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Bulgaria may harvest record sunflower harvest this year
18.08.2025
In 2025, the area sown with sunflower in Bulgaria increased by 67% compared to last year to 985 thousand hectares, which, against the background of favorable weather conditions, allows us to hope for a historically large sunflower harvest, although some farmers have more pessimistic estimates. Experts predict that the sunflower harvest will reach 1.8-2 million tons (1.4-1.5 million tons in 2024), even despite isolated cases of damage to crops by heat. At the same time, some farmers...
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USDA FAS predicts further decline in demand for US soybeans from China
18.08.2025
In the midst of the trade war with the United States, China is developing a special program for supplying soybeans from Brazil, "Soy China", which takes into account Chinese standards of sustainability and product quality. It provides for an exclusive model of soybean production that meets Chinese import standards, in particular environmental and social criteria. Its creation was inspired by the "Boi China" system, within the framework of which Brazil grows beef in...
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Ukrainian farmers complete rapeseed harvest, having already threshed 3 million tons, which strengthens export demand
15.08.2025
According to the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, as of August 14, 24.81 million tons of grain and leguminous crops were threshed in Ukraine from 6.186 million hectares or 55% of the planned area with an average yield of 4.01 tons/hectare. On the specified date, collected: wheat – 18.986 million tons from an area of 4.396 million hectares (88%) with a yield of 4.32 tons/hectare, barley – 4.732 million tons from an area of 1.247 million hectares...
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Soybean meal stocks in China exceed 1 million tons and continue to grow
15.08.2025
Chinese soybean processors have accumulated record stocks of meal, which, according to the SunSirs analytical system, as of August 6 exceeded the psychological level of 1 million tons for the first time in history and reached 1.07 million tons. The reason for this was the active import of soybeans, the purchase of which China increased in the first 7 months of this year compared to the same period last year by 4.6% to 61.04 million tons. At the same time, in July, soybean imports...
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Purchase prices for grains in Ukraine on August 15, 2025
15.08.2025
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, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 6000 ↓ 375 Mustard seeds 27000 Peas13896 ↓ 17 13383 ↓ 9 275 Buckwheat 15000 Coriander 27000 Corn11213 ↑ 89...
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Heat in the US, rainfall deficit in the Black Sea region, and favorable rains in Australia will affect grain and oilseed markets in the coming weeks
15.08.2025
A heat wave is expected in the Midwest and Plains early next week, with temperatures above 30-35 degrees Celsius, which could add stress to crops that have been experiencing a lack of rainfall. However, a few cyclones could bring rain, showers and cooler temperatures later in the week. Weather in the main growing regions of the US remains very favorable for the crop, which was confirmed by USDA experts, increasing the estimate of the corn harvest by 26 million tons to a record 425...
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Purchase prices for grains in Ukraine on August 14, 2025
14.08.2025
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, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals 6000 ↓ 375 Mustard seeds 27000 Peas13913 13392 275 Buckwheat 15000 Coriander 27000 Corn11124 9022 10700 9800...
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Wheat sown areas in the Russian Federation in 2025 decreased by 5.6%, but wheat harvest forecasts exceed last year's
14.08.2025
The area sown under grain and legume crops in farms of all categories in the Russian Federation in 2025 decreased compared to the previous year by 5.05% to 43.796 million hectares, in particular under winter grains by 2.77% to 17.011 million hectares, and under spring grains and legume crops by 6.39% to 26.785 million hectares, according to Rosstat. Compared to 2024, the total area under wheat decreased by 5.62% to 26.904 million hectares, rye - by 32.52% to 451 thousand hectares,...
