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(Mediterranean Agricultural Information Network) Fostering cooperation and experience sharing among the national information systems on agricultural (cereals) markets in the Mediterranean. The network of 13 countries is coordinated by CIHEAM, and more specifically by its Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (MAI) of Montpellier.
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Spring wheat price tumbles, as Canada's crop falls less than thought

Spring wheat futures dropped to two-month lows after Canada's harvest of the high-protein type was seen falling less than investors had expected – in a report which proved more supportive of canola values.

Minneapolis-traded spring wheat futures for December delivery, the best-traded contract, extended early losses to close at $6.40 ½ a bushel, down 2.3% on the day, and the lot's weakest price since June.

The decline – which took to 24% the contract's tumble from a high reached early last month on North American dryness worries, particularly in the northern US spring wheat belt – also gave the lot its first close below 100-day moving average in three months.

The markdown followed the release by Statistics Canada of harvest estimates showing a Canadian spring wheat crop this year of 18.89m tonnes.

While down 7.7% year on year, the figure was higher than that implied by an analyst survey ahead of the data.

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French wheat exports to revive sharply - despite strong competition

French soft wheat exports are to recover strongly from multi-decade lows, led by a dramatic rebound in shipments outside the European Union, and helped by the strong quality of this year's crop.

FranceAgriMer, in its first forecasts for French grains supply and demand in 2017-18, pegged soft wheat exports at 18.16m tonnes.

That represents a 60% jump from the 11.34m tonnes shipped last season, the weakest in at least 25 years, when supplies were depressed by a rain-ravaged June.

And the export recovery was seen as proving particularly strong in shipments outside the EU, which the official French crop bureau forecast more than doubling this season to 10.2m tonnes.

Strong competition

The forecasts come despite expectations for strong competition on wheat export markets this season, spurred by a record Russian harvest, upgraded by the US Department of Agriculture on Tuesday to 81.0m tonnes, including the durum wheat used in making pasta.

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Egypt's state wheat purchases surge after private sector crackdown

State grain purchases have surged this year in Egypt, Reuters-compiled data showed, partly driven by government efforts to fill a gap left by a shrinking private sector hit by a crackdown on fraud and smuggling.

Government purchases in the world’s biggest wheat importer rose 80 percent for the first seven months of 2017 versus the same period last year, according to the figures.

State buyer GASC is aiming to buy a record 7 million tonnes of wheat during the fiscal year that started in July, up from about 6 million tonnes last year, the supply minister said in July.

“The 7 million tonnes is the normal now as they have to fill the old fake numbers,” said Hesham Soliman, president of Med Star for Trading, a private operator that says business has slowed.

Wheat buying has moved away from the private sector in the aftermath of reforms brought in this year barring private dealers smuggling foreign wheat into the local harvest to collect on subsidies.
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La parité euro dollar trouble les marchés des céréales à l'export

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Le recul de la monnaie américaine par rapport à l'euro a accentué la chute des prix des céréales sur le marché européen de près de 14 % en deux mois.

Rien ne se déroule pas comme prévu. Au fur et à mesure de l’avancée des récoltes de céréales dans l’hémisphère nord se dessine la campagne de commercialisation 2017/2018, avec son lot de surprises.

En cette fin d’été, la première surprise est russe. Selon Agritel, qui tenait une conférence de presse le 31 août dernier, la production de blé atteindrait 82 millions de tonnes ; un niveau jamais atteint depuis la fin de la période soviétique.

La deuxième surprise vient des Etats-Unis. La récolte de blé américaine serait la plus faible des 50 dernières années, en raison de la sécheresse survenue au printemps, occasionnant des pertes importantes. Et le prix de vente actuel ne couvre que 50 % des frais de cultures (3 dollars le boisseau pour un coût de 6 dollars, sachant qu'un boisseau équivaut à 27,2 kilogrammes de blé). Aussi, les farmers optent pour le soja, plus rémunérateur.

