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According to Statistics Canada, in December, the volume of canola processing in Canada increased to 1.08 million tonnes, which was 6% higher than in December last year and was the second highest monthly result in history after the record processing volume in October 2024 (1.1 million tonnes).   Overall, from August to December, the country's canola processing volume reached a new high of 5.1 million tons, compared to 4.9 million tons for the same period in 2024.   The...

Frosts and adverse weather conditions continue to limit grain supplies from farmers, forcing traders to offer premium prices for quick deliveries of both barley and corn. In addition, recent international tenders indicate that demand for feed barley remains consistently high.   In Ukraine, prices at ports rose to UAH 10,800-11,000/t or $220-222/t, but some traders offered prices above UAH 11,000/t, given the high dollar exchange rate last week. A sharp increase in feed corn prices by...

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 seeds36000Peas11300Buckwheat2700021500Coriander31000Corn1002087248200 ↓ 280211221198239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5Soybean meal14400320Sunflower oil...

President Trump said that during a phone call with Chinese President Xi yesterday, he asked China to increase its commitment to purchase American soybeans for the current season to 20 million tons, compared to the previously announced 12 million tons. This led to a rapid increase in quotes, and March soybean futures in Chicago rose by 4.9% in the morning, but then fell slightly, closing the day up 2.5% to $401/t (+2.5% for the month). In the 2025/26 MY (as of January 29), soybean...

Prolonged frosts complicate auto logistics and inhibit sales by farmers who are waiting for more favorable conditions for grain sales and shipments, which leads to a further increase in demand prices at ports. Export demand prices for corn in Ukraine increased by $2-3/t to $207-211/t or UAH 10,200-10,250/t with delivery to Black Sea ports during the week due to a rather low supply from farmers. In Ukraine, about 8% of the corn crop remains unharvested, so farmers expect prices to rise...

According to the Monitoring Group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, in 2025, the Russian Federation attacked ships in Odessa ports and the Black Sea waters 22 times, both directly on the ships themselves and on the port infrastructure in general, damaging 30 civilian ships, 8 vessels (barges and pontoons) and 1 warship, reports Economic Pravda. Among the crews of the ships and port infrastructure workers there are dead and wounded.   By month, the following were...

Canada's total wheat production, including durum varieties, reached a record 39.96 million tonnes, surpassing the previous record of 37.59 million tonnes set in the 2013/14 MY.   In the first quarter, wheat exports, excluding durum, also reached a historic high due to high demand from Bangladesh and China.   At the same time, the country's ports are working to change the transportation routes of agricultural cargo imported into the country, oilworld.ru reports,...

The sugar refining season in Ukraine ended on February 1, 2026. During the season, 26 factories of the Ukrtsukor association produced 1.64 million tons of sugar. Taking into account one more factory that is not part of the association, the total sugar production amounted to 1.72 million tons, latifundist.com reports.   Thus, despite the reduction in sugar beet sowing areas compared to the previous year by 23% or 50 thousand hectares, sugar production decreased by only 4% or 80...