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The weighted average purchase price of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine on CPT terminals, EXW elevators, CPT processors, FCA, CPT dollar, FOB, DAF, CIF   The sharp drop in corn quotes in Paris by almost 6 percent in one day confirms the low demand for corn in Europe and increases pressure on corn prices in Ukraine, which fell to $225/t with delivery to the port (provided delivery by June 10-15).   Processors have sharply reduced soybean prices, as they are experiencing...

There is practically no demand for expensive Ukrainian corn on the world market, so traders have stopped purchasing new batches, and only a few companies are purchasing the volumes necessary to fulfill contracts, while prices continue to actively decline.   Export demand prices for corn fell to $225–227/t or UAH 10,400–10,600/t with delivery to the port, but subject to prompt delivery by June 10–15.   It is worth noting that prices for the new corn crop...

Improving weather conditions for sowing spring crops in Ukraine and the Russian Federation, as well as the need to re-sow part of winter crops damaged by frost and drought, increases forecasts of sunflower sowing areas, which increases pressure on prices of new and old harvest sunflower.   As of May 30, 4.73 million hectares (4.9 million hectares last year) or 93% of the plan were sown with sunflower in Ukraine, and the total sowing area may reach 5.2-5.5 million...

The completion of record soybean harvests of 170 million tons in Brazil (155 million tons last year) and 49 (49) million tons in Argentina sharply increased the supply of soybeans, soybean oil and meal on the world market, which collapsed prices in China and Ukraine. In China, amid increased supplies from Brazil, soybean meal prices fell by 14% in May.   In Ukraine, during the week, processors, amid a decline in export demand for meal, reduced prices for GMO soybeans by 500-700 UAH/t...

Mostakbal Misr Agency in April agreed with two leading European traders to purchase 180,000 tons of French wheat, Reuters reported, citing its own sources.   The previously unreported deal coincided with a visit to Egypt by French President Macron, but the agency was unable to establish a direct link between the events.   Recall that the Mostakbal Misr company began holding international tenders for the purchase of grain and vegetable oils for Egypt at the end of 2024,...

The weighted average purchase price of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine on CPT terminals, EXW elevators, CPT processors, FCA, CPT dollar, FOB, DAF, CIF   Prices for new-crop wheat in Ukraine have fallen by 3-4 $/t over the week and remain under pressure from low prices in Europe.   Rapeseed prices in Ukraine are falling under pressure from falling rapeseed quotes in Paris and canola in Canada.   The growth in the number of electric vehicles in the world will...

Favorable May weather for rapeseed crops in the EU and Ukraine and canola in Canada and falling oil prices are increasing pressure on biodiesel prices, especially against the backdrop of information that the US authorities will not support the increase in the biodiesel production mandate in the US in 2026, expected by producers.   In Ukraine, abundant May rains improved the condition of rapeseed crops, which produced additional pods and bloomed again, which may increase yield, but on...

As experts predicted, the rapid development of electric vehicle production has significantly reduced demand for fuel, and the biofuel industry, which is heavily dependent on budget subsidies, was the first to suffer. The decline in oil prices reduces the profitability of biodiesel production, so investors are forced to stop production, which reduces demand for rapeseed, corn and sugar cane, which are raw materials for biodiesel production.   Around the world, companies continue to...