La troisième surprise, et non la moindre, est la dévaluation rapide du dollar intervenue en quelques mois depuis l’accession de Donald Trump aux commandes des Etats-Unis.
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September 5, 2017 8:24 AM
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Le système agricole et alimentaire de la région Afrique du Nord – Moyen-Orient : une analyse rétrospective (1961-2012)

Le système agricole et alimentaire de la région Afrique du Nord – Moyen-Orient : une analyse rétrospective (1961-2012) | MED-Amin network | Scoop.it
En s’appuyant sur les bilans emplois-ressources de la Fao entre 1961 et 2011, on montre que la forte croissance de la dépendance alimentaire de la région Afrique du Nord – Moyen-Orient sur la période, s’explique d’abord par la croissance démographique, l’évolution des régimes alimentaires et l’évolution concomitante des rations animales vers des produits végétaux importés (céréales et tourteaux). Ces évolutions se traduisent par une multiplication par six de la demande régionale en cinquante ans. La progression de la production végétale (multipliée par quatre) ne suffit pas à couvrir ces besoins, surtout en céréales. Les faibles performances des agricultures régionales sont liées aux contraintes naturelles (rareté des terres cultivables et de l’eau) auxquelles s’ajoutent les défaillances des politiques agraires et agricoles. Ce déséquilibre offre-demande est comblé par un recours croissant au marché international, facteur important de la vulnérabilité du système agricole et alimentaire de la région.
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September 5, 2017 8:24 AM
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Russia. Southern ports increase grain handling

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According to the Association of Sea Commercial Ports, since the beginning of 2017, operators of sea terminals of the Azov-Black Sea basin handled 147.9 MMT of cargos. This is 9.5% more than during January-July 2016. Dry cargo handling increased to 60.2 MMT (+8.0%), liquid cargo - to 87.6 MMT (+10.6%). Dry cargo handling increased due to grain exports growth.

Rosselkhoznadzor management in Krasnodar region and Adygea reported that since January to July 2017, 608 vessels with grain and its processed products (more than 12.8 MMT) left seaports of Ieysk, the Caucasus, Novorossiysk, Taman, Temriuk and Tuapse. The share of wheat was 9.3 MMT, informs UkrAgroConsult.

Grain was supplied to 52 countries around the world, including countries of North and Central Africa, the Middle East, India, Vietnam, South Korea, as well as the European countries – Italy, the Netherlands, Greece and Bulgaria.
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September 5, 2017 8:23 AM
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Les céréaliers français de retour en force sur le marché mondial

Les céréaliers français de retour en force sur le marché mondial | MED-Amin network | Scoop.it

Bonne nouvelle : la production française de blé tendre en 2017 devrait atteindre les 36,8 millions de tonnes . Une excellente récolte surtout au regard des 27,6 millions de tonnes de l’année précédente. Selon les chiffres du service statistiques du ministère de l’Agriculture : la production de blé dépasse la moyenne de la période 2012-2016.

2016 restera donc une année noire sans suite, car les conditions climatiques ont été bien plus clémentes ces derniers mois. L’année dernière, le blé avait souffert d’un manque de soleil et de précipitations trop importantes en juin.

En 2017, c’est plutôt la chaleur qui a limité la production, mais dans l’ensemble les rendements sont bons. Au nord de la Seine, ils dépassent les 80 quintaux par hectare contre 65 à 75 quintaux ailleurs. En moyenne, la production devrait être de 71,5 quintaux l’hectare.

Une compétition internationale intense

Le soulagement des céréaliers est presque palpable tant une deuxième année cauchemardesque était redoutée. Cette bonne récolte qui est supérieure à la moyenne enregistrée entre 2012 et 2016 (+3,1 %) devrait permettre à la France de retrouver son statut de grand exportateur au niveau international.

Les volumes disponibles à l’exportation avaient chuté de 50 % en 2016 avec seulement 6 millions de tonnes. Un trou qui avait été comblé principalement par l’Ukraine et la Russie - deux pays concurrents de l’Hexagone sur le marché mondial.

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China blocks US request for WTO arbitration in grain dispute

ashington takes issue with China's so-called tariff rate quota system for rice, wheat and corn, which it has said are so "opaque and unpredictable" that it dramatically limits imports

China on Thursday blocked a US request for the World Trade Organization to create an expert panel to resolve a dispute over Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain.

Washington first brought the case to the world trade body last December, complaining that China has violated its commitments by limiting imports of American rice, wheat and corn.

After consultations between the parties failed to make progress, the United States on Thursday asked the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body to set up an arbitration panel to resolve the matter.

The United States maintains that China, which became a WTO member in 2001, has not respected its commitment to facilitate market access to foreign competition.

