
Egyptian wheat importers are holding off on new contracts as Platts milling wheat CIF East Med fell $12/t week on week to $306/t as of November 2. The pound's slide to a record low near 56 per dollar and subsidised government wheat sales to private mills also weighed on demand.
Delayed Egyptian purchases reduce near-term import demand for wheat in the Black Sea and EU origins, adding downward pressure on global wheat prices.
After 373 past bearish trade events, WHEAT moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -2.1% to +1.2%), and -0.1% over 20.
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