According to a forecast by ProZerno, Russia's grain exports in 2024/25 will be 22–23 million tons lower than the previous year, reaching 48.7 million tons.
In 2024, the grain production in Russia is forecasted to reach 124.2 million tons, including a wheat production of 82 million tons, according to a forecast by Rusagrotrans.
According to a MARS forecast, the average sunseed yield in the EU will reach 1.98 tons/hectare in 2024 (down from 2.04 in the August forecast and 2.15, the average over the last years), and the soybean yield will be 2.85 tons/hectare (up from 2.75 and 2.73).
In 2023/24, Ukraine's corn exports reached nearly 30 million tons. As of September 1, 2024, the country's corn reserves are very low, amounting to 600,000 tons.
FranceAgriMer has lowered its forecast for France's soft wheat production in 2024 to 23.52 million tons (27.25 in July's forecast and 31.73 million tons in 2023/24).
According to the latest forecast, in 2024, Canada's rapeseed production will be 18.98 million tons (-11% compared to 2023), and the soybean production will be 7.2 million tons (+3.1%).