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Crop Prices Hit 3-Year High as Heat, War Stoke Supply Fears
Heat waves and Black Sea attacks lifted the Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index to its highest level since July 2023, traders said.
- The Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index reached its highest level since July 2023 on July 22, marking a seventh consecutive week of gains across major crop products.
- Escalating strikes between Russia and Ukraine disrupted grain flows just as scorching heat stressed fields across Europe and the US. Russia warned Thursday that navigating the Black Sea is unsafe, threatening global shipments.
- Benchmark wheat futures closed above $7 a bushel on Wednesday, a rally North Dakota producers celebrated. Jim Peterson, executive director of the North Dakota Wheat Commission, said higher prices provide a necessary buffer against rising production costs.
- Mike Verdin, senior markets consultant at CRM AgriCommodities, warned that importers may pay premiums for reliable supplies, calling the disruption "a reopening of the original wound caused by Russia's invasion." Analyst Vitor Pistoia at Rabobank said the rally is "lifting all boats."
- Growers monitor upcoming weather as 100-degree days threaten yields during harvest. While grain stockpiles remain ample after recent bumper crops, the return of El Niño adds concerns about smaller harvests ahead, leaving markets watching for continued volatility.
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DEXYPTAGE - Straw cereals, like soft wheat, had almost reached maturity when heat waves raged, but for summer and autumn crops, heat waves have reached the critical stage of their development.
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Since the beginning of the year, investors have placed billions of dollars on an increase in wheat, maize and soybeans. Feeded by tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East, these financial bets can increase the shocks in agricultural markets, up to the price of certain foods.
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