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December corn futures in Chicago rose 6.7% to $173.6/t in a month on expectations of China's resumption of purchases of American agricultural products, without reacting to the new forecast of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture regarding an increase in the corn harvest and a decrease in its imports into the country.   Rising prices for American corn, the cheapest on the world market, have led to higher prices in South Korea.   On November 12, South Korean animal feed...

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, $ Vetch 25000 Wheat mill offals 6600 Mustard seeds 32000 Peas 12000 Buckwheat 21750 18000 Coriander 27000 ...

The rather high rapeseed harvest in the EU this season (estimated at 19-20 million tonnes) continues to put pressure on import demand, which has fallen sharply in the first 4 months of the 2025/26 season, while favorable sowing conditions have allowed for an increase in the area under winter rapeseed, which increases production forecasts for the next season.   According to the European Commission, the European Union has sharply reduced imports of rapeseed and canola this season,...

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), in the 2024/25 MY, Australia exported 2.5 million tonnes of sorghum and 8.23 million tonnes of barley, of which 7 million tonnes were feed and 1.22 million tonnes were malt, with China purchasing over 70% of both types of barley.   In September, 273.9 thousand tonnes of feed barley and 35.7 thousand tonnes of malting barley were exported. According to Compass Grain director Sam Roach, the reduction in exports in September is due...

According to market operators, on November 11, the Algerian state grain agency OAIC held an international tender for the purchase of at least 500 thousand tons of food wheat of any origin, where it purchased unannounced volumes of wheat at a price of $263-264/ton C&F with delivery to the port of Mostaganem and $270-271/ton C&F with delivery to the port of Tenes.   Traders believe that the requirement for wheat to arrive at only two ports indicates a relatively small volume of...

Shelling and damage to railway infrastructure, as well as power outages at both loading and unloading points in ports, reduced the turnover of grain wagons and led to a sharp increase in tariffs for rail transportation, and then road transport.   Due to the delay in the corn harvest, suppliers in November needed additional wagons to speed up deliveries to the port. Rates for rail transportation over distances of up to 500 km increased by 30% in two months, and in some places by 50% -...

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, $ Vetch 25000 Wheat mill offals 6600 Mustard seeds 32000 Peas 12000 Buckwheat 21750 ↑ 250 18000 Coriander 27000 ...

Against the backdrop of delayed harvest and reduced harvest potential in Ukraine, competition for soybeans between exporters and processors has intensified, leading to further price increases.   As of November 6, 4.306 million tons of soybeans were threshed from 84% of the area or 1.83 million hectares in Ukraine with a yield of 2.35 tons/hectare, while last year at this time 5.82 million tons of soybeans were threshed from 96% of the area with a yield of 2.28...