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(European Commission Copernicus) "Severe, enduring, and critical conditions persist in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and the Black Sea region. The Iberian Peninsula faces critical conditions, with extreme impacts due to alternating drought periods and intense precipitation. In South-eastern Spain vegetation remain affected. The spatial extent of drought in the Balkans is slowly decreasing." 
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(GEOGLAM) "In the Middle East & North Africa, winter wheat is developing under mixed conditions, with dry concerns in many areas and recent flooding impacts in northwestern Libya."
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The price of arable land has been rising rapidly in Malta. Malta has the highest average price for arable land in the EU, costing 24 times more than the bloc’s average, according to Eurostat. The average price per hectare of arable land in Malta was just over €283,000 in 2023. The EU average is almost €12,000. Malta was the highest by some margin, with the second highest average price being the Netherlands with around €91,000 per hectare.
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(SeeNews) "Albania's central bank said it is launching a 25 billion leks ($262.8 million/252.9 million euro) loan programme aimed at supporting micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, focusing on the agriculture sector."
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(Reuters) "SINGAPORE/CAIRO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Global wheat imports are likely to drop this year as slowing economic growth among top buyers, a stronger greenback and higher local cereal output curb grain buying, putting pressure on prices despite world inventories headed for nine-year lows."
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(SeeNews) "Serbia put to wheat 590,483 hectares in the autumn last year, up 8.6% compared to 2023, the national statistical office said."
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(Morocco World News) "With the stability of its prices on international markets, Morocco has increased its wheat imports and is keeping at least a three-month stock, said Abdelkader Alaoui, the president of the National Federation of Mills."
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(Miller Magazine) "After a strong export performance in the first half of the 2024/25 marketing year, Ukraine’s wheat shipments now face mounting challenges. The outlook hinges largely on Russia’s export quota — if restrictive, it could create opportunities for Ukraine to strengthen its foothold in key markets like Egypt and Turkey. However, hurdles remain, with Turkish import restrictions and shifting Egyptian procurement policies complicating trade prospects. Meanwhile, abundant wheat supplies from the Southern Hemisphere are set to heighten competition in Southeast Asia, where cheaper Australian wheat continues to dominate. With just 6 MMT of Ukrainian wheat available for export in the second half of the season, the pressure is on."
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(Réussir) "Bruxelles propose d’imposer des droits de douanes sur les engrais azotés provenant de Russie pour réduire la dépendance de l’Union européenne. La Copa-Cogeca s’inquiète de hausses de prix potentielles de 40 à 45 euros par tonne d’engrais pour les agriculteurs"
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(AgriAlgerie) "L’Algérie a considérablement augmenté ses importations de blé en provenance de Russie, consolidant ainsi son rôle de marché stratégique pour les exportateurs russes. Selon les chiffres du centre russe d’analyse Rusagrotrans, relayés par Agroexport, l’Algérie a importé 2,8 millions de tonnes de blé russe en 2024, marquant une progression significative par rapport aux années précédentes."
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(Reuters) "PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - France faces its worst wheat exports in decades as a rift with Algeria, a lull in Chinese demand and a dire harvest accelerate a loss of market share for the European Union's top grain grower to cheaper producers like Russia."
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(Agrodigital) "En el otoño de 2024, los agricultores españoles han sembrado más superficie de cereales de otoño-invierno que en la campaña pasada. Concretamente han sembrado 81.000 ha más hasta llegar a los 3,07 Mha (un 2,7% más que en el otoño 2023), de acuerdo con las primeras estimaciones publicadas por el MAPA."
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(World Grain) "Forum also delves into impact of artificial intelligence"
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(GEOGLAM) "Global crop conditions at the end of January are favourable for maize, rice, and soybeans, while mixed for wheat. For wheat, conditions are mixed in the northern hemisphere with adverse weather in western Canada, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the US. For maize, conditions are generally favourable albeit with dry conditions in Argentina and southern Africa. For rice, conditions are generally favourable, however, there are concerns about saline intrusion in southern Viet Nam."
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(GEOGLAM) "At the end of January, conditions are mixed for wheat while favourable for maize, rice, and soybeans. For wheat, winter wheat is dormant in the northern hemisphere under mixed conditions in western Canada, Europe, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the northern US. For maize, conditions are generally favourable in the southern hemisphere, except in parts of Argentina and South Africa. Rice conditions are generally favourable; however, saline intrusion is a concern in southern Viet Nam. For soybeans, conditions are generally favourable in the southern hemisphere, except in parts of Argentina and South Africa."
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(Delo, translation by UkrAgroConsult) "Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products to Egypt in 2024 amounted to USD 1.4 billion, which is 32% more than in 2023. The basis of supplies is corn - 3 million 332 thousand tons, wheat - 2 million 875 thousand tons, soybeans - 745 thousand tons, barley - 16.1 thousand tons."
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(Reuters) "CAIRO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has signed a $700 million loan agreement with the Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to bolster its food security efforts, an Egyptian cabinet statement showed on Tuesday."
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(Business Recorder) "HAMBURG: Jordan’s state grain buyer has issued an international tender to buy up to 120,000 metric tons of milling wheat which can be sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Wednesday."
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(Reuters) "KYIV, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine is studying the possibility of opening a logistics hub in Egypt for supplies of Ukrainian agricultural products to the region, agriculture minister Vitaliy Koval said on Tuesday."
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(Zerno On-line, translated by UkrAgroConsult) "In the 2025/2026 season (July 2025-June 2026), Algeria will maintain wheat sowing area at 2 million hectares and barley at 1 million hectares, the Foreign Agricultural Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (FAS USDA) forecasts."
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(AgriTunisie) "Le taux de remplissage des barrages en Tunisie a atteint 32% au 30 janvier 2025, a annoncé Abdelhamid Mnaja, PDG de la SONEDE, lors d’une conférence de presse organisée par le ministère de l’Agriculture, des Ressources hydrauliques et de la Pêche. Selon lui, les dernières précipitations ont permis d’améliorer légèrement le niveau des réserves en eau du pays, bien que la situation reste fragile."
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(Business Recorder) "PARIS: European Union soft wheat exports since the start of the 2024/25 season in July reached 12.18 million metric tons by Jan. 26, up compared to 11.74 million the previous week, but down 37% from a year earlier, European Commission data showed on Tuesday."
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(Wolrd Grain) "But Canadian all-wheat, barley, oats crops forecast larger"
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(AgriMaroc) "Les récentes pluies qui ont arrosé une grande partie du pays ont ravivé les espoirs de nombreux agriculteurs, notamment ceux du Nord-Ouest, où les conditions climatiques étaient particulièrement difficiles. Cependant, la situation reste contrastée sur le terrain, surtout pour les céréaliers, qui continuent d’exprimer leurs inquiétudes face à une situation qui, selon eux, pourrait avoir des conséquences néfastes sur leurs récoltes."
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(UkrAgroConsult, from Zerno-Online) "The state agency Mostakbal Misr has supplied 1.1 mln tons of wheat to GASC since December 2024, most of which came from Russian private sellers, and the rest was purchased from Egyptian traders and intermediaries. However, the GASC did not say when the 1.1 mln tons of wheat arrived in Egypt."
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