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Oilseed supplies from Ukraine to the EU decreased by 24%, in particular rapeseed - by 41% and sunflower - by 23%, and oilseed meals - by 11%, in particular sunflower - by 41%. Ukraine's share among oilseed meal suppliers to the EU is 55.3% or 1.15 million tons, oilseed meals - 22.6% or 174.4 thousand tons (while Argentina's 64.4%), in particular sunflower meal - 13% (Canada's 77.3%).   Supplies of vegetable oils decreased by 5%, but it was Ukraine that provided 92.3% of...

In the first half of the 2025/26 marketing year, Ukraine significantly increased its rapeseed meal exports to foreign markets. In the period from July to December, exports reached about 340 thousand tons, which is 70% higher than in the same period last season. Thus, the current result became the second largest in history for the first half of the season, second only to the 2023/24 MY, when exports reached 374 thousand tons.   The key factor behind the growth was the intensification...

A severe storm with frost and snowfall over the weekend covered much of the United States, so analysts expected a speculative increase in wheat quotes on Monday. But the brevity of the frost and a significant layer of snow that covered the crops before the frost made the risks of crop damage minimal, so the markets hardly reacted to the change in weather.   The pace of wheat exports from the USA for January 16-22 decreased by 12% compared to the previous week to 351 thousand tons,...

India has canceled soybean oil shipments from South America due to the falling rupee and the price difference between local and imported oil.   The depreciation of the rupee and rising world prices have led to South American soybean oil being traded at $25-30/t more expensive than local soybean oil, making its import unprofitable, so Indian buyers have turned their attention to tropical oil, which is traded at deep discounts.   According to Bloomberg, since the beginning...

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...

A sharp decline in demand for whiskey, cognac and tequila has led to the accumulation of record stocks of unsold alcohol among the world's largest producers, the Financial Times reports .   According to the publication, the unprecedented decline in the consumption of hard alcohol is forcing international companies to conserve production capacity and reduce prices in order to reduce the volume of products accumulated in warehouses.   The combined value of unsold...

A front of extremely cold Arctic air swept across most of the US over the weekend, bringing heavy snowfall and icing, leading to power outages in more than 700,000 homes and the cancellation of nearly 10,000 flights. A state of emergency was declared in 12 states, and the government said the snowstorm was the worst in 100 years.   In the Midwest of the US, temperatures dropped to 18-22 degrees at night and 10-15 during the day over the weekend, with heavy snowfall covering winter...

The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, in accordance with Government Resolution No. 1795 of December 31, 2025 "On Approval of Lists of Goods, Export and Import of Which are Subject to Licensing, and Quotas for 2026," distributed the volume of the sugar export quota, the press service of the department reported. The total quota of 100 thousand tons was distributed among exporters in proportion to the actual volumes of exports of these products to EU countries during 2025. The...