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EU & World cereal market situation. Euro/dollar exchange rate. CRUDE OIL. BALTIC DRY INDEX. EU-27 Cereal Production. EU 27 Balance. EU Export Commitments. Share of EU common wheat exports by MS /July - Oct 2008. Source: Comext (common wheat).
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Share of EU commonwheat exports by MS /July - Oct 2008 Source: Comext (common wheat)
Destination of EU common wheat exports /July - Oct 2008 Source: Comext (common wheat)
Destination of EU durum wheat exports /July - Oct 2008 Source: Comext (durum wheat)
Origin of EU common wheat imports/ July - Oct 2008 Source: Comext (common wheat)
Intervention situation Quantities under offer "Cereals" Marketing year: 2008/2009 Week No.: 23 at: 7/12/2008 EU-27 : 97.831 T. 5.848 T. 9.169 T. 9.605 T. 400 T. 72.809 T.
Common Wheat purchases • Egypt: GASC official: bought 240,000 t wheat, incl. 120,000 t from Russia, at $163 fob, and 120,000 t from the EU (France), at $171 fob, for Jan shipment; • Syria put out a new tender to buy 200,000 tonnes soft wheat of any origin. Bidding deadline in the new tender is Dec 17. • Morocco put out a new tender to buy 300,000 tonnes soft wheat of any origin. Bidding deadline in the new tender is Dec 17 • Pakistan put a new tender to buy 500,000 tonnes of any origin (Dec 20).
Durum Wheat purchases • Tunisia: 25 000 t durum in a tender for December/ $ 175 a tonne c&f.
Agrometeo conditionsfor EU sowing 2009 Favorable conditions in Germany Poor weather conditions in UK Rain needed in some parts (RO, BG, HU, ES and GR)
Preliminary forecastsfor wheat sowing 2009 In USA : 5 % In EU : 1.5% In Russia : 5 % in Ukraine : 6%