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Today, 9:29 AM
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"The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) will offer a total of 5.5 million tonnes of bread-making and durum wheat for sale from 5 October. While continuing to sell wheat held in licensed warehouses through the Turkish Commodity Exchange (TÜRİB), TMO has also opened stocks held in its own warehouses for direct sale to eligible buyers. Depending on the quality grade, bread-making and durum wheat prices range from TRY 16,750 to TRY 18,500 per tonne. TMO has confirmed that the previously announced prices have not been increased."
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Today, 9:09 AM
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Traders said the revised specification is widely seen as a response to quality concerns surrounding some origins
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Today, 9:06 AM
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Iranian wheat farmers told Iran International that delayed government payments for their previous harvest are leaving them short of cash for autumn planting, while inflation and the falling rial erode the value of money they are still owed.
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Today, 9:03 AM
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"Turkey has proposed establishing two separate corridors for safe navigation in the Black Sea, according to the Turkish newspaper Milliyet. Under Ankara's initiative."
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Today, 9:00 AM
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"In September 2026, Russian wheat exports via the Baltic Sea reached a record 1.4 mln tons amid logistics disruptions in the Azov-Black Sea basin. This was reported by Dmitry Rylko, Director General of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR). According to him, monthly wheat shipments through the Baltic route had never reached such levels before."
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Today, 8:59 AM
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"Representatives of 54 members of UN organizations have appealed to the heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), urging them to support international efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the Black Sea."
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Today, 8:55 AM
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"Insurance costs for ships crossing the Black Sea have quadrupled, and freight rates have more than tripled in the last three months as drone attacks on merchant vessels spread toward Bulgarian and Romanian waters, with some operators shifting to crews from India and Bangladesh, where wage costs are lower, in an effort to "offset the losses.”"
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Today, 8:53 AM
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"ASTANA – Kazakhstan exported a record 8.87 million tons of wheat from September 2025 to August 2026, as strong demand from Central Asian markets and Afghanistan helped drive shipments to the highest level on record, according to the Grain Union of Kazakhstan."
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Today, 8:51 AM
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"Egypt’s Ministry of Supply will resume offering wheat through the Egyptian Mercantile Exchange next week after a hiatus of more than 30 months, aiming to rein in erratic local markets and meet private millers’ needs, an official on the Higher Wheat Committee told Al Manassa."
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Today, 8:49 AM
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"Saudi Arabia bought around 683 thsd tons of 12.5% protein wheat in an international tender, 148 thsd tons, or 28%, above the initially sought volume of 535 thsd tons."
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Today, 7:33 AM
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"Russia has begun attacking civilian vessels off the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria. Over two days, drones attacked at least three cargo vessels, two of which sank. At least three people were killed in the attacks, while dozens of crew members were forced to abandon damaged vessels."
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Today, 7:31 AM
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"Poland and Romania are not ready to significantly increase the transit and storage of Ukrainian agricultural products despite risks to global food security. Ukraine is asking EU countries to expand alternative export routes and estimates the additional transport costs at €1.1 billion."
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Today, 7:28 AM
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"The Caspian route, which Russian exporters are increasingly using to redirect grain shipments, is facing a shortage of vessels and a sharp rise in transportation costs. By late September, freight rates for grain shipments from Astrakhan to Iran on river-sea vessels had climbed to $110–115/t, up 2.3–2.4 times year on year."
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Today, 9:22 AM
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"HAMBURG/PARIS: Tunisia’s state grains agency is believed to have purchased about 100,000 tonnes of durum wheat in an international tender on Friday, European traders said."
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Today, 9:07 AM
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Hiking rail charges or stopping transport altogether is more complicated than it sounds and will require EU backing
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Today, 9:05 AM
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"Global corn stocks grew by around 30Mt after a record U.S. crop, and that surplus is now changing what American farmers plant. U.S. corn acres are shrinking because low corn prices made soybeans the more attractive crop, while higher fertilizer costs added pressure on planting decisions."
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Today, 9:02 AM
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"The European Union recorded its worst grain corn harvest in two decades in 2026. According to Eurostat and DG AGRI, EU corn production totaled 50.2 mln tons, down 12% from 57.1 mln tons in 2025 and 18% below the 2015–2024 average of 61.3 mln tons. "
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Today, 9:00 AM
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"Global wheat stocks remain substantial in MY 2026/27, with USDA forecasting ending inventories at 276.3 mln tons and production at 822.4 mln tons. However, only around 68.6 mln tons of ending stocks are expected to be held by the major exporters — Argentina, Australia, Canada, the EU, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and the US."
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Today, 8:57 AM
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US wheat exports remain stuck at unusually low levels. Exports slipped to 0.3Mt/wk in the week ending 1-Oct, -10% WoW and -49% YoY.
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Today, 8:54 AM
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"Morocco’s improved wheat harvest is expected to reduce its purchases from France this season, industry officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Domestic production more than doubled to 4.4 million tonnes following better rainfall, prompting Morocco to suspend soft wheat imports in June to protect the local crop before resuming them in September."
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Today, 8:52 AM
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"Australia exported 1.66 million tons of wheat in August, which is 16% less than in July and 13% lower than in August 2025. At the same time, the share of African and Middle Eastern countries in the structure of Australian wheat exports has increased significantly."
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Today, 8:50 AM
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"Late-September rainfall improved soil moisture reserves and conditions for winter crop sowing across most of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, as of September 30, moisture levels in the arable soil layer on sown fields and areas intended for winter crops were generally satisfactory or sufficient."
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Today, 8:48 AM
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Drought makes it difficult to sow wheat in Serbia. The land is too dry, production costs are rising, and farmers are waiting for rain before entering the fields.
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Today, 7:33 AM
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"Gulf countries have largely restored crude oil exports after shipments plunged because of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, but the rerouting of flows has not returned the energy market to normal. More expensive transport, tight diesel supplies and disruptions to fertilizer trade continue to raise costs for the agricultural sector across different regions."
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Today, 7:30 AM
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"Global grain trade in the 2026/27 season is forecast to decline by 3.5% from the record level of the previous season to 505.8 mln tons. According to FAO, the main reason is expected to be lower wheat and corn exports due to constrained Black Sea shipping and insufficient capacity on alternative transport routes."
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