Good Morning from Germany, where the trade surplus widened to €21bn in January, up from €17.4bn the prev month; the highest level since the summer of 2024.
However, this does not signal a revival of Germany’s export model. Exports fell by 2.3% MoM, reversing December’s 4.0% increase. Imports cratered 5.9% MoM.
The widening surplus was therefore driven not by stronger foreign demand, but by weaker domestic demand. This is less a sign of export strength and more a reflection of a slowing economy – so much for the idea of rebalancing Germany’s export-driven growth model.
Good Morning from Germany, where spot gas prices have surged to above €60 per megawatt hour. That makes natural gas roughly 6 times more expensive here than in the US.
Singapur Merkezli Olam Agri, Batı Afrika ülkesi olan Ghana Cumhurbaşkanının katılımıyla yılda 40.000 ton üretim kapasiteli, 3 hatlı tesisinin spagetti hattı ve değirmenlerinin açılışını gerçekleştirdi.
Cargill, COFCO, Louis Dreyfus Company, Bunge ve Archer Daniels Midland gibi küresel devlerin oluşturduğu süper ligin bir alt kategorisinde yer alan, Afrika’da önemli tarımsal yatırımlara sahip güçlü bir oyuncunun makarna yatırımlarını kıtada genişletmesi dikkat çekici.
Yıllık yaklaşık 35–40 milyon USD makarna ithalatı yapan Ghana pazarında bu yatırımın bizim Afrika’daki pazarımızı nasıl etkileyeceğini - ya da etkileyip etkilemeyeceğini - hep birlikte göreceğiz.
Bu yatırımda Olam Agri’nin makine seçiminde Fava S.p.A. ve Martini Srl gibi sektörün önde gelen İtalyan üreticilerini tercih etmiş olması, projeye ne kadar ciddi yaklaştıklarının önemli bir göstergesi.
Eye-opening chart. The US, with its energy independence, will weather the current energy crisis. Europe, after decades of left-green self-destruction, will tumble into a crisis. Choices have consequences.
Will Europeans get it now, or will they stick to their Net Zero?
Money is pouring into ag commodities.
Corn for example, the biggest week of large spec corn buying since November...
And this does not include the 40¢ rally from Wednesday's low to Friday's close.
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Extract from our report published on August 27: Prices in Greece remained steady in August, with some deals concluded in the last week at 255-257 €/MT FOB for standard quality durum (77-12-60/70). Few sellers are active at these price levels. Deals for Slovakian durum (78-80 TW/13-13.5% protein/70 Vitr.), new crop, were reported for September shipment, DAP Trieste at 275 €/MT by train.
DURUM WHEAT: In Italy, prices remained steady or fell slightly (€2-3/MT) on all the main trading markets.
Harvesting operations are expected to be completed by the end of July throughout the country.
Italian production is estimated at between 4.2 and 4.3 million tonnes. FOR THE FULL REPORT, write to [email protected]