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France’s wheat stocks at the end of the current season will be higher than previously forecast on falling exports and as livestock breeders switch to cheaper barley to feed their animals, crops office FranceAgriMer said.

According to the current data of the polling of agricultural producers of Ukraine concerning their investment plans, realized by APK-Inform two times per year, the majority of agricultural producers of Ukraine does not plan to purchase agricultural technical equipment in the nearest half a year. According to market participants, the limited access to bank credits, and the absence of financial support from the government became the main reason of such decision.

For the first time, in 2009, Kazakhstan supplied 2.2 mln tonnes of flour on foreign markets, which totaled over 3.1 mln tonnes in grain equivalent. The country takes the first place in the world rate of flour exporters for the third time, declared the press-cutting service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

What follows are opening calls for U.S. grain and oilseed markets.