Rice markets are caught between structurally low grain prices and stubbornly high costs. CBOT rough rice futures are soft across the curve, and Asian FOB prices from India and Vietnam […]
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Category: Cereals
Cereals Market News & Prices | Global Supply, Demand & Outlook
Barley squeezed between cheap grain and costly inputs – Ukraine in focus
Barley markets are trapped between historically weak grain prices and stubbornly high input and execution costs. Futures on the SFE point to a soft downward adjustment on nearby feed barley, […]
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Oat Market in a Margin Desert: Low Futures, High Costs, Geopolitics
Oat prices are stuck near multi‑year lows in real terms while producers face structurally higher input costs and tightening margins. CBOT oat futures along the 2026–28 curve have corrected sharply […]
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Wheat in a Margin Desert: Prices Low, Risks High, Politics Rising
Wheat markets are trapped in an unusual combination of historically low real prices and persistently high costs, creating a structural squeeze on margins even as trade flows remain surprisingly robust. […]
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Basmati Under Pressure: How Weak Exports Are Reshaping the Rice Market
Indian basmati rice is entering a soft phase, with mandi prices down around 5–6% as export flows to the Middle East slow and cargoes face delays. Domestic wheat, by contrast, […]
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India Basmati Rice: Stable Exports Under West Asia Stress
India’s basmati rice market is navigating geopolitical tension in West Asia with surprising resilience. Despite disruptions around key shipping lanes and potential weakness in Iran, export volumes for 2025/26 are […]
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Rice Market Under Pressure: Vietnam’s Volumes Rise, Prices Soften
Vietnam’s rice market is entering 2026 with a paradox: export volumes are growing, but prices and export earnings are slipping as abundant regional supply weighs on benchmarks. Strong demand from […]
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Mexico Tightens Tariff Policy on Rice While Extending Anti‑Inflation Food Decrees: Mixed Signals for Global Grain Trade
Mexico’s latest trade policy mix – extending duty-free access for key staple grains under its anti-inflation decrees while imposing new tariff controls on paddy rice – is reshaping incentives for […]
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Wheat glut in 2025/26: how record stocks reshape prices in 2026
Record-breaking wheat harvests in the 2025/26 season are reshaping the global cereal market and setting the tone for prices in 2026. According to USDA figures cited by Polish market analyst […]
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Rice Market on Edge as Middle East War Chokes Basmati Exports
The global rice market has entered a new phase of geopolitical stress, and nowhere is this more visible than in India’s Bundi–Kota Basmati complex. The conflict involving the US, Israel […]
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