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Heavy rains in March and April delayed the soybean harvest in Argentina, and analysts expect the crop to be reduced due to flooding. But the rains have improved crop conditions, which will boost yields, and drier weather in the coming weeks should speed up the harvest.   May soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose 4.5% last week and were trading at $382/t this week amid improving weather in Argentina and accelerated planting in the US.   According to the Buenos...

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 offals7500 6800 ↓ 75 380 Mustard seeds 25000 Peas 14800 Rye 12000 Coriander 27000 Corn10746 ↓ 12 9787...

According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, in 2025, the area sown with winter rapeseed in the country increased by 2.3% compared to the previous year to 1.11 million hectares, which will allow it to become the second largest rapeseed producer in Europe.   France will become the leader in rapeseed cultivation, where almost 1.27 million hectares have been sown with oilseed for the 2025 harvest. In total, 5.8 million hectares of area will be allocated for rapeseed in the EU...

Sunflower purchase prices in Ukraine remain high amid a shortage of offers from farmers who expect further price increases, but the completion of a much larger sunflower harvest in Argentina and a seasonal increase in palm oil production are putting pressure on sunflower oil quotes.   In the 2024/25 MY, Argentina increased the area sown with sunflower due to excessively dry weather during the soybean planting period, and subsequent rains allowed for a significantly better harvest...

According to Chinese customs, in March China sharply reduced grain imports from countries that were its main suppliers, with supplies from Ukraine and the EU declining the most.   Thus, in March, the country reduced grain imports almost 4 times to $463.9 million, reducing corn supplies by 23 times and wheat by 10.6 times.   Compared to last year, in March, grain imports from Ukraine decreased 2,400 times from $141.3 million to $60,000, from Germany – 779 times to...

After it became known that Trump was considering firing Fed Chairman Powell, who does not report directly to the US president, US stock indexes fell by 2.4-2.5%, the dollar fell to a 3-year low, and gold prices rose to a record high.   On the Truth Social platform, Trump wrote yesterday that the head of the US Central Bank (Fed) should lower interest rates NOW to stimulate the economy.   Trump's attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve is supporting confidence...

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 offals7500 6800 ↓ 75 380 Mustard seeds 25000 Peas 14800 Rye 12000 Coriander 27000 Corn10715 ↑ 8 9787...

During January-March 2025, 659 ship calls were made to the three ports of the Odessa region involved in the work of the "export corridor" (in January -204, in February - 213, in March - 242), - said Andriy Klymenko, head of the monitoring group of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies. The number of foreign vessels operating with the ports of Greater Odessa continues to grow, despite constant shelling from the Russian Federation. During the specified period, the ports...