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Indian farmers have increased plantings of winter crops including wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas to near-record levels as this year's heavy monsoon rains improved soil moisture and raised reservoir levels, allowing fields to be cultivated even in areas that typically see dryland farming and often remain fallow.   The large sowing area is expected to help India (the world's second-largest wheat producer) increase production, lower domestic prices and allow limited exports of...

According to European traders, on December 9, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Jordan held a tender for the purchase of 120 thousand tons of milling wheat of any origin with shipment on February 16-28, 2026, where it purchased 60 thousand tons of wheat from Buildcom at a price of $263/ton C&F.   Wheat was also offered at the tender at the following prices: CHS - $264.79/t, Cargill - $266.85/t, Cofco - $264.85/t, Ameropa – $266.89/t.   The next...

According to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), in November, crude palm oil production in Malaysia decreased by 5.3% compared to October (in October, the growth was +11%, in September -0.7%, in August +2.4%, and in July - 7.09%) to 1.94 million tonnes, and exports - by 28.1% (+18.6% in October, +7.7% in September, -0.7% in August and +3.82% in July) to 1.21 million tonnes, which led to a further increase in palm oil stocks in the country by 13% (the 9th consecutive month) to 2.835 million...

The weighted average purchase price of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine on CPT terminals, EXW elevators, CPT processors, FCA, CPT dollar, FOB, DAF, CIF Purchase prices in Ukraine  CPT terminal, UAH EXW elevators, UAH CPT processor, UAH FCA, UAH FCA, $ CPT terminal, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 6000 Mustard seeds 35000 Peas 11000 Buckwheat 21000 Coriander 28500 Corn9823 8516 205 195 245 Soybean...

In the December world oilseed balance for 2025/26 MY, FAS USDA experts increased the forecast for world oilseed production by 2.25 million tons compared to November estimates to 690.26 million tons (684.5 million tons in 2024/25 MY and 657.4 million tons in 2023/24 MY) due to increased rapeseed and peanut yields, which more than compensates for the decrease in sunflower production.   The forecast for global rapeseed production has been increased by 3 million tonnes due to increased...

In the December supply and demand balance, experts from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) again, as in the November report, sharply increased forecasts for world wheat production, consumption, and ending stocks in the 2025/26 MY, but the market reacted quite calmly to this, as the changes correspond to previously published official data on increased harvest forecasts in Canada, Australia, and the EU.   December wheat futures in the US barely reacted to the...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly sharply lowered its forecast for the corn harvest in Ukraine in a December report, which led to a decrease in the forecast for global production and world stocks in the updated balance for the 2025/26 MY.   The forecast for the corn harvest in Ukraine in the 2025/26 MY has been reduced by 3 million tons to 29 million tons, which will still exceed last year's figure by 8%. Due to the delay in harvesting and...

According to European traders, the South Korean Feed Manufacturers Association (KFA) purchased about 132,000 tons of feed corn of any origin at an international tender on December 9.   The following lots were purchased at the auction: 67 thousand tons from Mitsu at a price of $256.84/ton C&F with delivery by March 15, 2026, 65 thousand tons from the Agrex trading house at a price of $255/ton C&F with delivery by April 10, 2026.   Recall that two weeks...