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Across much of the Midwest and the Southern and Central Plains of the United States, a sharp rise in temperatures to 10-15 ° C has led to snowmelt and loss of moisture in the soil, so traders are focusing on the amount of precipitation in the main wheat growing areas of the United States. The region received scattered precipitation last week, and this week a new front will bring rain with snow and a drop in temperatures to normal.   Traders are concerned about dry weather in...

According to market operators, the leading South Korean animal feed manufacturer FLC purchased about 132 thousand tons of feed corn of any origin at an international tender on February 20.   The following lots were contracted at the auction: 65 thousand tons from the operator Pan Ocean with delivery by June 5, 2026 at a price of $245.97/ton C&F (+$1.25/ton for additional unloading at the port), 67 thousand tons from the Mitsui trading house with delivery by June 25, 2026...

The profitability of flour production in Ukraine is currently 3%, and this is a fairly high indicator, said S. Sakirkin, head of the audit commission of the State Enterprise "Flour Mills of Ukraine" in an interview with APK-Inform.   "Bread producers often demand that flour mills reduce flour prices, believing that processors have too high profits. However, if we see real prices for bread in stores, then the prices for flour that mills call are declarative, and the...

According to the Port Station Operator branch, adverse weather conditions complicated the unloading of wagons at the ports, as a result of which 11.01 thousand wagons with grain accumulated in the direction of the ports of Greater Odessa.   In total, the branch currently has 6,210 wagons with grain, including 1,390 wagons directly at the ports. Today, 691 wagons are planned to be unloaded.   "At the beginning of the week, unloading was delayed by air alarms, now it...

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 offals6000 ↓ 250Mustard seeds35000Peas11300Coriander32000Corn1011188069100 ↑ 312213220200239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5Soybean meal320Oats8400Rape-seed oil1000Sunflower...

World oil prices continue to rise due to the lack of progress in negotiations between the US and Iran, as well as signs of Trump's increasing willingness to strike at the Ayatollah's regime, in particular to distract Americans from the Epstein files, which continue to put pressure on the president within the US.   April Brent crude futures rose 6% in two days to a 6.5-month high of $71.7/barrel, 11.7% above last month's level.   The main driver of the price...

At the Outlook Forum, which is taking place on February 19-20, USDA experts released their first forecasts for the sown area and yield in the US in the new season. According to them, the area under corn will decrease in favor of the area under soybeans, and the area under wheat will also decrease slightly. Such estimates led to an increase in wheat quotes yesterday.   According to the US IGS forecasts, in 2026 the sown area and yield will change compared to last year as...

According to Oil World estimates, in the second half of the 2025/26 MY, sunflower seed processing volumes in EU countries, especially in Bulgaria, increased significantly due to increased imports of raw materials from Argentina.   In the first five months of the season (August to December), EU countries processed a total of 3.4 million tons of sunflower compared to 3.6 million tons in the same period of the previous season.   However, experts believe that by the end of the...