Washington takes issue with China's so-called tariff rate quota system for rice, wheat and corn, which it has said are so "opaque and unpredictable" that it dramatically limits imports.

In 2015, the tariffs on rice stood as high as 92 percent, the US Trade Representative said in December.
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September 1, 2017 4:34 AM
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Egypt permits 13.5 pct moisture limit in wheat for additional nine months

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gypt, the world's largest wheat buyer, will allow wheat shipments with a moisture level of up to 13.5 percent for an extra nine months, the trade ministry said on Thursday, extending a higher limit that was set to expire.

The higher moisture limit applies to all origins but has in the past favoured French wheat as it can struggle to meet the 13 percent ceiling.

Egypt's state-buyer GASC raised the moisture limit to 13.5 percent from 13 percent in February for nine months.

Egypt over the past year has sourced most of its supplies from the Black Sea production zone, with Russian imports in particular dominating in recent months.

However, the higher moisture tolerance is likely to do little to help French wheat compete with Russia this season, a Europe-based trader said.

"Moisture is not really a problem for French wheat this season. All is a question of prices. And right now French wheat is not able to compete with that from Russia," the trader said.
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Chinese hybrid rice to produce 18 tons per hectare record yield: Experts

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Rice growing experts on Tuesday said that the launch of Chinese Hybrid rice in Pakistan would bring revolution in rice production having yield of 18 tons per hectare or more than 150 maunds per acre.

Talking to reporter the experts said that both China and Pakistan currently sown around 7-8 tons per hectares that is 15 percent more than conventional yield of rice.

Sino-Pakistan Hybrid Rice Research Centre (SPHRRC) director Professor Mohammad Zubair, said that the new rice variety would help to increase per acre yield for Pakistani farmers and increased export of rice to other countries, including China, in future.

He said that both China and Pakistan were currently sowing around 7-8 tons per hectares that is 15 percent more than conventional yield of rice.

The amount of the double-cropping rice is equal to that produced over three seasons in the past, marking a big breakthrough, he said.
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Despite Egypt's wheat self-sufficiency plan, imports increase

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The spokesman of Egypt's Ministry of Supply, Mamdouh Ramadan, in an attempt to reassure citizens, told Reuters Aug. 22, “Egypt’s wheat reserves are sufficient to cover the country’s needs until the end of February 2018.”

On the same day, Mohammed Suwaid, the media adviser of the Ministry of Supply, said during a talk show on satellite channel ONTVLive, “The reserves are safe and exceed the global limit.”

However, it seems that the officials boasted about the wheat reserves in an attempt to reassure Egyptians, without addressing the price paid to obtain these strategic reserves. Indeed, the Ministry of Supply procured record quantities of imported wheat in July, which by the end of the month reached about 1.245 million tons supplied to Egypt through four tenders.

On Aug. 17, Ramadan announced in a press statement that the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) affiliated with the Ministry of Supply signed a contract through a state tender to purchase 355,000 tons of Russian and Ukrainian wheat, bringing the total wheat imports to 1.6 million tons.
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France/Moissons 2017 : un premier bilan encourageant 

France/Moissons 2017 : un premier bilan encourageant  | MED-Amin network | Scoop.it
Après une moisson 2016 impactée par une météo particulièrement difficile, les premières récoltes de céréales à paille laissent présager, en cette fin d’été 2017, des résultats satisfaisants, tant en termes de volumes que de qualité.

Déficit hydrique, gel printanier tardif, températures élevées pendant la floraison, pluies ponctuelles autour des moissons… Bien que la campagne culturale 2016-2017 ait à nouveau connu des épisodes climatiques marqués, la production des céréales semées en hiver et au printemps retrouve un niveau satisfaisant, comparable aux années précédant la récolte 2016 très impactée par la météo. Selon les premiers résultats enregistrés, la récolte 2017 devrait se situer à hauteur de 67 millions de tonnes (Mt), en progression de +24 % par rapport à 2016.

