves. Conditions may have slipped, but yields are looking strong! Wheat: Spring wheat harvest is 51% done, with a yield forecast of 51.1 bpa. Despite a slight dip in conditions, we're on track!🌾
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North African Mediterranean: Corn to Lebanon for $21-22/ton, grain to Tunis at $27-28/ton. Other grains to Egypt and Lebanon? Prices are like a roulette wheel—spin the wheel and see what you get! 🎰🌾
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Odessa-Spain Med: Sunflower meal to Tarragona for $34-36/ton, fertilizers to Seville at $40-41/ton. Spain’s really making sure that fertile ground lives up to its name! 🌻🌱
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Adriatic Sea: Moving agri-products to the South Adriatic? $20/ton. Think of it as sending your veggies on a luxury cruise—first-class all the way! 🚢🥕
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Freight Greek Mediterranean: Grain’s the new gold! Yeisk to Greece at $31-33/ton, wheat to Patras at $15-17/ton. Greece is turning into the Med’s grain party hotspot! 🎉🍞
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Turkish Mediterranean: Fertilizer rates have mellowed out at $17-18/ton. Looks like the market had its coffee and decided to chill. ☕🌱
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Black Sea to Italy : Shipping coal or grain? That’s $20.5/ton, or $25/ton from Chornomorsk to Bari. That’s the cost of keeping the lights on and the pasta flowing! 🍝🚢
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🌾Ukrainian market heats up! DAP bids rise due to late crop worries and sluggish activity 🌻 Black Sea sunflower oil update: Ukrainian sellers: no offers Buyer bids: $995 CIF Mersin (Aug) Russian offers: $1,010 CIF Mersin (Aug) 🌱Rapeseed prices soar despite fewer crushers
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#China's National Grain Trade Center will auction 506,000 tonnes of imported #soybeans from various provinces on April 9. This marks the 6th auction in 2024, with a 31.76% clearance rate in previous ones. Concerns over quality, due to sieve residue and crop viruses, impact sales.
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🌦 #Weather and #Agriculture: Weather conditions in key agricultural regions like South America, Europe, and the US are mostly favorable for crops, impacting market movements.
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📈 Commodity Watch: Focus on China's commodity demand, considering recent rallies in the commodity index led by energy and metals. 📊 Market Insights: The upcoming USDA report is anticipated to show adjustments in US crop carryouts and potentially lower Brazil crop estimates.
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🌍 #Weather Concerns: Mixed weather forecasts could affect crop plantings and yields, with wet conditions in Europe's north, dryness in the south and Black Sea regions, and favorable conditions in South America. #oatt #AgTwitter
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📉 Market Movements: #Wheat prices surged by 17 cents in a short span, with concerns over #Russian export pace and North Hemisphere crop conditions in the US, including weather extremes. #oatt #cbot
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🌾 Corn and Soy Adjustments: Anticipation for USDA's next report to potentially raise corn demand and lower the carryout. #corn #soybeans
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📊 Global Wheat Production: world wheat crop estimate raised by 3 million tons, mainly in the Black Sea region. #oatt
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#corn Ukrainian FOB: Sellers=170USD Buyers=164USD #Ukraine #oatt
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