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Yesterday, the USDA released its first forecast for US planted areas for the 2026/27 MY Prospective Plantings NASS, which shows that wheat and corn acreage will decline and soybeans will increase, although not as much as predicted at the February Outlook Forum.   Thus, compared to the previous year, the sown area will decrease: all types of wheat – by 3% from 45.3 to 43.775 million acres (analysts' estimate 44.79 million acres, AgForum's forecast in February...

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 offals6000 ↓ 250Mustard seeds35000Peas1150011117Coriander32000Corn104258938 ↑ 178600 ↓ 293212213Soybean hulls granulated150Soybean meal1700019000350Sunflower oil cake195Sunflower...

According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, as of March 1, stocks of grain and leguminous crops amounted to 18.4 million tons, which exceeded the corresponding figure last year by 3.8 million tons.   Compared to last year, stocks of these crops in the warehouses of agricultural enterprises increased by 22.6% to 12.5 million tons, and at enterprises engaged in processing and storage - by 32.9% to 5.9 million tons.   By crop, stocks as of March 1 increased compared...

Last week, wheat prices on US exchanges rose by another 3-3.6% amid dry weather in March, which is worsening the condition of winter wheat crops, and the prolongation of the war with Iran, which will lead to an increase in the cost of fertilizers and a decrease in yields in the new season.   In Kansas, the number of winter wheat crops in good or excellent condition fell by 6% to 40% over the week, but the overall U.S. crop report will not be released until Monday, when a more...

In 2026, Indonesia will continue to work actively on implementing a program to produce biofuels based on B0 palm oil, the country's President Prabowo Subianto said yesterday during an official visit to Japan.   In January, Indonesian authorities abandoned plans to introduce a B50 blend this year, containing 50% conventional diesel and 50% palm oil biodiesel, due to technical problems and a lack of funding, leaving the B40 mandate in place.   However, amid disruptions...

Experts at the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange have increased the forecast for sunflower production in Argentina in the 2025/26 MY by another 200 thousand tons to 6.4 million tons due to an upward adjustment in the estimated sowing area. Currently, sunflower has been harvested in 61.1% of the country's area.   Soybean and corn production forecasts for the 2025/26 MY remain unchanged at 48.5 and 57 million tons, respectively.   According to Oil World's forecast, in the...

The White House on Friday announced a series of measures aimed at supporting the agricultural sector amid the problems caused by the war with Iran. The authorities promise to raise ethanol prices, increase the mandatory share of biofuels (in particular ethanol) in other types of fuel for 2026 and 2027, provide loan guarantees and relax pollution monitoring requirements.   The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has led to higher prices not only for fuel but also for fertilizers, which...

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 offals6000 ↓ 250Mustard seeds35000Peas1150011117Coriander32000Corn10414 ↓ 4089218600 ↓ 293212213Soybean hulls granulated150Soybean meal19000350Sunflower oil cake195Sunflower...