India rice down as traders cautious ahead of GST.

Prices of basmati and non-basmati rice also fell in Haryana Karnal market due to weak export demand besides subdued buying. The white sella basmati rice was selling in Karnal, down 100 rupees from previous close and Pusa 1121 steamed rice was selling down 50 rupees. Prices of non-basmati rice were also down as arrival of summer paddy from Uttarkhand and Uttar Pradesh has flooded the market. Arrival of 1509 variety of summer paddy started nearly one week back and so far, 1.5 million bags (1bag=100kg) have arrived in Karnal market.

South Africa Price of white maize falls with glut export markets.

Government crop estimates committee said the size of the expected commercial maize crop was unchanged at 15.6-million tonnes. Of that, 9.5-million tonnes would be white maize and the rest the yellow variety. Industry expectations are for a 4.2-million tonne exportable surplus for both white and yellow maize. About 2-million tonnes will be exported, while the rest of the stocks will carry over to the next marketing year.

India coffee exports during Jan 1- Jun 27.

The Coffee Board of India has finalised its crop estimate for 2015-16 at a record-high of 348,000 tonnr, up from 327,000 tonnr produced a year ago, but down from previous estimate of 350,000 tn. The board has estimated the output for 2016-17 at 316,700 MT tonnr, down 9% on year.

India coffee exports during Jan 1- Jun 23.

The Coffee Board of India has finalized its crop estimate for 2015-16 at a record-high of 348,000 tonne, up from 327,000 tonne produced a year ago, but down from previous estimate of 350,000 tonne. The board has estimated the output for 2016-17 at 316,700 MT tonne, down 9% on year.

India Spot wheat prices fall as traders cautious ahead of GST.

Wheat prices were down in key wholesale markets of the country due to subdued buying ahead of rollout of goods and services tax on Jul 1. In the key Delhi market, mill quality wheat sold down 20 rupees from the previous day and in Kota, the grain was sold down 10 rupees from previous close. The July contract ended down 0.4% from previous close.

EU wheat drops as French harvest makes good progress.

European wheat prices fell, pressured by good harvest results in France and as the euro rise against the dollar hampered the competitiveness of European wheat on world markets. Front month September on the Paris-based Euronext exchange was down 0.1 percent or 0.25 euro at 171.00 euros a tonne. It had surged during a heatwave in France last week, which raised concern of damage to crops.