Andrey Sizov
11.07.2024
On Wednesday, wheat prices fell. The September SRW wheat contract closed at $5.61/bushel ($206/ton; -1.9% compared to Tuesday). The September Euronext wheat contract decreased to €220.75/ton ($239/ton; -2.3%). The September U.S. corn contract rose to $3.96/bushel ($156/ton; +0.4%).
As of July 10, more than 6 million tons of grain had been harvested in the Rostov region with an average yield of 3.45 tons/hectare, according to the region’s Governor, Vasily Golubev.
As of July 8, 1.1 million tons of grain had been harvested in the Odesa region from 0.3 million hectares with an average yield of 3.52 tons/hectare, according to the regional agricultural policy department. Of this, about 0.5 million tons were winter wheat.
As of July 10, Ukraine had exported 1.1 million tons of grain compared to 0.7 million tons the previous year, according to the country’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy. Wheat shipments totaled 0.3 million tons (compared to 0.2 million tons a year earlier), corn – 0.7 million tons (0.4 million tons), and barley – 0.13 million tons (0.07 million tons).
The farmers’ association Copa-Cogeca estimated European soft wheat production at 117.5 million tons, down from 125.5 million tons a year earlier. This is the lowest level since 2018.
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