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Last week , abnormally high temperatures of up to 10-15 ° C prevailed in the main wheat growing regions of the USA , which led to the loss of soil moisture and a speculative increase in wheat quotes by 3.1-3.6% per week, with winter wheat quotes in Chicago increasing by 9% per month. The increase in quotes was also facilitated by the first forecasts of a decrease in the sown area and wheat production in the USA in 2026.   Yesterday, quotes fell by 0.7-2% as speculators started to...

As of February 1, the cattle population in Ukraine decreased by 15.3% compared to the corresponding figure of the previous year to 1.7 million heads, in particular cows - by 17.2% to 958.7 thousand heads, according to the State Statistics Service.   Moreover, while the number of cattle on private farms decreased by 30.1% to 772.6 thousand heads, on agricultural enterprises it increased by 2.3% to 952.2 thousand heads.   In addition, the number of poultry increased by 5.1%...

In 2025, Ukraine increased its imports of agricultural products by 13% compared to the previous year, from $8.08 to $9.12 billion, which was the highest figure since independence, experts from the National Research Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics" reported, citing data from the State Customs Service.   At the same time, the main suppliers of agricultural products to Ukraine remain the EU countries, which in 2025 increased supplies by 15% from $4.914 to $4.263...

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 seeds35000Peas11300Coriander32000Corn101118770 ↓ 98500 ↓ 259212 ↓ 1220200239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5Soybean meal320Oats8400Rape-seed...

After several consecutive increases in the forecast for global grain production in 2025/26 MY in recent months, IGC experts in their February report lowered the estimate by 1 million tons to 2.46 billion tons, which would still be a record figure.   The adjustment is due to a decrease in the forecast for the barley harvest, while estimates for other crops have remained almost unchanged. Thus, the forecast for wheat production in the 2025/26 MY has been left at 842 million tons, and...

Across much of the Midwest and the Southern and Central Plains of the United States, a sharp rise in temperatures to 10-15 ° C has led to snowmelt and loss of moisture in the soil, so traders are focusing on the amount of precipitation in the main wheat growing areas of the United States. The region received scattered precipitation last week, and this week a new front will bring rain with snow and a drop in temperatures to normal.   Traders are concerned about dry weather in...

According to market operators, the leading South Korean animal feed manufacturer FLC purchased about 132 thousand tons of feed corn of any origin at an international tender on February 20.   The following lots were contracted at the auction: 65 thousand tons from the operator Pan Ocean with delivery by June 5, 2026 at a price of $245.97/ton C&F (+$1.25/ton for additional unloading at the port), 67 thousand tons from the Mitsui trading house with delivery by June 25, 2026...

The profitability of flour production in Ukraine is currently 3%, and this is a fairly high indicator, said S. Sakirkin, head of the audit commission of the State Enterprise "Flour Mills of Ukraine" in an interview with APK-Inform.   "Bread producers often demand that flour mills reduce flour prices, believing that processors have too high profits. However, if we see real prices for bread in stores, then the prices for flour that mills call are declarative, and the...