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Yesterday, Germany's Federal Inland Navigation Agency reported that the water level in the Rhine has dropped to a record low due to prolonged heat, forcing shipowners to suspend navigation on the southern sections of the river.   According to the WSV water transport agency, on Tuesday the navigable depth in the narrow section of the Kaub (near Koblenz) reached only 15 cm, while the previous record minimum, recorded in 2018, was 25 cm. At the same time, the actual depth of the...

In the current season, sugar production in the EU and the UK may decrease to the lowest level since 2015 - 15 million tons, which will increase the EU's need to import this product.   Last week, experts from the MARS crop monitoring agency lowered the forecast for the average sugar beet yield in the EU to 76 t/ha, which would be 7% lower than last year's figure, but in line with the 5-year average.   This decrease in yield is due to prolonged heat, which negatively...

Grain procurement prices in Ukraine continue to adjust amid new-crop arrivals and changing demand from traders and processors. As of August 11, 2026, traders are purchasing Grade 2 wheat at an average price of UAH 9,967/t, corn at UAH 8,800/t, barley at UAH 8,838/t, sunflower seeds at UAH 22,117/t, soybeans at UAH 19,800/t, and rapeseed at UAH 22,461/t. Current procurement prices for grain and oilseed crops by region and delivery basis are provided in the table below.   Purchase...

The representative of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (FAS USDA) in Kyiv, in his August report, reduced the forecast for corn exports from Ukraine in the 2026/27 MY by 39% compared to July estimates, from 23 to 14 million tons, due to the suspension of exports from Black Sea ports due to increased Russian attacks on port infrastructure and civilian vessels in Ukrainian ports.   However, stock quotes in Chicago and Paris hardly reacted to this....

The representative of the FAS USDA in Kyiv sharply lowered forecasts for wheat and corn exports from Ukraine in the 2026/27 MY against the backdrop of blocking exports due to the worsening of the situation in the Black Sea, increased Russian attacks on the port infrastructure of Greater Odessa and civilian vessels, which is why shipowners began to refuse voyages to Ukrainian ports.   Thus, the forecast for wheat exports from Ukraine in the 2026/27 MY has been reduced by 25.5%...

According to the Analytics Committee of the Grain Union of Kazakhstan, in June, flax exports from the country increased by 17.1% compared to May to 83.5 thousand tons, and in total, over the 10 months of the 2025/26 MY, they grew 2.41 times compared to the corresponding period of the previous season to a record 1.16 million tons, which is 2.2 times higher than the total export volume of the 2024/25 MY.   Compared to the previous season, deliveries to the following countries increased...

Grain procurement prices in Ukraine continue to adjust amid active new-crop supplies and changing demand from traders and processors. As of August 10, 2026, traders are purchasing Grade 2 wheat at an average price of UAH 10,008/t, corn at UAH 8,800/t, barley at UAH 8,863/t, sunflower seeds at UAH 22,117/t, soybeans at UAH 19,800/t, and rapeseed at UAH 22,461/t. Current procurement prices for grain and oilseed crops by region and delivery basis are provided in the table...

Abnormally high temperatures and lack of precipitation in the summer have led to a critical drop in water levels in Europe's main waterways - the Rhine, Danube, Po and Loire, causing supply and energy disruptions. Cargo barges are loaded only 20-30% of normal, which sharply increases freight costs and delays deliveries of various goods, including rapeseed, from domestic suppliers, who have significantly increased sales, which led to a decrease in rapeseed quotes the week before...