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Russia Harvests Rare Highest-Class Wheat As Dry Summer Boosts Crop Quality

Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, has produced some highest quality wheat for the first time since the start of this season as a dry summer boost...

Strategie Grains Lowers Forecast For EU Wheat, Barley Harvests

Adverse weather in the European Union has sharply reduced prospects for wheat and barley harvests, contributing to a potentially 'explosive' global supply...

France Lowers Wheat Crop Forecast

France's farm ministry has lowered its estimate of 2021 soft wheat production in the European Union's biggest grain grower and warned of risks to...

Russian Bread Makers Plan To Raise Prices: Report

Several Russian bread producers have told retail chains they plan to raise prices by 7-12% from August due to higher production costs and the limited effec...

Heat Wave Bakes Wheat, Fruit Crops In The US Pacific Northwest

An unprecedented heat wave and ongoing drought in the US Pacific Northwest is damaging white wheat coveted by Asian buyers and forcing fruit farm...

EU, UK Expect Big Wheat Crop Amid Quality Concerns

Wheat production in the European Union and Britain is set to rebound this year as the crop area and yields recover from weather woes the previous growing s...

Canadian Farmers Hope For Rain As Crops Wither

Andy Keen's canola crop appears picturesque, bursting with yellow flowers that normally go on to produce pods of valuable seeds. But to Keen's eye, it is a...

EU Trims 2021/22 Harvest And Stocks Forecasts Of Wheat

The European Commission trimmed its forecast of usable production of common wheat in European Union's 27 member countries in 2021/22 to 125.8 million tonne...