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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...

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 seeds35000Peas11300Coriander32000Corn101418806 ↓ 19100 ↑ 312213220200239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5rapeseed cake190Soybean meal320Oats8400Rape-seed...

In Ukraine, there is a strong competition for soybeans between exporters and processors, which leads to further price increases. Frosts and snowfalls in December and January limited deliveries to ports, so exporters increased export prices for GMO soybeans to $435-440/t or 19,400-19,600 UAH/t, which almost corresponds to the demand price level for non-GMO soybeans of $440-445/t or 19,500-20,000 UAH/t.   The sharp increase in sunflower prices prompted some processors to significantly...

In 2025/26 MY, barley production in Australia increased to a record 15.7 million tonnes, which will exceed the 2024/25 MY harvest by 19%, as well as the previous record (14.65 million tonnes) set in 2020/21 MY.   Markets had expected global barley prices to fall amid increased supply, but recent tenders have shown a sharp increase in prices. However, Ukrainian and European exporters will soon feel the pressure of a record Australian harvest.   According to the Australian...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Jordan purchased 50,000 tons of feed barley from CHS in an international tender on February 18, with delivery in the second half of June at a price of $251.5/ton C&F.   At the same time, to ensure stable grain supplies to state reserves in the coming months, the country announced a new tender for the purchase of 120,000 tons of feed barley.   Recall that at the international tender on February 11 (where it was planned to purchase...

Despite the fact that China and Ukraine signed a phytosanitary protocol back in 2025, pea shipments to China have not yet begun. Due to martial law, China has been unable to conduct an audit of fields, storage facilities, processing facilities, ports, and the state control system.   The parties agreed on an inspection in video format, and specialists from the State Consumer Service, together with the Ukrainian Bean and Soybean Association, prepared materials and transferred them to...