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September pork exports totaled 238,047 metric tons (mt), up 8 percent from a year ago, while value increased 6 percent to $685.1 million. In the first three quarters of the year, pork exports were 5 percent above last year’s pace at 2.23 million mt, and value increased 7 percent to $6.36 billion. September pork exports to key market Mexico totaled 91,492 mt, up 3 percent from a year ago, although value declined slightly to $206.6 million. Exports to Mexico remained at a record pace through September, rising 7 percent in volume (850,204 mt) and 12 percent in value ($1.89 billion). Led by excellent growth in Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama and Nicaragua, pork exports to Central America in September increased 36% year-on-year to 12,895 tonnes, valued at US$41.9 million.

Winter wheat sown areas in Russia will shrink to 15.4 million hectares in the 2025-2026 season, the lowest since the 2018-2019 season, Igor Pavensky, an analyst at Russian grain carrier Rusagrotrans, said on Wednesday. He added the estimate was for the area after overwintering. He also forecast total grain production in the 2025/26 season would reach around 133 million metric tons, including 84.5 million tons of wheat, exceeding the current season’s forecast of 123.8 million tons and 82 million tons, respectively. Winter wheat accounts for the majority of the Russian harvest. Russia’s official estimate for this year’s harvest is 130 million tons. However, Russia did not disclose the structure of winter sowing areas for the 2025 harvest, saying only the sowing area will be just under 20 million hectares, about the same as in 2024. Dry weather in the main regions of the country for winter crops has complicated this year’s sowing season. However, the quality of the crop and the likel

Turkey is a major importer of wheat and corn, especially from the Black Sea region. In the 2024-25 season, wheat imports are forecast at 6.5 million tonnes, mainly from Russia, while