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Increasing demand for meat and feed proteins is stimulating the soybean market. According to estimates by the International Grains Council (IGC), global soybean consumption will reach a record 430 million tons in the 2025/26 MY, reports the German Oil and Protein Crops Promotion Union (UFOP).   The growth in consumption is driven by increased demand for meat and, consequently, high-protein animal feed, especially in Asia's rapidly growing food production...

The increase in sunflower supply and the fall in sunflower oil prices led to a decrease in speculative demand for sunflower in Ukraine and a price pullback.   In Ukraine, producers managed to accelerate the harvest of sunflower, despite high humidity and periodic precipitation. As of November 6, 8.729 million tons of sunflower were harvested from 90% of the planned area or 4.61 million hectares, with a yield of 1.89 tons/hectare (last year, 9.684 million tons were harvested from 95%...

A meeting between the leaders of China and the United States and agreements to improve trade relations between the countries led to a sharp increase in soybean prices in Chicago by 10% in a month, which provided support for soybean oil prices.   December soybean oil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose 3% to $1,125/t during the week, but rose only +1% overall over the month, as export prices for oil from the US face strong competition on the world market, limiting their further...

The biofuel sector in the EU - one of the world's largest markets - may experience a shortage of raw materials due to increased demand and stricter environmental requirements, according to CME Group experts.   Increasing demand for renewable raw materials from biofuel producers creates risks of supply disruptions, which, against the backdrop of the decarbonization process, increases price volatility and reduces margins.   According to Argus Media, in 2025, biofuel...

Corn deliveries to ports in Ukraine are very slow due to delayed harvesting, but traders have already purchased the necessary batches, so they are in no hurry to raise prices, although prices for feed wheat and barley continue to rise.   As of November 6, 13.747 million tons of corn were threshed from 53% of the area or 2.214 million hectares in Ukraine, with a yield of 6.21 tons/hectare, while last year during this period, 20.245 million tons were threshed from 83% of the area, with...

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 21500 18000 Coriander 27000 ...

According to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), in October, crude palm oil production in Malaysia increased by 11% compared to September (in September -0.7%, but in August the growth was 2.4%, and in July - 7.09%) to 2.04 million tons, which is the highest figure since August 2015.   Exports also grew by 18.6% (+7.7% in September, -0.7% in August and +3.82% in July) to 1.69 million tonnes, demonstrating the most dynamic growth in a year against the backdrop of falling prices and...

Ukraine is experiencing an increase in export demand and prices for wheat due to low supply, while world prices have again started to decline.   According to Bloomberg, the Egyptian state agency Mostakbal Misr, which is responsible for grain imports, has contracted about 500 thousand tons of wheat from the countries of the Black Sea region for delivery in December and January. Of these, 200 thousand tons of wheat will be delivered from the Russian Federation, 150 thousand tons from...