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Asia, Europe drive Brazil's ethanol demand: Panel
Asia, Europe drive Brazil's ethanol demand: Panel
Sao Paulo, 16 June (Argus) — Asian and European markets have been driving increasing demand for Brazilian ethanol, including for new market opportunities beyond road fuels, panelists said at the Argus Biofuels and Feedstocks Latin America conference in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. Global demand for ethanol from top biofuel producers Brazil and the US has grown on rising blend mandates in Asian countries such as Vietnam and India and higher fuel supply risks because of the war in the Middle East, Brazilian corn ethanol producer FS' commercial director Paulo da Cunha said. While US ethanol mostly heads to Asia and UK, there is a growing demand for Latin American — especially Brazilian — ethanol in Europe that could rise even more thanks to the recently adopted Mercosur-EU free trade agreement , Paraguayan corn ethanol firm Inpasa's trading director Renato Zicardi said. Brazil's domestic market isinvesting to supply sectors other than road transport, including the alcohol-to-jet route for sustainable aviation fuel and ethanol-fueled vessels, Cunha said. The International Maritime Organization has approved a corn-ethanol route for maritime transport, Zicardi said. Corn- and sugarcane-based ethanol complement each other and are not competitors, further supporting demand, Cunha said. The maturity and diversity of financing sources in Brazil for ethanol projects should help the sector develop in coming years without major hurdles, Spain-based bank Santander's project finance director Marcelo Sahatdjian said. By João Curi Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Brazil corn: Export market mulls
Brazil corn: Export market mulls
Sao Paulo, 15 June (Argus) — Brazil's export market continues to receive few price indications, as demand remains scarce and uncertainty weighs further on negotiations. The end-day levels for most offers and bids received for the Brazilian Santos/Tubarao and Barcarena/Itaqui cargo markets remained flat from Friday's closing levels, reflecting the lack of active sellers and buyers. The few price variations on Monday account for returns of previously absent market participants. Demand for the Brazilian grain is at a halt, with importers prioritizing the cheaper Argentinian product. In the meantime, sellers maintain prices at higher levels on elevated operational costs. Activity has quietened further following the announcement of a peace deal between the US and Iran. Market participants worry about how prices and demand will behave afterwards and prefer to keep the market at bay until there is more definition. Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Algeria seeks milling wheat for loading in August
Algeria seeks milling wheat for loading in August
London, 15 June (Argus) — Algerian state grains buyer OAIC is looking to buy 50,000t of milling wheat for loading in August, in a tender closing this week. The buyer requested offers for wheat loading in August if from European and North American origins and one month earlier if loading from South America, India or Australia. This is OAIC's first large ports milling wheat tender since 8 May , when it booked at least 390,000t of wheat for shipment in July. Traders successful in this tender will likely look to the Black Sea's incoming new crop of wheat to ship to Algeria. By Erik Metaliaj Grains, oilseeds and veg oils tenders Buyer Issued Closes Status Cargo Shipment/delivery Price Seller Notes Algeria's OAIC 15-Jun Open 50,000t milling wheat August cfr Jordan's MIT 11-Jun 17-Jun Open 100,000-120,000t feed barley September-October cfr Aqaba Jordan's MIT 10-Jun 15-Jun Closed 100,000-120,000t milling wheat September-October cfr Aqaba Bangladesh's DGF 9-Jun 24-Jun Open 50,000t milling wheat 25 days after contract award cif liner out Jordan's MIT 4-Jun 10-Jun Cancelled 100,000-120,000t feed barley August-September cfr Aqaba Jordan's MIT 3-Jun 9-Jun Closed 60,000t milling wheat 2h August $275.20/t CHS cfr Aqaba Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
France crop tour: recovery in Сentre-north-west
France crop tour: recovery in Сentre-north-west
Paris, 15 June (Argus) — The wheat yield outlook for the 2026-27 marketing year (July–June) is showing signs of improvement in central-northwest France, with production prospects looking stronger on day three of the Argus crop tour than those observed earlier in the week. Yields in Loir-et-Cher and Eure-et-Loir are overall holding closer to the seven-year truncated average, which excluded the yields in 2024-25 that were not representative, supported by more favourable conditions during key spring stages, although agronomic constraints remain visible across fields. Loir-et-Cher's yield potential is estimated at 6.8 t/hectare (ha), 1pc below the seven-year truncated average. Early nitrogen applications were not fully assimilated by crops, which slowed vegetative growth and limited tillering capacity. There have been fewer ears per square metre in several plots. Weed pressure has also weighed on crop development, with farmers reporting reduced herbicide efficacy following dry autumn conditions. Further north, conditions improve in Eure-et-Loir, where yield potential is projected at 8.1 t/ha, or 3pc above the seven-year average. Biomass is visibly stronger, compared with Loir-et-Cher, reflecting better crop establishment, despite a dry March–April period. Farmer sentiment is even more positive, pointing to yields potentially up to 5pc above average, supported by relatively favourable conditions during flowering. Across both regions, wheat flowering occurred under wetter conditions, which has increased disease pressure, despite fungicide treatments. At this stage, the sanitary risk is not considered critical, but remains dependent on weather patterns in the run-up to harvest, especially if alternating rainfall and warmer temperatures emerge. The improvement observed on this third day contrasts with weaker expectations recorded in earlier tour stages, suggesting that central-northwest regions could help stabilise the overall French wheat outlook. Argus teams will return to the fields during the week of 22–26 June, with the final crop tour results to be published on 29 June in the Argus AgriMarkets Weekly Outlook . Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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