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As a result of the Russian attacks on December 12 with missiles and mortars on the civilian port infrastructure of the Odessa region, the Odessa and Black Sea ports were damaged, and the entire Odesa was left without electricity and water.   In the Odessa port, an employee of a private company was injured (he was provided with medical assistance) and port infrastructure was damaged.   A ferry under the Turkish flag was damaged in the Black Sea port, a fire broke out on...

Last week, rainy weather prevailed in Ukraine without frost, which did not allow increasing the pace of harvesting late crops, so farmers managed to thresh only 211 thousand hectares or 5% of corn areas, while the percentage of harvested sunflower areas remained at 93%.   According to operational data from the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, as of December 11, 55.471 million tons of grain and leguminous crops were threshed in Ukraine from 10.767 million hectares or...

To fill processing capacity amid limited domestic production, Pakistan has approved imports of genetically modified (GMO) soybeans and canola for the 2025/26 MY, World Grain reports, citing USDA FAS. Pakistan’s National Biosafety Committee has allowed imports of GMO canola for food, feed and processing purposes, while the Environmental Protection Agency has extended licenses for imports of GMO soybeans for another year.   Despite programs to support soybean cultivation within...

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in 2025, the country's grain harvest exceeded last year's level by 1.2% and reached a record 714.88 million tons.   For the second year in a row, grain production exceeds 700 million tons, and for the 9 years before that it exceeded 650 million tons.   Compared to the previous year, the area sown with cereals in 2025 increased by 0.1% to 119.4 million hectares, and the average yield increased by...

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 Mustard seeds 35000 Peas 11000 Buckwheat 21000 Coriander 28500 Corn9763 8516 8000 204 195 245 ...

The German government has set a greenhouse gas emissions quota of 59% by 2040, banned double counting and introduced a mandatory requirement for the application of SAF (Sea of ​​Aircraft). The country's authorities on December 10 approved a bill on the reform of greenhouse gas emission quotas, which provides for a 59% reduction in emissions by 2040, a mandatory requirement for the use of environmentally friendly aviation fuel and strict measures to prevent fraud that could change the...

Winter crop planting in the Northern Hemisphere has been completed in favorable weather conditions, so the focus will be on wintering conditions and rainfall. Soybean and corn plantings have been completed in South America, and traders are now monitoring rainfall on crops, which will affect crop formation.   Several fronts have passed through the Midwest and Plains of the United States this week, bringing cooling temperatures, snowfall and showers with gusts of Arctic air, raising...

On December 10, the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade held a tender to purchase 120,000 tons of feed barley of any origin, European traders report.   The tender contracted 120 thousand tons of barley at a price of $272.75/ton C&F, namely: 60 thousand tons from Al Ghurair with shipment on January 15-31, 60 thousand tons from Olam with shipment on February 1-15.   Barley was also offered at the tender at the following prices: Bunge –...