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The Kazakh authorities plan to introduce a ban on the import of sunflower seeds from the Russian Federation from October 23, as Phomopsis has been repeatedly detected in imported batches, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports.   During inspections of imported sunflower consignments carried out during 2025 and 2026, 23 cases of detection of Phomopsis (Diaporthe helianthi), which is a quarantine object, were registered. To prevent its import and spread,...

At the auctions of Ukrzaliznytsia on October 15, organized by the CTL branch using the Prozoro.Prodazhi system, the rental rates for tanks for transporting food products increased by more than 20 times.   If at the beginning of the day the rate was 1,750 UAH/day excluding VAT, then during the bidding at two auctions it reached 42,000 UAH/day, and at the third – 40,000 UAH/day, while at previous biddings the maximum rates did not exceed 13,000 UAH/day.   According to...

The blocking of sea exports of grain from the Black Sea ports of Ukraine and the Russian Federation led to a sharp increase in wheat prices, so any news or rumors about the resumption of negotiations create speculative pressure on quotes.   Yesterday, stock market prices for wheat fell by 2.5-3.6% on news of Russian negotiations with US representatives and the Russian President's agreement to resume trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine from November 10.   December...

Grain procurement prices in Ukraine remain under pressure from abundant new-crop supplies and high domestic logistics costs. The gap between prices at elevators, farm level and export-oriented destinations remains significant, making location and delivery basis increasingly important factors in the final price received by Ukrainian producers.   The corn market remains under particular pressure. Corn is being purchased at around UAH 7,100/t on a CPT terminal basis, while EXW prices...

Low export demand for feed barley in Ukraine in September was still somewhat offset by domestic demand from processors, but a sharp drop in domestic prices for corn and sunflower, caused by increased supply, is lowering prices for raw materials for feed mills and animal fattening complexes, which is increasing pressure on feed barley prices.   Export demand prices for feed barley remain at the level of 6500–7000 UAH/t or 140–150 $/t with delivery to Danube ports, but the...

According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, as of October 21, 1.12 million hectares were sown with winter rapeseed in Ukraine, which is 101.4% of the planned area.   In total, 3.93 million hectares or 75.4% of the projected area was sown with winter grains, including 558.7 thousand hectares in the last week.   In terms of crops, the following were sown: wheat – 3.51 million hectares or 77.4% of the forecast, barley – 343.8 thousand hectares or...

In the US, dry and warm weather over the past two weeks is helping to accelerate corn harvest and confirming forecasts of increased corn production, which is increasing pressure on quotes in Chicago and on world prices.   According to NASS USDA, as of October 18, corn in the US has been harvested on 44% of the area (+11% per week), which is 8% lower than the 5-year average of 52%. Dry weather with temperatures of 15-23 degrees is forecast in the US “corn belt” for the...

According to the International Trade Center (ITC), Turkey increased its soybean imports in the 2025/26 MY by 1% compared to the previous season to a record 4.24 million tons, increasing supplies from Brazil by 41% to 2.9 million tons, as a result of which the share of Brazilian soybeans in Turkish imports increased compared to the previous season from 48% to 67%.   At the same time, Ukrainian soybean supplies compared to the 2024/25 MY decreased by 33% to 739 thousand tons, and its...