LA MOISSON DU BLÉ TENDRE

Elle est estimée à ce stade à 36,8 Mt, soit 33 % de plus que l’an dernier. Surtout, elle s’inscrit en hausse de 3 % par rapport à la moyenne des cinq dernières années. Les rendements moyens à l’hectare sont de l’ordre de 71,5 quintaux à l’hectare (q/ha) avec une grande hétérogénéité selon les bassins de culture. L’Île-de-France, le Nord et Rhône-Alpes affichent notamment de hauts niveaux de rendements, supérieurs à 75 voire 80 q/ha. Dans le même temps, les épisodes de sécheresse ont pénalisé certaines zones de production comme la Lorraine et la Bourgogne. Côté qualité, les taux de protéines sont bons, voire très bons, en toute région. Ils devraient ainsi répondre aux cahiers des charges des utilisateurs (meuniers, boulangers, transformateurs, marchés exports).

LA RÉCOLTE DU BLÉ DUR

Malgré des surfaces cultivées en recul par rapport à 2016, la production est estimée à plus de 2 Mt contre 1,4 Mt en 2016. Cela représente une hausse de 12 % par rapport à la moyenne 2012-2016. Le rendement moyen à l’hectare s’établit à 54,1 q/ha. Comme pour le blé tendre, les résultats sont contrastés avec des rendements qualifiés « d’exceptionnels » en région Rhône-Alpes (+60 q/ha), de « satisfaisants » dans le sud-ouest et en PACA (40 à 60 q/ha), de « corrects » dans les bassins Ouest-Océan et Centre (55 à 65 q/ha). Là aussi, la qualité est au rendez-vous avec des teneurs en protéines élevées à très élevées, souvent supérieures à 14 %.

LA RÉCOLTE DES ORGES D’HIVER

Elle s’annonce satisfaisante malgré le gel survenu fin avril. Elle est estimée à 9,6 Mt, supérieure à la moyenne des cinq dernières années (8,1 Mt). La région Auvergne-Rhône Alpes affiche les plus hauts rendements. Les indicateurs qualitatifs sont également bons.

LA RÉCOLTE DES ORGES DE PRINTEMPS

Elles ont été sensibles aux excès de température comme au manque d’eau du printemps. Estimée à 2,6 Mt contre 2,4 Mt en 2016, la production s’inscrit toutefois en léger retrait par rapport à la moyenne des campagnes 2012-2016 (3,2 Mt).

 
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Russian Ports and Railways Feel Strain of Giant Harvest

Russian Ports and Railways Feel Strain of Giant Harvest | MED-Amin network | Scoop.it
Russia’s massive grains harvest is starting to put a strain on the country’s ability to ship out and store crops.

Grains output is set to surpass a Soviet-era record and exports in the season that began in July may be the biggest since the USSR collapsed a quarter of a century ago. With more crops than ever before needing to be taken from fields to as far away as Indonesia, there are signs of rail-car and storage shortages in some places and concerns shipments will reach their limit.


So much is leaving Black Sea ports that some trucks have to wait three or four days before being told they can deliver grain into port silos, according to Maksim Fisik, who runs trader Petrokhleb-Kuban in the southern city of Krasnodar. While it’s not uncommon for that to happen at this time of year, it shows ports are “choking” under the volume, he said.
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Drought, frost cut Australia wheat crop hopes to 9-year low

Australia slashed its forecast for its wheat harvest to a nine-year low, while downgrading its canola crop to the smallest in seven years, citing "unfavourable" weather, which had hit some states with a double whammy of drought and frost.

Abares, the official Australian commodities bureau, cut by 2.58m tonnes to 21.61m tonnes its forecast for domestic wheat production in 2017-18, a result which would make it the weakest harvest since the 21.42m-tonne crop in 2008-09.

And the bureau lowered by 564,000 tonnes to 2.75m tonnes its estimate for production of canola, in what would be the weakest harvest since 2010-11, while cutting forecasts for output of other winter crops such as chickpeas, oats and lentils too.

'Moisture and heat stressed'

Abares flagged the setback from "unfavourable conditions in many key cropping regions.

