Egypt has launched a massive tender to import 3.8 million metric tons of wheat, its largest ever tender according to traders, as the country seeks to take advantage of a slump in global wheat prices to 4-year lows.
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Egypt bets big with historic 3.8 million metric ton wheat tender
U.S. grains: Soybeans dip, despite exports
Damage to Canada's durum could impact pasta prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices fell for a second session on Wednesday, despite recent export activity, with analysts pointing to traders squaring positions heading into the end of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on crop tour’s promising early reports
Egypt wheat tender signals demand
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans fell on Tuesday as above-average crop scouting during a Midwest tour outweighed hot, dry weather in U.S. growing belts. Corn was also pressured by […] Read more
Egypt’s private sector wheat imports stall due to dollar shortage
"We are in the red zone"
Cairo | Reuters — The price of wheat and flour used to make unsubsidized bread has spiked in Egypt as importers struggle to pay for wheat stuck at ports amid […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn fall as traders book profits
Dispatches from crop tour limit day's losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybeans, wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday on a profit-taking setback after rallying earlier in the week, traders said. “We are […] Read more
First Ukraine grain deal ship docks in Turkey
Lebanese buyer refused delivery
Istanbul | Reuters –– The first grain ship to depart from Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal docked in Turkey on Thursday after 11 days at sea, Refinitiv data showed, and […] Read more
Canada seeks to boost foreign aid for food security
Grain traffic out of Ukraine not yet easing crisis
Amman | Reuters — An international food crisis exacerbated by the Ukraine war has spurred Canada to boost an over $6 billion annual foreign aid budget to help the most […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans end lower on crop prospects
Wheat down on cancelled export tender
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than two per cent on Tuesday and soybeans also declined on optimism for sizable U.S. crops and some forecasts for rain […] Read more
Egyptian delegation to visit India to discuss wheat imports
New Delhi | Reuters — A delegation from Egypt will visit India in the first week of April to facilitate wheat imports as part of efforts to secure supplies and […] Read more
Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies
Moscow/Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine’s military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said, stoking […] Read more
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