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During the 36th week of operation of the grain corridor (April 3 - 9), the export of grain from the sea ports of Odesa decreased by 23% compared to the previous week to 655.9 thousand tons, and the number of loaded ships - by 4 to 16 units.   The Russians continue to sabotage inspections of vessels in the queue. Thus, the average daily number of vessel inspections in the 36th week of operation of the grain corridor amounted to 2.3 vessels, while during the entire period of operation...

Wheat futures on world exchanges fell in price during the past week, only on Monday they were supported by data on the state of crops in the USA.   On the eve of the release of the USDA report, traders reduced activity, especially in view of the optimistic forecast of the FAO, in which the world wheat production in 2023/24 MR was estimated at 786 million tons, which would be only 1.3% inferior to the indicator of the current season.   Analysts predict that USDA will leave...

In the second half of the season, trading activity on grain markets traditionally decreases, which leads to lower prices for ship freight and agricultural products. Due to hostilities and blockade of ports by the Russians, the freight cost of ships to Ukrainian ports is 2-3 times higher than to Russian ports, which increases the losses of domestic exporters.   According to the publication USM, the freight rates for shipments by firecrackers decreased for the Black Sea ports - to...

FAO experts increased the forecast of world wheat production in 2022/23 MR by 2 million tons to a record 796.6 million tons, and the estimate of world trade in wheat by 1.6 million tons to 199.4 million tons, compared to February estimates. that world wheat stocks will grow from 293.9 million tons in 2021/22 MY to 309.5 million tons in 2022/23 MY.   The forecast for world wheat production in 2023/24 MR has been raised to 786 million tons, which will be the second historical indicator...

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 CPT terminal, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 3075 Mustard seeds 60000 Peas 7380 370 Corn 7700 5567 ↓ 368 6200 5427 ↑ 232 197 ↑ 4 191 ↓ 4 223 ↑ 4 rapeseed cake ...

In March, the average value of the FAO food price index decreased compared to February by 2.1% or 2.8 points to 126.9 points, the organization's press service reports.   Prices have been falling for 12 months in a row, after peaking in March 2022. Over the year, the average value of the FAO food price index decreased by 20.5% or 32.8 p. In March, the prices of cereals, vegetable oils and dairy products decreased the most, while the prices of sugar and meat...

According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, as of April 6, 620.5 thousand hectares were sown with warm grain and leguminous crops by all categories of farms in the territories controlled by Ukraine, in particular:   wheat - 126.7 thousand hectares, barley - 376.6 thousand hectares, peas - 73.1 thousand ha, oats - 41.3 thousand hectares, millet - 0.2 thousand ha.   Ternopil Oblast is the leader in sowing, where 112.1 thousand hectares were sown with grain and...

Before the start of the new season (July 1, 2023), Ukraine will stop exporting to Poland four main agricultural crops - wheat, corn, sunflower and rapeseed. The Minister of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, M. Solskyi, agreed on this at a meeting with the recently appointed head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, R. Telus, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reports.   The ministers also agreed that within a week, new rules for the transit...