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Oil quotes rose by 20% in a week amid the escalation of the war in the Middle East, and September Brent crude futures crossed the psychological threshold of $100.6/barrel (+36% for the month), which gave an additional boost to rapeseed quotes in Paris and canola in Winnipeg, which were rising in price due to export restrictions from the Black Sea.   Grain exports from Ukraine through Black Sea ports have virtually stopped due to shipowners' refusal to load vessels due to targeted...

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea with missiles and drones on Thursday night, raising concerns about further restrictions on oil supplies from the Middle East.   Iran's attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz two weeks ago have already halted oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz and forced the US to resume strikes on military facilities in Iran.   September Brent crude futures rose 20% in a week and crossed...

Amidst the daily attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian ports and ships calling at them, shipowners are massively refusing to enter Ukraine. Most ships that were near the ports have refused to enter them, and new voyages are not even being considered.   In two weeks, freight rates for calling at Ukraine increased 2-3 times, but even when shipowners approved the vessel, captains refused to sail.   This situation threatens Ukrainian grain traders with non-fulfillment...

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 offals5500Peas1050011600200Corn101608692 ↓ 1139000 ↓ 143205211250Flax620Sunflower oil12601225Wheat grade II102008771 ↓ 20205Wheat grade III101638665 ↓ 237400 ↓...

Every day, the Russian Federation continues to terrorize Odessa, attacking it with 20-30 drones and several missiles, damaging grain terminals and civilian vessels, and creating a continuous alarm that blocks the work of export terminals. Therefore, starting from Monday, traders practically stopped purchasing and accepting barley at Black Sea ports, as a result of which prices collapsed by 1,000 UAH/t to 8,000-8,100 UAH/t or $157-160/t with delivery to Black Sea ports.   At the same...

Reuters, citing several sources in the grain industry, reported yesterday that Russian authorities have unofficially restricted vessel traffic to the port of Novorossiysk (Russia's largest grain export port) from 5 a.m. on July 22. Vessels are prohibited from entering or leaving the port due to the risk of attacks by Ukrainian drones. This news led to a sharp speculative increase in wheat prices, which have already increased by 15-28% in three weeks.   Yesterday, September wheat...

As of July 21, 5.47 million tons of grain were threshed in Ukraine from 1.34 million hectares or 11% of the projected area, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reports.   In terms of cultures, the following were collected: wheat - 2.6 million tons from an area of 633.2 thousand hectares with an average yield of 4.11 tons/hectare, barley — 2.56 million tons from an area of 580.5 thousand hectares with a yield of 4.41 tons/hectare, peas - 301.4 thousand tons from an area of...

Grain procurement prices in Ukraine continue to fluctuate amid the active harvest campaign, weather conditions, and developments in global agricultural markets. As of July 22, 2026, traders are purchasing Grade 2 wheat at an average price of UAH 10,200/t, corn at UAH 10,160/t, barley at UAH 9,422/t, sunflower seeds at UAH 31,050/t, soybeans at UAH 20,000/t, and rapeseed at UAH 24,000/t. Current procurement prices for grain and oilseed crops by region and delivery basis are provided in the...