Australia crop forecasts, change on previous, and (year on year)

Wheat: 21.614m tonnes, -2.579m tonnes, (-13.395m tonnes)

Barley: 8.009m tonnes, -103,000 tonnes, (-5.405m tonnes)

Canola: 2.753m tonnes, -564,000 tonnes, (-1.382m tonnes)

Oats: 1.033m tonnes, -128,000 tonnes, (-840,000 tonnes)

Lupins: 528,000 tonnes, -89,000 tonnes, (-504,000 tonnes)

Lentils: 419,000 tonnes, -111,000 tonnes, (-411,000 tonnes)

Source: Abares

"Rainfall was well below average in most cropping regions in June and was highly variable in July and August."
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France: Qualité des blés tendres 2017 - résultats partiels au 6 septembre 2017 

FranceAgriMer et ARVALIS-Institut du végétal réalisent chaque année une enquête sur la qualité de la récolte française de blé, véritable référence pour tous les acteurs de la filière, utilisateurs et acheteurs, en France comme à l'étranger. Les résultats définitifs seront présentés au prochain Conseil spécialisé céréales du 13 septembre 2017.
Trois bulletins hebdomadaires sont publiés en amont, pour communiquer aux opérateurs les résultats partiels sur la qualité technologique des blés 2017 (protéines, poids spécifiques, temps de chute de Hagberg, force boulangère…)  au fil des analyses effectuées par son laboratoire. Des indicateurs précieux pour mieux cerner la réalité du terrain.

Consultez les résultats partiels au 6 septembre 2017 via le site open data de FranceAgriMer VISIONet en cliquant sur le lien suivant 

https://visionet.franceagrimer.fr/Pages/OpenDocument.aspx?fileurl=http%3a%2f%2fvisionet.franceagrimer.fr%2fStatistiques%2fproductions+v%c3%a9g%c3%a9tales%2fgrandes+cultures%2fqualit%c3%a9%2fENQ-CER-QUALITE_BT-A17-S36.pdf
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Céréales: Le blé stagne dans l'attente d'un appel d'offres algérien

Les prix du blé stagnaient mardi à la mi journée sur le marché européen, à un niveau relativement bas, dans l'attente des résultats d'un appel d'offres algérien.

Peu avant 13h30 (11h30 GMT) sur Euronext, la tonne de blé perdait 25 centimes à 155,75 euros sur l'échéance rapprochée de septembre et gagnait 1,50 euro sur décembre à 162 euros, dans un volume de quelque 6.000 lots échangés.

L'attention du marché est focalisée sur un appel d'offres algérien pour du blé dur qui se termine mercredi, pour chargement entre le 15 octobre et le 15 novembre. Les niveaux de prix, qui restent très bas, engendrent de la rétention à la vente de la part de producteurs, note le cabinet Agritel.

Les pressions baissières sur le marché encouragées par la révision à la hausse de la production russe depuis lundi, sont aussi alimentées par une révision à la hausse de la production ukrainienne. UkrAgroConsult vient de relever ses estimations de production et d'exportations ukrainiennes, note le cabinet Inter-Courtage. En particulier, les exportations ukrainiennes de blé devraient s'élever à 16,5 millions de tonnes contre 15,5 millions de tonnes prévues précédemment.
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France Stands Out as Germans Lag at End of Europe Wheat Harvest

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The French are on top and the Germans lagging behind as the European Union’s wheat crop draws to a close in a season of contrasts for the world’s biggest growing region.

French farmers are celebrating a strong harvest, with good quality, thanks to hot June weather. Their counterparts from Spain to Germany and Romania suffered everything from frosts to heatwaves, and drought to downpours.

Total output for the 28-nation trading bloc will rise 3.8 percent to 141 million metric tons in the season that started in July, compared with an 11 percent slump the previous year, according to consultancy Strategie Grains. That’s still below the 151.9 million tons collected two years earlier.

“Contrast is a good word," Strategie Grains President Andree Defois said in an interview. "The total effect is a higher crop, with good quality and better volume in France but some reduction in volume in central EU and quality problems in northern EU.”
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Tagus river at risk of drying up completely

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The Tagus river, the longest in the Iberian peninsula, is in danger of drying up completely as Spain once again finds itself in the grip of drought.

Miguel Ángel Sánchez, spokesman of the Platform in Defence of the Tagus, says “the river has collapsed through a combination of climate change, water transfer and the waste Madrid produces.”

The Tagus, known in Spanish as the Tajo and Portuguese as the Tejo, rises in Aragón in northern Spain, passes close to Madrid and forms part of the border with Portugal before flowing into the sea at Lisbon. En route, it is dammed no fewer than 51 times in Spain alone.

But its troubles begin at the headwaters in Aragón. In 1902 a plan was conceived to siphon off water from here and divert it to the Segura river to irrigate farms in the arid southeast in what is known as the Tajo-Segura transfer. Construction began in 1966 and water started flowing out of the dammed Tagus headwaters to the Segura in 1979.

