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Power supply problems in southern Ukraine have led to the shutdown of several factories, and news of Bulgaria purchasing sunflower from Argentina has increased pressure on Black Sea sunflower oil prices, causing sunflower prices in Ukraine to decline slightly after reaching a seasonal high last week.   The decrease in prices for sunflower oil delivered to India during the week by $10/t to $1,400/t CIF Mumbai and the offer prices of Russian sunflower oil by $10-30/t to $1,280/t FOB...

Traditionally, oilseed markets await the results of the oilseed harvest in South America in late February and early March. For two consecutive years, March has started with a decline in vegetable oil and oilseed prices amid strong harvests in Brazil.   This year, the situation is likely to repeat itself, as Brazil's soybean harvest is set to be record-breaking, and oil prices have now risen to a 6-month high (due to speculation in anticipation of a war in Iran), keeping soybean...

Soybeans remain the most popular crop in Ukraine due to high demand from exporters and processors who are replacing expensive sunflower meal with soybean meal in feed formulations.   Rain-induced delays in soybean harvests in Brazil are also supporting Chicago prices, which could soon lead to lower demand for American soybeans from China.   In Ukrainian ports, export demand prices for GMO soybeans remained at $435-440/t or UAH 19,400-19,600/t during the week, while prices...

Wholesale prices for gasoline and diesel fuel in Ukraine increased sharply last week. According to the A-95 Consulting Group, during February 18-20, the average wholesale price for diesel fuel increased by UAH 1.37/l to UAH 53.32/l, and the price of gasoline - by UAH 0.5/l to UAH 52.5/l.   The reason for this was the rapid increase in fuel prices in Europe, where gasoline quotes increased by more than $35/t or UAH 1.37/l, and diesel fuel by UAH 2.23/l.   Large gas station...

Egypt imported a record 5 million tons of soybeans in 2025, and in 2026, soybean imports could reach 5.5-6 million tons, said Abdul Aziz El Said, head of the poultry department of the Egyptian Chamber of Commerce.   The main reason for the increase in soybean imports was the development of poultry farming in the country and the expansion of soybean processing capacity.   At the same time, the expert recalled that soybeans are imported to Egypt by private, not state-owned...

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 offals6000 ↓ 250Mustard seeds35000Peas11300Coriander32000Corn10116 ↑ 587708500 ↓ 259212220200239Soybean hulls granulated150 ↑ 5Soybean meal18700320Sunflower...

Last week , abnormally high temperatures of up to 10-15 ° C prevailed in the main wheat growing regions of the USA , which led to the loss of soil moisture and a speculative increase in wheat quotes by 3.1-3.6% per week, with winter wheat quotes in Chicago increasing by 9% per month. The increase in quotes was also facilitated by the first forecasts of a decrease in the sown area and wheat production in the USA in 2026.   Yesterday, quotes fell by 0.7-2% as speculators started to...

As of February 1, the cattle population in Ukraine decreased by 15.3% compared to the corresponding figure of the previous year to 1.7 million heads, in particular cows - by 17.2% to 958.7 thousand heads, according to the State Statistics Service.   Moreover, while the number of cattle on private farms decreased by 30.1% to 772.6 thousand heads, on agricultural enterprises it increased by 2.3% to 952.2 thousand heads.   In addition, the number of poultry increased by 5.1%...