Grains & Oilseeds

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Market Comment

Black Sea at boiling point

Since the end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the wheat market has been on the receiving end of some additional volatility. We have seen

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Market Analysis

A Black Sea Recap

It has been a while since we’ve had a close look at what is at risk in terms of wheat exports in the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

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Market Comment

Wheat in the searchlights

It had slipped off the radar recently, but this week the war in Ukraine burst back into the spotlight. The week started with the poorly

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Dry field
Market Comment

Who is running the show?

It has been a big week for data. Following on from the fireworks of the USDA’s stocks and acreage report, the USDA released their World

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Market Comment

Fourth of July fireworks

Last Friday night our time, the USDA released their July stocks and acreage report. It was the first look at the row crop sown area

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Market Analysis

Canola – a rising tide?

Ample global canola supply led by Australia, and low crude oil prices have weighed on the wider global oilseeds complex. Why will canola continue to

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Market Analysis

Faba bean production waning

Faba beans have become a very popular crop in the rotation in recent years. Plantings of faba beans have been consistently strong over the past

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Research: Analysis of the Australian sheep flock

In this report for LiveCorp and MLA, we analysed the historical trends in the demographics of the Australian sheep flock, examining domestic factors that influence farm-level enterprise decision making. 

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