However, the amount of available water was miscalculated and Spain’s cyclical droughts were not factored in. Today only 47% of the predicted water resources exist and levels in the two headwater dams are down to 11% capacity, too low to allow any transfers.

“All of these problems derive from designing a water transfer from the headwaters of a river, overestimating the available resources and joining two areas with similar climate cycles,” says Nuria Hernández-Mora, a founding member of the Foundation for a New Water Culture. “The transfer has served to create social and political conflict and turn the Tagus into one of the rivers in the worst ecological state in the peninsula.”
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Wheat inventories in Russia up 11% year-on-year

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According to Russia’s State Statistics Service, growing, storage and processing companies held a total 31.86 MMT of grain as of August 1, 2017, or twice as much as on July 1, but 0.7% less than on August 1, 2016, reports UkrAgroConsult.

Wheat stocks at procuring and processing entities are 11.3% higher than last year: 10.4 MMT, including 7.42 MMT of milling wheat (up 13.4% year-on-year).

Barley inventories increased 15.2% to 1.14 MMT, while those of corn gained 54.8% and reached 72 KMT, buckwheat stocks grew 2.1 times to 42 KMT, millet stocks tripled to 24 KMT and oat stocks were up 30% at 64 KMT.

Rye inventories shrank by 12% to 329 KMT by early August, while those of rice were down 54.8% year-on-year at 19 KMT.
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India a growing grain market for a growing population

Minister Hartsuyker said India was Australia’s fifth-largest export market in 2016-17, with exports valued at over $3.1 billion.

“India’s expanding middle class presents a wealth of opportunities for Australian suppliers of high-quality food and services, as well as expertise and technology that can increase the efficiency of food value chains in India,” he said.

“The country is already a significant market for Australian produce including chickpeas, wheat and lentils.”

Minister Hartsuyker visited food processor Haldiram Snacks and the site of Bigbasket, India’s first comprehensive online grocery store to better understand developments in India’s food e-retailing and consumer trends.

“There is huge potential for both countries to build on mutually-beneficial trade and I am eager to promote Australia’s premium agricultural sectors and help pave the way for new business opportunities.

“Exciting opportunities exist to expand trade in oilseeds, edible oils, and horticulture, particularly tree nuts through increased demand for our counter seasonal Australian production.”

According to GrainGrowers’ recent August report Indian Grain Market Opportunities for Australia, India is one of the world’s most dominant grain producers and consumers and the Australian grain industry is poised to benefit from India’s growing demand for grains.

Report author Luke Mathews from GrainGrowers said total Indian grain consumption has averaged 232.1 million tonnes over the past five years, and has grown at an average rate of 3.8 million tonnes per annum over the past decade.

“Despite historic self-sufficiency, increasing rates of demand growth – driven population and changing diets – combined with slowing rates of production growth, will result in India emerging as a key market for Australian grains, oilseeds and pulses in the future,” Mr Mathews said.
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New World Bank repot: Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa

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Water has always posed great challenges for the Middle East and North Africa. With rapid growth, regional instability, and climate change, these challenges are more pressing than ever. This report describes how the region’s current water challenges go far beyond age-old constraints of water scarcity. The report explores how countries can anticipate and act to strengthen water security, rather than waiting to react to the inevitable disruptions of water crises.
Key Findings:

* The Middle East and North Africa is a global hotspot of unsustainable water use, especially of groundwater. In some countries, more than half of current water withdrawals exceed what is naturally available;
* 82% of wastewater is not recycled, presenting a massive opportunity to meet water demands;
* The region has the greatest expected economic losses from climate-related water scarcity, estimated at 6–14 percent of GDP by 2050;
* Total water productivity in the Middle East and North Africa is only about half the world’s average;
* Despite its scarcity, the region has the world’s lowest water tariffs and the highest proportion of GDP (2 percent) spent on public water subsidies;
* Flood and drought risks are increasing and are likely to harm the poor disproportionately;
* Some 60 percent of surface water resources in the region are transboundary, and all countries share at least one aquifer, highlighting the importance of cooperative management of shared water resources;
* Positive innovations are already taking place in the Middle East and North Africa:
* Morocco’s nation-wide efforts on groundwater management;
* Egypt’s renewed focus on strengthening local accountability for water supply and sanitation services – particularly in under-served rural areas. 
* The real challenge is to generalize and accelerate these positive innovations throughout the Region. This requires a “new water consciousness” amongst citizens which recognizes that moving beyond scarcity is everyone’s responsibility be they a farmer, business, public agency, or as individuals. 

