Commodity & Trade Updates
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Brazil to topple US as top corn exporter on record production and cleared bottlenecks
BRAZIL- Brazil is set to overtake the U.S. this year as the world’s top corn exporter, reflecting both a bumper harvest and logistical breakthroughs such…
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Cargill and Bar Technologies’ launch wind-powered cargo ship
SINGAPORE- A cargo ship fitted with Bar Tech WindWings by Yara Marine, an innovation by global commodity trader Cargill and Bar Technologies, has finally set…
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China soybean imports from US plummet by 63%, shifting to Brazil
CHINA- Data from the General Administration of Customs show that China’s soybean imports from the U.S. dropped 63% in July from a year earlier while…
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Russia negotiates new tripartite grain export deal with Türkiye and Qatar
RUSSIA- The German newspaper Bild recently reported that Russia, Turkey, and Qatar are preparing a grain export agreement to supply Russian grain primarily to African…
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USDA plans debut trade mission to boost agricultural trade with Angola
ANGOLA- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small plans to lead the first-ever U.S. agribusiness trade mission to Luanda, Angola on Nov.…