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According to the Commodity Weather Group, severe frosts of -21 ° C in the United States between January 20 and 22 could have killed up to 15% of winter wheat crops not protected by snow cover in some areas of the Plains and Midwest.   Last week, amid frosts, wheat prices rose by 3.6–4.9%, but then fell again, losing 1–2.4% overall for the week. However, yesterday, news about poor crop conditions in the US, Russia, and Ukraine supported prices.   In Texas,...

The European Commission does not plan to extend the trade liberalization regime with Ukraine after June 5, 2025, but it will not return to the trade conditions that existed before the full-scale war, as this would deal a severe blow to the Ukrainian economy, which has significantly increased exports of goods to the EU in recent years.   Currently, a version of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) agreements is being considered, which will establish quotas for certain...

According to the official announcement of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia", published on the company's website, from February 1, 2025, the rental rates for grain wagons belonging to the "Center for Transport Logistics" branch will decrease to 203 UAH/day (excluding VAT), while in January they were 1150 UAH/day. And the rental rates for gondola wagons will decrease from 1250 to 110 UAH/day.   At the same time, rental rates for wagons for transporting flour of the...

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 CPT terminal, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 5750 Mustard seeds 25000 25000 Peas 15000 350 Coriander 23000 Corn 9996 9012 9067 8663 209 185 Flax 22000...

Amid reduced rainfall in Brazil, first crop corn has been harvested on 9% of the area and second crop corn has been sown on 2.2% of the planned area. The pace of work may accelerate this week, forcing traders to book profits after speculative gains.   March corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell another 0.9% yesterday, to $189.8/t (-1.6% in two days, +6.4% in the month).   Recent rains in Argentina have eased the heat and somewhat improved the corn crop, and...

Shares of Nvidia, one of the leading chip manufacturers, fell almost 18% yesterday, and its market capitalization fell by more than $600 billion amid the success of a cheap Chinese AI model that requires 20-50 times less computing power.   Chinese AI startup DeepSeek last week unveiled a free model that is as powerful as OpenAI or Meta Platforms but uses weak microchips. It immediately became the most downloaded app on the Apple App Store.   According to DeepSeek, only $6...

Amid increasing supply, demand for vegetable oils continues to decline, especially as the Chinese New Year celebrations approach.   Heavy rains are delaying the soybean harvest in Brazil, which is supporting soybean oil prices amid drought in Argentina. However, improving weather as early as early February could put more pressure on prices.   The increase in the export duty on sunflower oil in the Russian Federation from February 1 by 10% to $180/t (due to an increase in...

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 CPT terminal, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 5750 Mustard seeds 25000 25000 Peas 15000 350 Coriander 23000 Corn 9920 ↓ 57 8968 9067 8593 208 ↑ 1 185 ...