- According to data, as of August 23, 2021, 99.9 million hectares of cereals were harvested in Russia, 84.7 million tons of grain were harvested at an average yield of 2.83 tons/hectare.

The areas harvested with wheat are 19.9 million hectares, 62.2 million tons of wheat were harvested with an average yield of 3.13 tons/hectare.

The areas harvested with barley reach 6 million hectares, 15 million tons of barley were harvested at an average yield of 2.5 tons/hectare.

A year earlier, the average wheat yield was 3.58 tons/hectare. According to a relatively accurate calculation, the wheat production should be within 71.5 - 73 million tons. The sowing of winter crops 2022 was carried out on 671,000 hectares.

- In 2021, wheat production in Moldova reached 1.5 million tons, including mill wheat with a share of 60% and fodder 40% at an average yield of 4.6 tons/hectare.

- On Friday, commodity funds in Chicago were net sellers of 17,500 contracts of corn, 15,000 contracts of soybeans and 8,500 contracts of wheat.

- According to Pro Farmer's forecast, the corn production in the United States will reach 384 million tons in 2021 (360.3 million tons in 2020) and the soybean production is estimated at 120.7 million tons (112.5).

- According to Conab's forecast, corn ethanol production in Brazil will increase by 11.2% in 2021/22 compared to 2020/21 to 3.36 billion liters. The share of corn ethanol will reach 11.4% of total production. The production of sugar cane ethanol is projected at 25.86 billion liters (+13.1% and 88.5%).

- The authorities in India are lowering import taxes on soybean and sunseed oils for a period of 6 weeks in order to regulate domestic prices. From the point of view of logistics, the goods cannot be imported by the end of September due to the heavy loading at the ports.