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In January, the average value of the FAO Food Price Index decreased by 0.4% compared to December to 123.9 points, which is 0.6% lower than the January 2025 indicator and 22.7% lower than the peak indicator of March 2022. The decrease in the price indices for dairy products, sugar and meat exceeded the increase in prices for cereals and oils.   The average value of the FAO Cereal Price Index in January increased by 0.2% compared to December to 107.5 points, which is 3.9% lower than...

Traders are currently focused on the weather in Argentina, where a drought in January reduced the potential yield of soybeans and corn. But last week's rainfall improved the condition of the crops, while weather conditions in Brazil remain very favorable.   In Argentina, a front brought heavy rain to some of the driest areas on Wednesday, and a new front moving north on Friday brought additional rain. Several waves of rain are expected this week, which could improve the crop....

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, $ FOB, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals6000 ↓ 250Mustard seeds36000Peas11300Buckwheat2700021500Coriander31000Corn10084 ↑ 218773 ↑ 168500 ↓ 27213221199 ↑ 1239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5Soybean...

In 2025, the area of grain crops harvested in Kazakhstan decreased by 5.8% compared to the previous year to 15.129 million hectares, and the harvest after processing increased by 1.5% to 24.948 million tons.   By crop, the area and yield changed as follows: barley – the area remained at 2.282 million hectares, and the harvest decreased by 6.4% to 3.593 million tons, corn - the area increased by 8.6% to 176 thousand hectares, and the yield - to 1.006 million tons, rice...

Last week, in talks with the US, India agreed to stop direct and indirect imports of Russian oil, purchase $500 billion worth of US goods, eliminate some trade tariffs on US products, including agricultural, industrial, chemical and medical products, increase energy purchases from the US and expand defence cooperation between the countries for the next ten years. In return, the US has promised to reduce the reciprocal tariff for India to 18%.   On Saturday, the Indian Coast Guard...

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, $ FOB, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals6000 ↓ 250Mustard seeds36000Peas11300Buckwheat2700021500Coriander31000Corn10058 ↑ 308757 ↑ 338500 ↓ 35213221198239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5Soybean...

The shortage of sunflower supplies to the plant and the resumption of work at most oil refineries led to a new wave of growth in sunflower prices in Ukraine against the backdrop of consistently high prices for sunflower oil on the world market.   Thanks to a decrease in the intensity of shelling of ports in recent weeks, some factories in the south have resumed work, even despite power outages.   Purchase prices for sunflower in Ukraine increased by 500 UAH/t in a week to...

Fears of a recession in the US, where the labor market is already falling, have swept Wall Street in a new wave. The rise in the fear index has triggered a sell-off in stocks, leading to a decline in prices and provoking deleveraging - the sale of positions bought on credit, of which there are more than $1.2 trillion in the US stock market alone. This time, small-cap companies were the ones selling the most.   The sell-off in tech stocks began amid reports of significant job losses...