The USDA’s latest crop progress report indicates strong advancement in the harvest of major crops, with corn and soybeans making significant strides.

Argentina’s total production of grains and oilseeds in the 2024-25 season is projected to increase 9.3% from the previous year’s crop, according to the Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR)

Amidst economic shifts, Ukraine’s grain export volumes fell by 165,000 tonnes to 682,000 tonnes in the week leading to September 19, according to the State Customs Service’s latest data

Sales of Argentine soybeans, corn and wheat for the 2023/24 marketing year fell in the week to September 11, according to data released by Argentina’s agriculture secretariat on Wednesday September 18

The USDA’s latest report shows US corn crop ratings at 65% in good-to-excellent condition, surpassing analyst expectations, while soybean ratings slightly declined.

Australian wheat exports picked up by 19% in July after a drop in June, led by significantly increased shipments into Indonesia and Yemen, while barley and canola flow dropped, according to monthly data from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), published on Friday September 6.

French soft wheat conditions declined by 1 percentage point in the week to August 12, according to a weekly report released by farm agency FranceAgriMer on Friday August 16.

Sales of Argentine soybeans and corn rose for the 2024/25 marketing year but fell for 2023/24 in the week to July 31, while wheat sales increased week on week across both crop years, according to data released by Argentina’s agriculture secretariat on Wednesday August 7.

Speculators increased short positions in the US soybean market, driving the net short position close to a record high, while managed money investors reduced short positions in the corn market.

Russia’s wheat export volumes from Black Sea ports were stable in the week ended Friday, July 26 compared with the previous week, at 574,653 tonnes, a Fastmarkets analysis of port line-up data showed.