U.S. wheat sales to China cancelled

U.S. wheat sales to China cancelled

USDA confirms more cancellations of U.S. soft red wheat sales to China

Reuters – Private exporters canceled sales of 264,000 tonnes of U.S. soft red winter wheat that had been booked for delivery to China, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed March 11. It was the third cancellation in as many business days and the largest of the three, following two cancellations totaling 240,000 tonnes in the


China backs out of Aussie wheat sales

China backs out of Aussie wheat sales

Australia joins the U.S., which has also seen recent Chinese wheat sales fall through

Chinese wheat importers have cancelled or postponed about one million tonnes of Australian wheat cargoes, said trade sources with direct knowledge of the deals, as growing world stockpiles drag down prices. The news comes after the U.S. government recently reported cancellation of more than 500,000 tonnes of U.S. soft red winter wheat exports to China, the world’s

China snaps up Australian barley after tariffs lifted

China snaps up Australian barley after tariffs lifted

Australian barley is starting to move toward China again after three years of tariffs

China has bought approximately 600,000 tonnes of Australian barley since Beijing lifted punishing duties on the grain in August, traders said. The numbers underline strong pent-up demand for the grain from the Asian nation, the same traders noted. China ended anti-dumping tariffs on Australian barley on Aug. 5, roughly three years after the 80.5 per


A seaport grain terminal damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Odesa region, Ukraine on July 19, 2023.

Asian wheat buyers go shopping after Ukraine port attacks

Reuters – Asian millers will look elsewhere for their wheat as attacks on Ukrainian ports after the collapse of a safe passage deal spark supply risks, traders and analysts said. Supply constraints from the key Black Sea region add further uncertainty amid the prospect of dry El Niño weather threatening Asian crops and exacerbating food

Food prices in Canada will continue to escalate in the new year, with grocery costs forecast to rise up to seven per cent in 2023, new research predicts.

Food inflation: Tight grain, oilseed supplies to keep prices elevated

Demand will remain high and production will face challenges in the coming year

Reuters – Drought or too much rain, the war in Ukraine and high energy costs look set to curb global farm production again next year, tightening supplies even as high prices encourage farmers to boost planting. Production of staples such as rice and wheat is unlikely to replenish depleted inventories, at least in the first


Rain in farm fields

Waterlogged Australian wheat crop faces extensive quality downgrades

Around half of wheat on east coast may be downgraded, industry analysts say

Reuters – Flooding and excessive rains across key parts of Australia’s wheat growing areas have resulted in extensive damage to what was expected to be a record high quality crop, exacerbating concerns over world food supplies. A lower quality crop in Australia, the world’s No. 2 supplier of wheat, comes as dryness in North America

Shipping woes to squeeze China’s soybean stocks

Reuters – China’s soybean stocks are set to tighten further as delays in shipments from the United States deepen shortages of key animal feed ingredient soymeal, keeping prices at record highs. Ships carrying up to three million tonnes of U.S. soybeans, which were scheduled to arrive this month and in November, are likely to be


Australian wheat crop quality at risk due to heavy rains

Australian wheat crop quality at risk due to heavy rains

Reuters – Widespread rains in Australia’s eastern grain producing states are likely to downgrade quality of the wheat crop, which is scheduled to be harvested at the end of the year, traders and analysts said. Wheat quality reductions in Australia are set to deepen concerns over global food supplies, with the world heading toward the

a wheat field in Australia

The (wheat) wonder Down Under

Australia set for third year of bumper wheat harvests, easing world supply woes

Reuters – Australia is poised for a third year of near-record wheat production in 2022 as good weather boosts planting across its Grain Belt, easing concerns over tight global inventories. World wheat supplies have tightened after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year cut off shipments from one of the top exporting regions, sending grain prices sharply higher and