Agriculture – USDA slashes corn and soybean crop ratings
The USDA’s latest crop progress report shows that the USDA trimmed its crop condition ratings for US corn and soybean following dry weather conditions. The USDA rated 55% of the corn crop in good-to-excellent condition as of 18 June, lower than 61% a week ago and 70% seen at the same stage last year. Similarly, the agency rated 54% of the soybean crop in good-to-excellent condition, lower than 59% a week ago and 68% seen at the same stage last year. On the other hand, the USDA rated around 38% of the winter wheat crop in good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from a week ago, and up from 30% seen last year.
Weekly data from the European Commission show that soft wheat shipments from the EU reached 30.4mt for the season as of 18 June, up 11% YoY. Morocco, Algeria, and Nigeria were the top destinations for these shipments. Meanwhile, EU corn imports stood at 25.3mt, compared to 16.1mt reported a year ago.
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