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Russia. Wheat prices continued falling for a fourth week in a row

Russia. Wheat prices continued falling for a fourth week in a row | MED-Amin network | Scoop.it
Prices in the Russian wheat market have been falling for a fourth week in a row. Export prices for Russian milling wheat with 12.5% protein closed the reporting period down another $3-4/MT at $182‑184/MT FOB in the Novorossiysk port for September-October delivery. Prices for 11.5%-protein wheat decreased some $1-2/MT over the week to $171‑174/MT FOB in the Novorossiysk port, September-October delivery, reports UkrAgroConsult.

Export prices for Russian milling wheat have lost $15-16/MT over the month, but we believe they will not hit last year’s bottom. The price decline has already slowed down. The market is waiting for progress in the harvest of Russian wheat and for new data on its quality.  

More information on price behavior on grain market in the countries of Black Sea region is available to subscribers for weekly market report "Black Sea Grain & Oil" and "Online market review" by UkrAgroConsult.
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Algérie: Nouvelles restrictions à l’importation

L’Abef (Association professionnelle des banques et des établissements financiers) a demandé aux banques commerciales, dans une note datée du 4 juillet 2017, de surseoir à  toute domiciliation d’importation de produits alimentaires ou de préparations alimentaires . L’Abef s’appuie sur la lettre N29/PM du 29/06/2017 de Monsieur le Premier ministre. Cette note concerne les importations de produits alimentaires comme le ketchup, la mayonnaise et des produits alimentaires de biscuiterie, de chocolat, ces produits alimentaires n’étant pas jugés essentiels à une nourriture quotidienne.
Cette mesure a été prise notament pour faire face à une baisse des revenus en devises, notamment liée aux produits pétroliers et gaziers. Cette situation est problématique car des marchandises envoyées avant la décision restent bloquées dans les ports de Alger, Annaba, Oran et Skikd. La régularisation pourrait prendre deux à trois mois ce qui indispose les importateurs algériens. Cette décision porte non seulement pour ceertains produits alimentaires mais également sur des équipements industriels tels que les transformateurs électriques, le marbre fini, le granit fini, les produits de plastique finis, les articles de plastique finis pour ménages, les produits de la robinetterie, les tapis…
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Spring wheat price tumble, as Canada's crop falls less than thought

Spring wheat futures dropped to two-month lows after Canada's harvest of the high-protein type was seen falling less than investors had expected – in a report which proved more supportive of canola values.

Minneapolis-traded spring wheat futures for December delivery, the best-traded contract, extended early losses to close at $6.40 ½ a bushel, down 2.3% on the day, and the lot's weakest price since June.

The decline – which took to 24% the contract's tumble from a high reached early last month on North American dryness worries, particularly in the northern US spring wheat belt – also gave the lot its first close below 100-day moving average in three months.

The markdown followed the release by Statistics Canada of harvest estimates showing a Canadian spring wheat crop this year of 18.89m tonnes.

While down 7.7% year on year, the figure was higher than that implied by an analyst survey ahead of the data.
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New release: Monthly News Report on Grains (MNR)

New release: Monthly News Report on Grains (MNR) | MED-Amin network | Scoop.it

The main goal of the MNR is to share information with Members of the Intergovernmental Group on Grains and the general public. The MNRs are distributed by email on the last working day of the month.

  • Russian ports and railways start to feel strain of giant harvest
  • South Africa's crop committee raises record maize estimate by 2.7%
  • Cargill Invests in Predictive Ag ‘Data Refinery’ Descartes Labs’ $30m Series B
  • Canada cuts wheat crop hopes - upbeat on durum, oat prices
  • China July ethanol exports jump six-fold on cheap corn
  • Wheat suppliers shun Bangladesh amid port congestion
  • New Brazil ethanol policy should boost demand, M&A
  • China promotes livestock farming in northeast to digest corn stocks
  • European Commission implements import duty on maize, sorghum and rye
  • Iconic Vietnamese sandwich helps drive demand for Australian wheat

 

Reports

  • International Trade by Commodity Statistics, OECD
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