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Prices for oilseeds are showing rapid growth this season amid a reduction in the global rapeseed crop, and now soybeans in South America. On the one hand, this supports sunflower prices, although they remain under pressure from a record harvest and low demand for sunflower oil.   Last week, due to the strengthening of the hryvnia exchange rate against the dollar by 2%, purchase prices for sunflower seeds in Ukraine decreased by 300-400 UAH/ton to 20000-20150 UAH/Ton (7 714-770/ton...

In January 2022, the freight situation for all bulk carrier sizes deteriorated sharply. This was stated in an exclusive interview for APK-Inform by freight columnist, candidate of Economic Sciences Valery Voynichenko.   According to the expert, the Baltic freight tonnage index (BFI) decreased by 38% in January from 2,285 points to 1,418 points. The average value of the BFI in January was 1,761 points, which is 1,000 points lower than in December 2021 and only 100 points higher than...

A long weekend in Asia to celebrate the new year reduced trading activity in the palm oil market, while soybean oil prices continued to rise and hit an 11-year high.   Earlier this week, April palm oil futures on the Malaysian stock exchange fell 3% from a record 5,617 ringgit/t or.1,342/t to 5,445 ringgit/t or. 1,302/t on the back of a 25% decline in exports from Malaysia in January compared to December.   Prices for soybeans and soybean oil continued to rise rapidly on...

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, $ FOB, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Vetch 20000 Wheat mill offals 3600 Peas 10950 14000 ↑ 1750 325 Rye 6200 218 Rye grade II 6500 Corn 8382...

We invite you to start the agricultural season at the exhibition event "Agrovesna 2022", which will be held on February 15-17, 2022 at the International Exhibition Center (15 Brovarsky Ave., Kiev).   For the fifth consecutive year "Agrovesna" - general name for 3 international exhibitions: "Grain technologies", Agro Animal Show and  "Fruit. Vegetables. Logistics" which symbolize the beginning of the agricultural season and...

Farmers continue to restrain sunflower sales in anticipation of rising prices to record levels of the previous season, but analysts believe that this may lead to a collapse in prices against the background of a spring increase in oilseed supplies, including from South America. In addition, an increase in the area of sunflower sowing in Ukraine and Russia due to a reduction in corn crops will lead to lower prices for soybean oil from the new crop.   In Ukraine, purchase prices for...

Global soybean prices continue to rise on forecasts of a reduction in soybean production in South America due to a lack of precipitation, which led to a sharp rise in the price of soybeans in Ukraine.   The struggle between soybean exporters and processors in Ukraine is intensifying. The week before last, against the background of an increase in export prices for soybeans with GMOs in ports by 2 20-25/ton to 5 545-555/ton and a fall in the hryvnia exchange rate by 2-3%, exporters...

After a sharp drop in wheat prices on world stock exchanges last week, European and American wheat prices have risen slightly since Friday, while Black Sea wheat remains under pressure from low export demand.   Winter wheat prices in the United States have risen 2.2-2.9% since Friday amid cold weather in Texas and Kansas, which can damage crops.   During January 28 – February 3, wheat exports from the United States increased by 11% compared to the previous week to...