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Grain and oilseed procurement prices in Ukraine remain affected by weak export activity and challenging logistics. Agricultural export volumes in August remain well below their potential, while wheat exports have fallen by almost half compared with the previous month, increasing pressure on the domestic market. As of August 31, 2026, Grade 2 wheat is being purchased at an average price of UAH 7,500/t, corn at UAH 8,150/t, barley at UAH 6,433/t, sunflower seeds at UAH 19,329/t, soybeans at...

After the CIA chief's visit to Russia, Putin ordered increased strikes on Ukraine, considering peace talks fruitless, Bloomberg reported, citing sources close to the Kremlin. This led to a sharp increase in stock market quotes for wheat and other crops.   Ukraine and the Russian Federation continue mutual attacks on civilian infrastructure, effectively blocking key ports and shipping routes, which reduces supplies from the Black Sea region. Thus, in August 2025, the Russian...

November Brent crude futures, after a two-week rise of 13% last week, fell 7.4% to $88/barrel (+4.1% month-on-month) on news of an increase in the number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. But on Sunday, the US carried out its first strikes in a month on launchers on Larak Island, from where the IRGC planned to remotely mine the strait, and on Monday night, Iran attacked US bases in Jordan and the UAE.   Because of this, on Monday, since the start of trading on Asian...

Egypt's state buyer is abandoning Russian grain and plans to purchase 500,000 tons of wheat from France, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan, Bloomberg reports, citing its own sources.   The main reason is Ukraine's blockade of Russian ports in response to the constant shelling of Black Sea ports and the Russian authorities' attempts to establish an unofficial price minimum for Russian wheat.   Recall that on August 4, the Main Supply Department purchased 480,000 tons of...

For the second year in a row, Bulgaria has reaped record wheat harvests. Despite a 7% reduction in the area sown, this year's harvest reached 7.4 million tonnes thanks to a high yield of 6.3 t/ha, which is 9% higher than the 2025 figure and 12% higher than the 5-year average. Bulgaria ranked second in the EU after Romania in terms of yield growth compared to the 5-year average.   According to MARS, moderate temperatures in July and August, the absence of heat stress, and...

Grain and oilseed procurement prices in Ukraine are showing mixed dynamics amid active new-crop supplies and demand from processors and traders. Corn and sunflower prices have edged higher, while the barley market remains under price pressure.   As of August 28, 2026, traders are purchasing Grade 2 wheat at an average price of UAH 8,700/t, corn at UAH 8,150/t, barley at UAH 6,433/t, sunflower seeds at UAH 19,300/t, soybeans at UAH 17,800/t, and rapeseed at UAH 23,150/t. Current...

According to APK-Inform, during the week, purchase prices for Ukrainian food wheat of grades 2 and 3 in the Romanian port of Constanta increased by $7-10/t to $245-255/t DAP against the backdrop of a logistical collapse and an increase in world prices.   The main reason was Ukraine's exhaustion of quotas for duty-free wheat supplies to the EU, which caused purchases at the western border to stop, and export flows to be redirected through the Danube port and the port of Constanta,...

In the 2026/27 MY (as of August 23), the European Union reduced soybean imports compared to the previous season by 25% to 1.71 million tons, in particular, supplies from Ukraine by 71% from 277.1 to 81.6 thousand tons.   The main supplier of soybeans to the EU remains Brazil, which has already shipped 1.48 million tons compared to 1.43 million tons last year. In contrast, imports from the USA decreased from 491.8 to 117 thousand tons. Thus, against the background of a general...