Grains & Oilseeds

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Market Analysis

The spectre of El Niño

With the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) providing the market with a baseline balance sheet, markets have gone back to shifting in line

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Market Analysis

Delving deeper into the WASDE data

Last week we covered the headline numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This week

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Market Comment

Wheat – more twists and turns

At the absolute last minute, Russia rolled over and rubber-stamped the Black Sea grain corridor for another 60 days. This is despite getting no concessions

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Market Analysis

WASDE bullish on wheat

The May release of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is one of the most anticipated

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Market Comment

Grain corridor hangs by a thread

Will they, or won’t they? As the Russian stipulated corridor deadline approaches, the UN has been facilitating talks aimed at extending the deal. As of

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Market Analysis

Canola finding its level

Since the heavy fall back in March, canola prices have been relatively steady. Relative to what we have seen over the last three years (where

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Market Comment

The art of diplomacy

It has been a theme on high rotation. The one where market analysts say the market can’t go down forever. The one where analysts point

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Market Comment

Grains on a rollercoaster

This week, Moscow has repeatedly made comments about walking away from the Grain Corridor unless their demands around sanctions aren’t met. We suspect the market

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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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