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By Chris Lyddon (World Grain), 12/11/2018

In its Agri Commodities Monthly Report for October, Rabobank noted short-term support for wheat futures worldwide on the basis of tightening global fundamentals. “This support is forecast until further confidence emerges with respect to new 2019-20 crop supplies,” Rabobank said, noting that Northern Hemisphere plantings were nearing completion as it was published on Oct. 19. Rabobank called the record Russian export pace, with 13.8 million tonnes exported from July to September, “unsustainable.” “As Russian exports slow or are potentially restricted, demand would predominantly shift to the U.S., Argentina or even the E.U.,” Rabobank said.

by Abhishek Budholiya (The Tactical Business), 03/10/2018

The global market for grain and cereal crop market has been expanding at a robust rate because of several government initiatives to improve the quality of food products. Not only has the market for grain and cereal crops expanded in size but has also undergone key improvements in the quality of its products. The demand within the global grain and cereal crops has risen on account of the health benefits served by these crops to the masses. Furthermore, several packaged as well as non-packaged food products are now added with processed grains or cereals to enhance the nutritional value of the food. Owing to these reasons, it is safe to estimate that the demand within the global market for grain and cereal crops would increase by leaps and bounds.

L'amélioration des conditions logistiques est un enjeu majeur de la rénovation des économies agricoles à l'échelle d'un pays. Le Plan Maric Vert s'est attaché à faciliter la logistique afin d'acheminer au mieux les denrées agro-alimentaires importées au consommateur marocain et celles exportées vers les ports de l'Atlantique ou de la Méditerranée.

Des moyens logistiques importants sont engagés dans l’acheminement des céréales de production locale ou d’importation vers le consommateur final. Ces moyens logistiques concernent aussi bien le transport et la manutention des matières premières et des produits finis que les opérations de transit, de stockage et de transformation. Des investissements importants en logistique de réception ont été réalisés par le secteur privé et par la SOSIPO, filiale de l’Office national interprofessionnel des céréales et légumineuses (ONICL). L’importation transite par les silos portuaires de Nador, Casablanca, Safi, Jorf et Agadir.

By UkrAgroConsult, 23/10/2018

In the current season, the key suppliers of Black Sea wheat – Russia and Ukraine – continue enjoying high export prices and strong global demand for their commodity.

In view of a decrease in the 2018/19 world wheat crop and rather unfavorable conditions for planting winter crops for the 2019 harvest, some grain growers decide to keep part of their crop in stock and wait for a price hike in the latter half of the season. However, when choosing their sales strategy in the current season, market participants should take into consideration Argentina’s coming to the world market, as this country may curb expected growth of world prices, reports UkrAgroConsult. Local farmers have started harvesting new-crop wheat, and sales from Argentina can be expected to surge as soon as November-December.

by Jay Sjerven (World Grain), 14/08/2018

Wheat futures earlier this month surged above recent highs set in May in Kansas City and Chicago and seemed poised to do so in Minneapolis spring wheat futures. While the rally that erupted in early July has been breathtaking, so, too, was the break in wheat futures from May highs to early-July lows that preceded it. The wild swings in fortune in the wheat market were tied to weather-related shifts in the U.S. and world wheat supply-and-demand outlooks for 2018-19 (USDA, International Grain Council), according to market analysts interviewed by Milling & Baking News.