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Global flour exports near 200 million cwts - 03.11.2009

The record pace of world flour exports stepped up in the last months of 2008-09 to reach a new high, the International Grains Council (IGC) said in its latest Grain Market Report released Oct. 30. EU Pig Prices: Inconsistency Throughout Europe - 03.11.2009

This week, inconsistent trends are prevailing on the European slaughter pig market. Asian sugar: Thai raws barely moved; Brazilians sold at discount - 03.11.2009

The discount for Thai raw sugar hardly moved despite a drop in New York futures, dealers said on Thursday, reflecting a slow trade in Asia and ample supplies in main consumer India. Thailand's high-quality or hi-pol raw sugar was offered at a discount of 35 to 40 points to New York's March contract, unchanged from last week. March raws fell 0.72 cent to finish at 21.93 cents per pounds on Wednesday. Indonesia palm trades - 02.11.2009

In Indonesia, the state marketing centre, based in Jakarta, sold 5,500 tonnes of palm oil at a top price of 6,547 rupiah ($0.686) per kg, against 6,519 rupiah per kg on Thursday. US farmers to take insurance rather than sow wheat - 30.10.2009

US farmers struggling to seed their wheat crop will likely reap an insurance check rather than sow in less-than-ideal conditions, analysts and agronomists said. Farmers with prevented planting insurance can receive up to 60 percent of their expected revenue if the rainy conditions keep them out of the fields this fall. Production of harvesters in Russia down in January-September 2009 - 30.10.2009

According to ASM Holding, output of grain harvesters in Russia in the first 9 months of 2009 decreased by 14.9% on the year to 5,736 units (compared with 6,737 units in 3Q 2008). Russia: Tuapse sea port processed 400 thsd tonnes of grains - 28.10.2009

During nine months of 2009, OJSC Tuapse sea trading port (Russia) processed 13.8 mln tonnes of cargoes, a decrease of 6% compared to the same index of the previous year, declared the media-department of the port on October 15. Corn, Soybeans Climb as Dollar Rally Halts, Increasing Demand - 28.10.2009

Corn rallied, rebounding from the largest decline since June, and soybeans rose as a weakening dollar boosted the demand outlook for supplies from the U.S., the world’s biggest producer of the crops. Canadian wheat troubles Turkish producers - 28.10.2009

Canada is one of the leading traders of wheat in the world even though Anatolia is the originator of the grain and has been producing it for thousands of years. The competition between Turkish and Canada producers, which has “the world’s best wheat quality system guarantee,” is very difficult for the former due to the low number of enterprises, low technology usage, high costs and a lack of variety standard, a recent seminar has revealed. Morocco to import 219,000 tonnes of EU wheat - 26.10.2009

Morocco's state grains agency ONICL has approved the import of 219,000 tonnes of European Union soft wheat under a seasonal preferential tariff agreement, it said on Friday. The deadline for bids was October 22 and delivery is due before December 15. The tendered-for wheat will be imported by several trading houses including Gromic, Izda, Casagrains and Kraimi Mohamed, ONICL added in a statement. Chinese soya buyers complete purchases for 2009 - 26.10.2009

Chinese crushers have mostly completed soyabean purchases from the United States for the rest of the year, and are actively buying United States and South American cargoes for shipment next year, according to an official survey. China has already bought up to 15 million tonnes of soyabeans from the United States, the world's largest exporter and 5 million tonnes from South America, said the National Grain and Oils Information Centre (CNGOIC). Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44