According to the decree of Julia Timoshenko, the Prime-Minister of Ukraine, the State administration of sea and river transport provided several meetings concerning the issue of grain cargoes transportation in the sea trading ports and recommended to all stevedore companies, operating at the territory of the ports, to avoid growing of tariffs for grain shipment, declared the press cutting service of the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Ukraine.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in its first survey-based forecast for U.S. soybean production this year, said farmers will produce “a record high” 3.199 billion bushels.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, after revising its June 30 corn planting estimate, said Wednesday it has raised its forecast for corn production this year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday raised its forecasts for U.S. wheat production and average yield from those made a month ago, although both new predictions are lower than 2008 levels.