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According to European traders, the Jordanian state procurement agency MIT purchased about 50,000 tons of feed barley of any origin from CHS in an international tender on March 11 for delivery in the first half of July at a price of $261.25/ton C&F.   Barley was also offered at the tender by Bunge (at a price of $266/t C&F), Olam ($264.64/t C&F), Cargill ($273.95/t C&F), Ameropa ($272.9/t C&F), Buildcom ($272.27/t C&F) and Dreyfus ($273/t...

Algerian state-owned company OAIS purchased 200,000 tons of milling wheat of any origin in a tender, Reuters reports.   The purchased wheat will likely be of Black Sea origin and should be delivered to the ports of Mostaganem and Tenes during the periods of April 1-15, April 16-30, May 1-15, May 16-31, June 1-15, June 16-30. Deliveries from South America or Australia should be made a month earlier.   The purchase price is not reported, but according to traders, it is...

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 seeds32500 ↓ 2500Peas11300200Coriander32000Corn10446 ↑ 158781 ↑ 578600 ↓ 66213214239Soybean hulls granulated150Flax30000Soybean...

In the March world oilseed balance for 2025/26 MY, FAS USDA experts again increased the forecast for world oilseed production by 1.76 million tons to 697.54 million tons (684.9 million tons in 2024/25 MY and 657.4 million tons in 2023/24 MY), in particular sunflower - by 2.06 million tons and rapeseed - by 0.33 million tons, but reduced the forecast for soybean production by 1 million tons.   The forecast for global sunflower production has been increased by 2 million tons to 54.12...

Yesterday, May Brent crude futures fell 20% to $82/barrel after Trump said the war would soon end and reports of the first tanker under military escort passing through the Strait of Hormuz (which was later denied). However, later information emerged that Iran had begun mining the Strait of Hormuz, so quotes rose again, falling 13% in total to $87.5/barrel (+28.5% in the month).   Crude oil prices also fell on Tuesday after U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright posted on social media...

USDA experts in the March supply and demand report for the 2025/26 MY increased the global corn production forecast and lowered the consumption forecast, which led to an increase in the estimate of world stocks by 3.77 million tons. After the report was released, March corn futures in Chicago were unchanged and closed at $178/ton, which is 5.5% higher than the price level after the February report, as they received strong support from a 28% increase in oil prices in a month against the backdrop...

In the March supply and demand report, USDA experts slightly changed the world wheat balance for the 2025/26 MY, but stock quotes fell sharply yesterday under the pressure of a significant drop in oil prices and a decrease in speculative demand, which led to a 7.7-12.5% increase in wheat prices per month against the backdrop of the US and Israel's war against Iran. At the same time, the balances for the US and China were left unchanged.   Compared to February estimates, the world...

Ukrainian farmers are starting spring sowing, but this year in most regions of the country field work is starting later than usual due to deeper soil freezing and longer snowmelt in some regions. Traditionally, farmers in the southern regions - Mykolaiv, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions - are the first to start sowing, and then other regions gradually join them.   "Farmers have stocks of the main resources needed for sowing for at least several weeks, and some for several...