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The shutdown of almost a third of oil extraction plants, the lack of electricity, and the limited operation of ports due to constant shelling limited the supply of sunflower oil from Ukraine, which led to an increase in prices for Russian oil and supported the prices of related oils.   The offer prices of Russian sunflower oil increased by another $40-50/t to $1,280-1,290/t FOB during the week, as a result of which the demand prices for sunflower oil with delivery to India increased...

In the 2025/26 MY, barley production in Turkey decreased compared to the previous season from 7 to 6.1 million tons, so its imports will increase, according to USDA estimates, from 0.15 to 1.3 million tons.   According to analysts, this season Turkey has already contracted 0.9 million tons of barley, mainly produced in the Russian Federation (which exceeds 50% of the market and significantly exceeds supplies from Ukraine, Romania and Germany).   In the first half of the...

According to a consulting report on the rapeseed market by Chinese analytical company SunSirs, Australian rapeseed production in the 2025/26 MY reached 7.65 million tonnes, exceeding the forecast of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resources, Economics and Science (ABARES) on December 2 (7.23 million tonnes), the USDA estimate (7.2 million tonnes) and the previous season's figure (6.4 million tonnes).   Meanwhile, Western Australia has seen record production, which will...

On January 19, the Algerian state-owned company OAIS held a tender to purchase at least 50,000 tons of milling wheat of any origin, at which it purchased 720,000 tons of wheat at a price of $253-254/ton C&F, Reuters reports.   Traders believe that most of this volume will come from Argentina, where a record harvest was recently completed and wheat prices have fallen sharply. The rest will come from Black Sea production.   According to the terms of the tender, wheat of...

Weighted average procurement prices for grains and oilseeds in Ukraine under CPT terminals, EXW elevators, CPT processors, FCA, CPT dollar, FOB, DAF, CIF terms           Procurement Prices in Ukraine   CPT terminal, UAH EXW elevators, UAH CPT processor, UAH FCA, UAH FCA, $ CPT terminal, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat...

Cold weather with frosts of -10-18 degrees has been persisting in Ukraine for the second week, but a layer of snow will protect winter crops from damage. In the eastern regions, the snow layer is less, which increases the risk of losses, especially given the dry conditions during sowing and weaker crops. At the end of this week, temperatures are expected to rise to -5..0 degrees and new snowfalls, which will improve moisture reserves.   The cold front came from the northeast of the...

Severe frosts have practically stopped wheat deliveries to ports by road, forcing traders to raise prices to stimulate trade, but the easing of frosts at the end of the week will allow for increased supply.   The growth of the dollar exchange rate on the interbank market led to an increase in export purchase prices for wheat in Ukraine during the week by 50-100 UAH/t to 10,100-10,400 UAH/t or $208-214/t for food wheat and up to 9,800-10,100 UAH/t or $204-206/t for feed wheat with...

The conclusion of an agreement between Canada and China to eliminate 100% of import duties on peas from March 1, 2026, has already had a positive impact on the market. Pulse Canada President Terry Yuzva said that he received an offer from a broker that was $0.50/bushel more expensive than before. “We have not yet reached the previous levels — a year ago the price of peas fluctuated in the range of $12-14/bushel, and now it is about $8/bushel,” he noted. China has agreed...