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Uncertainty over future fiscal policy following Brazil's presidential election has led to a sharp decline in the local real. The dollar rose 10% against the real in trading on October 26.   Against this backdrop, soybean meal prices for December delivery fell by $14.22/t on that day (the largest daily drop since April) to the lowest level since August 24, 2026, at $384.92/t FOB Paranagua.   The depreciation of the real increases the competitiveness of Brazilian...

Accelerating corn harvest in the USA and Ukraine, as well as favorable weather conditions for corn sowing in Brazil and Argentina, continue to lower corn quotes in Chicago and Paris, and the depreciation of the Brazilian real, Ukrainian hryvnia, and euro against the dollar further contributes to increasing supplies to the EU, where high prices for corn have been established, which are attractive to exporters.   According to NASS USDA, as of October 25, corn in the US has been...

In Ukraine, the sowing of winter crops is being completed, with 5.35 million hectares sown as of October 28, of which grain crops - 4.21 million hectares or 80.8% of the projected area and rapeseed - 1.13 million hectares, which exceeds the forecast, the Ministry of Economy reports.   In terms of crops, on the specified date the following were sown: wheat and triticale – 3.75 million hectares or 82.6% of the forecast, barley – 390 thousand hectares (65.7%), rye...

The main world wheat exporters - the USA, Australia, Argentina, Ukraine, the Russian Federation and EU countries - shipped about 44.7 million tons of wheat to the world market in 3.5 months of the 2026/27 MY, which is 9.3 million tons less than the corresponding figure of the previous season, Interfax reports.   Thus, supplies from Ukraine and the Russian Federation decreased by 7.5 million tons, and from the USA by 3.7 million tons, which was only partially offset by an increase in...

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, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals3500 ↓ 200Buckwheat4400038000Rye6100Rye grade IV4300Coriander36000Corn7000600048004700 ↑ 72204Flax560Chickpea25000Sunflower oil1350Millet1900015000Wheat grade II86527200Wheat grade...

The rise in oil prices to a 5-month high is supporting vegetable oil prices, but significant inventories and the arrival of a new crop are increasing pressure on markets.   December soybean oil futures on the Chicago SWOT exchange traded at $1,470/tonne (-1.5% month-on-month) during the week, supported by rising oil prices, but soybean quotes continue to fall, falling another 1.4% to $450/tonne (-4.9% month-on-month) during the week under pressure from the US harvest and favorable...

The UN World Food Program (WFP) is ready to purchase up to 1 million tons of grain from Ukraine to carry out its humanitarian operations, provided that the necessary financing and logistics are provided. This issue was discussed during a meeting between the Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food of Ukraine, Taras Vysotsky, and the WFP Deputy Executive Director for Partnerships and Innovation, Rania Dagash.   The parties discussed the export of Ukrainian agricultural products in the...

On the Ukrainian sunflower market, purchase prices continue to decline, caused by reduced demand from processors who are facing logistical problems when exporting oil and meal.   As of October 26, 9.833 million tons of sunflower were harvested in Ukraine from 85% or 4.44 million hectares of area with an average yield of 2.21 tons/ha (1.84 tons/ha last year), so the total harvest may amount to 12 million tons, while the USDA estimates it more optimistically - at 13 million tons....