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In the Northern Hemisphere, under favorable conditions, harvesting and sowing of winter crops are being completed, so the main attention of traders and analysts is focused on the weather in South America and Australia.   The Midwest and Plains of the US have seen some good rainfall this week, with several more powerful fronts expected next week, bringing additional precipitation and lower temperatures.   Field work is almost complete, so the rains will improve the...

For the third week in a row, stock markets have lost 1.5-2%, and yesterday the US stock market was sold off after many players took profits, whose stops were triggered. But the lower the market fell, the more stops it hit.   AI-related stocks were the hardest hit. The S&P 500 fell 1.66% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrials fell 1.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 fell 2.05%, with the S&P 500 hitting a 2.25-month low, the Dow Jones Industrials hitting a 5-week low, and the Nasdaq 100...

According to market operators, the South Korean company Nonghyup Feed Inc. (NOFI) purchased about 195 thousand tons of feed corn originating from the USA, South Africa, or South American countries at an international tender on November 20.   Two consignments of 65,000 tonnes each were purchased from Bunge at $249.46/t C&F (+$1.25/t for unloading at the port). Another 65,000 tonnes of corn were purchased from Pan Ocean at the same price, and all contracted consignments are due to...

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia will increase the empty mileage coefficient for grain wagons from the current figure of 1.06 to 1.11 in 2026, the company's website reports.   The specified coefficient for tank cars transporting food products will increase from 1.03 to 1.44, and for gondola cars - from 0.85 to 0.89, while for cars for transporting flour from next year the coefficient will decrease from 1.01 to 0.92, and for mineral cars - from 1.28 to 0.79.   This increase will...

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, $ FOB, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Vetch 25000 Wheat mill offals 6600 Mustard seeds 35000 Peas 11000 Buckwheat 22250 Coriander 27000 ...

There is a huge supply deficit on the barley market in Ukraine, caused by producers' busyness with field work and a sharp increase in transportation costs, as well as problems with the availability of free transport for transportation to ports.   During the week, export demand prices for feed barley in Ukraine increased by 200-300 UAH/t to 10,800-10,900 UAH/t or $222-225/t with delivery to Black Sea ports, and under some agreements reached 11,000 UAH/t for express delivery. In...

In Ukraine, the rapid growth of export prices and demand for soybeans continues, caused by the low pace of deliveries under previously concluded contracts, as well as a sharp speculative jump in soybean quotes in Chicago.   Purchase prices for GMO soybeans increased by another $3-5/t to $415-420/t or 18,000-18,200 UAH/t, and for non-GMO soybeans - by $5/t to $445-450/t or 18,900-19,200 UAH/t with delivery to Black Sea ports.   At the same time, processors have so far left...

A rather bearish USDA supply and demand report and forecasts of a better-than-expected US crop continue to weigh on Chicago corn quotes, leading to lower tender prices in South Korea and increasing pressure on Black Sea corn prices.   December corn futures in Chicago showed a speculative increase of 3.3% in the week before the report, but fell by 2.8% after the report and remain at $169.3/t (+1.7% for the month).   The decline in US corn quotes allowed importers from South...