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Tunisia purchased soft and durum wheat at a tender at a higher price than in January
09.03.2026
The Tunisian Grain Agency (ODC) on Friday, March 6, purchased 100,000 tons of soft wheat and 50,000 tons of durum wheat of any origin at a tender, Reuters reports. Soft wheat was purchased with delivery from April 1 to May 20 in the following batches: 25 thousand tons from Buildcom at a price of $271.69/ton C&F (including freight), 25 thousand tons at Cereal Crops – $274.68/ton C&F, 25 thousand tons at Cofco – $272.01/ton C&F, 25 thousand tons...
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In 2025/26 MY, Australia reduced canola exports to a 4-year low
09.03.2026
According to Oil World, during October-January 2025/26 MY, Australian canola exports decreased by 18% compared to the corresponding period of the previous season to 1.86 million tons, which is the lowest figure in the last 4 years. During the same period, canola supplies from Australia to the EU decreased from 1.73 to 1.12 million tonnes, to Pakistan from 342 to 0 thousand tonnes. At the same time, supplies to the UAE increased from 54 to 311 thousand tonnes, to China from 0 to 185...
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Canadian farmers will increase the area under canola and reduce the area under wheat
09.03.2026
According to Statistics Canada experts, in the new season, the area sown with canola, barley, corn and soybeans in the country will increase, while wheat, oats, lentils and peas will decrease. The forecast was made after a survey of farmers, so further estimates may be adjusted. Wheat acreage is expected to decline 1.1% from the previous year to 26.7 million acres (10.81 million hectares), with spring wheat acreage remaining at the same level as last season, while winter wheat...
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Purchase prices for grains in Ukraine on March 6, 2026
06.03.2026
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 seeds35000Peas11300200Coriander32000Corn10332 ↑ 487538600 ↓ 66212220214 ↑ 3239Soybean hulls granulated150Flax30000Soybean meal330Sunflower...
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Oil prices have risen by 20% in the 6 days of the war with Iran, including by 4.8% yesterday alone
06.03.2026
On the sixth day of the US-Israeli war against Iran, fears have again grown that airstrikes will not bring about regime change for the ayatollah. Their threats to destroy all tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz continue to block shipping and fuel fears of a halt to oil exports from the region, which supplies 20% of the world's oil production. Meanwhile, the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, reported that the US military has already sunk...
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Continued rainfall in the US and dry weather in Argentina and the Black Sea region will affect prices this week
06.03.2026
Heavy rains this week across the U.S. wheat growing region eased drought conditions in some areas and replenished moisture reserves ahead of spring wheat planting. Additional precipitation and temperatures in the Midwest are expected next week, helping to speed up spring crop planting. Most of the Central and Southern Plains have seen rain this week, which will continue into the weekend, but precipitation next week will be less and temperatures will drop to 0-7 ° C, so moisture...
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China halved sunflower oil imports in 2025, but is increasing supplies from Kazakhstan, reducing imports from Ukraine
06.03.2026
In 2025, demand for sunflower oil in China decreased sharply due to a significant increase in its prices, so imports were almost halved, said Fang Gang, CEO of the China Association of Oil Producers (Zhejiang Provincial Oils & Fats Co., Ltd) at the international conference "Chinese Grains & Oils Congress 2026". Since mid-2024, forecasts of reduced sunflower harvests in Ukraine and the Russian Federation due to drought have led to increases in both global sunflower...
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The cost of insurance for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has increased 12 times
06.03.2026
The cost of insurance for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has increased 12-fold, although President Trump recently promised to ensure uninterrupted energy supplies from the Middle East region, the Financial Times reports. If before the start of the US and Israeli military operation against Iran, the insurance rate for vessels operating in high-risk areas (and this is not only the strait itself, but also the waters adjacent to it) was 0.25% of the value of the vessel, now it...
