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In the coming weeks, Bulgaria will receive the first ship with 40,000 tons of Argentine sunflower seeds out of a total volume of 400,000 tons, which should be delivered by the end of February - beginning of March.   If ten ships with sunflower from Argentina arrive on schedule, total sunflower imports to the region (including supplies to Romania) will reach almost 500,000 tons, which will significantly affect the balance of oilseed crops in the Balkans.   Bulgaria's...

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 seeds36000Peas11300Coriander32000Corn10136 ↓ 488079100 ↑ 312213222200239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5rapeseed cake190Soybean meal320Rape-seed...

With the start of the Lunar New Year holidays (February 17), China is slowing down the import of meal, which Ukrainian exporters of sunflower meal have already felt.   Atria Brokers experts note that the reduction in demand on the eve of the holidays is an atypical picture. In the near future, meal prices in Ukraine will remain under pressure from low demand, although meal prices in China are quite stable.   The recent drop in soybean meal prices in Dalian has increased...

The increase in prices and short-term improvement in logistics contributed to the intensification of corn supplies to ports, which allowed traders to purchase the necessary volumes and reduce purchase prices.   During the week, export demand prices for corn in Ukraine fell by $1-2/t to $211-212/t or UAH 10,300-10,350/t with delivery to Black Sea ports, as world corn prices remain under pressure from increased supply.   In the first 15 days of February 2026, Ukraine...

A new wave of frost and snowfall in Ukraine has once again slowed down grain deliveries to ports, while processing plants have only just resumed operations in anticipation of a seasonal increase in sunflower supply, trying to sell oil at high prices.   During the week, purchase prices for sunflower in Ukraine increased by another 500 UAH/t to 30,000-31,000 UAH/t or $610-630/t excluding VAT (for 50% oil content) with delivery to the plant, while processors in ports are willing to pay...

Consulting company Expana has lowered its forecast for EU soft wheat exports in 2025/26 MY by another 1.2 million tons to 27.6 million tons due to strong competition on the global market, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decrease in the estimate.   Recall that in the February balance, USDA experts lowered the export forecast for the EU from 32.5 to 31.5 million tons compared to 28 million tons in the 2024/25 MY.   Competition from Ukrainian and Russian wheat is...

According to Reuters, a group of South Korean processors purchased 50,000 tons of milling wheat from the United States from United Grain Corporation in a tender on February 13, with delivery from June 1 to 30 on an FOB basis.   The following lots were purchased at the auction: 27 thousand tons of soft white wheat (SWW) with protein 9.5-11% at a price of $234.71/ton, 0.855 thousand tons of soft white wheat (SWW) with protein up to 9% at a price of $246.83/ton, 8,375 thousand...

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 seeds36000Peas11300Coriander32000Corn1015088079100 ↑ 321213220200239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5rapeseed cake190Soybean meal330 ↑ 10Rape-seed...