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In 2025/26 MY, China may harvest 298 million tons of corn (295 million tons in 2024/25 MY) and reduce its imports in accordance with the self-sufficiency policy.   Improved yields amid stable planting areas are contributing to increased harvests, while imports are declining due to government policies aimed at achieving self-sufficiency and reducing imports to protect local farmers, the USDA FAS said in its report.   FAS experts have reduced the forecast for corn imports to...

This year, US farmers are expected to harvest a record crop of 21.5 billion bushels of corn, soybeans and sorghum, but grain elevators and traders are facing limited storage capacity, making it difficult to process the crop efficiently, Agdaily.com reports. According to CoBank's Knowledge Exchange, this year's storage capacity will be extremely limited, and grain traders will be forced to charge higher fees due to limited capacity and strained infrastructure. “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, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 6000 ↓ 250 Mustard seeds 34000 Peas13225 12825 Buckwheat 17000 Rye grade III 10800 Sugar beet pulp gran ...

Last week, a slight increase in quotations and prices for vegetable oils was recorded, caused by increased demand from Chinese importers on the eve of the holiday week.   November palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia exchange rose 2.7% during the week to 4,470 ringgit/t or $1,062/t, despite a significant reduction in September supplies to India.   India reduced palm oil imports by 15.9% in September to 833,000 tonnes, a four-month low, as refiners preferred cheaper...

After more than a month of delay, the Ukrainian government has finally approved a new procedure for exporting soybeans and rapeseed, which allows agricultural producers to legally avoid paying the 10% export duty. The state has introduced a new procedure to confirm the status of a producer — instead of automatic confirmation by tax authorities, this right has been transferred to the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), which will issue paper certificates of origin of the...

As of October 7, 2025, Ukrainian farmers had sown 3.5 million hectares of winter crops, which is 47.4% of the planned area, compared to 3.8 million hectares a year ago, the Ministry of Economy reports.   Yes, currently sown: winter wheat - 2.3 million hectares or 49.1% of the planned (2.6 million hectares last year); winter barley - 179.2 thousand hectares or 31.1% (208 thousand hectares); winter rye - 45.7 thousand hectares or 66% (45.9 thousand...

Oil prices remain at a 4-month low amid falling global demand and OPEC+'s decision to increase oil production, which is putting pressure on commodities used to make biofuels.   Eight oil-exporting countries from OPEC+ (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Oman, and the Russian Federation) agreed on October 5 to increase oil production by 137,000 barrels per day, although the market expected a larger increase in production, so prices rose.   December...

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 offals 6000 ↓ 250 Mustard seeds 34000 Peas13225 12825 Buckwheat 17000 16000 Rye grade III 10800 Coriander 27000 ...