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After a two-month speculative rise in wheat prices due to reduced yields in Russia, last week prices actively declined due to profit-taking by traders. The decline accelerated following news of Turkey's wheat import ban and Egypt's reduced import forecast. An additional factor was the announcement by Russia's Deputy Minister of Agriculture about reseeding 800 thousand hectares of spring crops and minimizing the impact of frost on production.   On Friday, July...

Egypt's Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Ali Al-Moselhi, announced that the Egyptian government plans to cut wheat imports in 2024 by 17% to 5 million tons, compared to the previous forecast of 6 million tons. This decision is due to the revision of the target volume of domestic grain purchases in Egypt for the current season from 3.5 million to 3.7 million tons. The government has already purchased 3.4 million tons and continues to buy grain from local producers until August...

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) reached 120.4 points in May 2024, up 0.9% from April. The rise in cereal and dairy prices offset the decline in sugar and vegetable oil prices, while meat prices remained almost unchanged. Despite the third consecutive month of growth, the FFPI is still 3.4% lower than in May last year and 24.9% below its peak in March 2022.   The average FAO Cereal Price Index in May was 118.7 points, 6.3% higher than in April but 8.2% lower than in May 2023. World...

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, $ FOB, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 3850 Peas 12250 Rye grade IV 5500 Sugar beet pulp gran 155 Corn 7969 7065 ↑ 100 6319 179 ↑...

The sharp rise in export prices for sunflower oil and meal has led to an increase in purchase prices for sunflower in Ukraine by 25% over the month to a three-year record of 21,000 UAH per ton with delivery to the plant. Additionally, the rise in prices was facilitated by the fall of the hryvnia exchange rate to a record 40.5 UAH per dollar.   During the week, purchase prices for sunflower increased by another 500-1000 UAH/t to 20,300-21,000 UAH/t (including VAT) or 440-460 $/t amid...

Traders' main focus remains on the weather in Russia, where dry weather persists in the southwest, reducing the potential wheat yield and causing a sharp increase in prices over the past two months.   Hot and dry conditions continue to reduce the potential yields of winter wheat, corn, and sunflower in the Black Sea region, especially in the south of Russia and the southeast of Ukraine. During the week, a rain front moved from Romania to the northwestern regions of Ukraine,...

According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, almost 13 million hectares of spring crops have been sown. In particular, 7.2 million hectares of oilseeds and almost 5.6 million hectares of cereals and legumes were sown, which as of June 9, 2023, amounted to 6.2 million hectares:   corn — 3,928 thousand hectares (100.4% of the forecasted area) compared to 4.02 million hectares last year, barley — 783 thousand hectares (95.7%) compared to 810 a year ago, wheat...

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, $ FOB, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 3600 Peas 12250 Rye grade IV 5500 Sugar beet pulp gran 155 Corn 7969 ↓ 12 6965 ↓ 4 6269 176...