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In the Midwest of the US, temperatures have risen to 30-33 ° C this week, but precipitation is expected this weekend, which will bring temperatures back to normal and continue to improve the condition of soybean and corn crops.   Another front will pass through next week, bringing additional precipitation favorable for corn and soybeans, which are in the filling stage.   The Southern and Central Plains of the United States also experience periodic showers that move in...

Thanks to Ukraine's record soybean harvest in 2024, exports of soybeans and soybean meal in the 2024/25 MY will reach historically high values, and expectations of the introduction of a 10% duty on soybean exports from September are stimulating soybean export sales in July and August.   According to official statistics presented by the Agricultural Industry and Commerce Inform, in September-July 2024/25 MY, soybean exports from Ukraine reached 3.97 million tons, which exceeded...

Feed wheat prices in Ukraine have fallen sharply due to high levels of fungus-damaged grain, but milling wheat prices are rising. Sunflower oil and sunflower seed prices have also risen late in the season due to a lack of supply, as most processors are already switching to rapeseed and preparing for the new season. High rates of soybean exports have reduced stocks and supported soybean export prices, but lower global quotations are limiting prices for the new crop.   The...

In Ukraine, at the end of the 2024/25 MY, there is a shortage of sunflower oil supplies, caused by a limited supply of sunflower and the transition of most plants to processing soybeans and rapeseed.   Against this background, domestic demand prices for crude sunflower oil have increased to UAH 58,000-60,000/t on FCA-factory terms, which is equivalent to $1,160-1,200/t, while export demand prices are $1,135-1,145/t for deliveries to the port in August and $1,100/t for deliveries in...

The delay in harvesting and the rise in the euro against the dollar sharply reduced export supplies of grains, oilseeds, and processed products from the EU in the new season, which is increasing pressure on prices in the EU and on export prices in Ukraine.   According to the European Commission, in the 2025/26 MY, exports of major crops from the EU decreased compared to the corresponding period of the previous year: soft wheat – by 58% to 1.11 million tons, barley...

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, $ Wheat mill offals 6000 ↓ 375 Mustard seeds 27000 Peas13866 13425 12800 273 250 Buckwheat 14500 370 Rye 10000 Green...

The Foreign Service Attaché of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised its forecast for the 2025/26 corn harvest in Ukraine to 34 million tons, which significantly exceeds the USDA's July estimate (30.5 million tons), based on data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on planted areas and yields. The USDA representative also raised the forecast for corn exports from Ukraine to 28.5 million tons, which would exceed the USDA's previous...

According to the World Bank (WB), the price of benchmark Thai rice with a broken grain content of up to 5% fell by 6.4% in July to an 8-year low of $392/t after major exporting countries (including India) lifted restrictions on export sales.   Other Thai rice varieties also fell in price. For example, the cost of rice with a broken grain content of up to 25% decreased by 6.4% to $382/t, and milled white rice – by 4.4% to $376/t, which are the lowest figures since autumn...