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Due to an increase in its own wheat production, China reduced its imports from January to September 2025 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year by almost 3.7 times to 2.9 million tons.   According to the General Administration of Customs of the PRC, in 2024, China imported 11 million tons of wheat, of which more than 3.3 million tons were imported from Australia, more than 2.5 million tons from Canada, about 2.3 million tons from France, 1.9 million tons from the...

According to insurance brokers, the cost of insuring ships operating in the Black Sea has tripled in the last month and has continued to rise after the latest Ukrainian attacks on ships and ports in the region, Latifundist reports, citing the Financial Times. The cost of war risk insurance for ships passing through the Black Sea — a key grain and oil trade zone — has risen sharply following Ukrainian attacks on Russian port infrastructure, including the port of...

According to the UN FAO forecast, in the 2025/26 MY, global grain production will exceed 3 billion tons for the first time in history and reach 3.003 billion tons.   Wheat production will increase due to a record harvest in Argentina and large harvests in the US and EU. Feed grain production, primarily barley, will increase to a lesser extent. Rice production will increase by 1.6% over last year to reach a record 558.8 million tonnes. The largest increases in yields will be in...

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 offals 6000 Mustard seeds 35000 Peas 11000 Buckwheat 21000 Coriander 28500 Corn9848 ↓ 3 8590 ↑ 11 ...

The 2025/26 season has already become one of the most significant and controversial for the Ukrainian soybean and rapeseed markets. For the first time in many years, processors are operating at maximum capacity, while exporters have received the worst conditions in a long time. ASAP Agri experts told Latifundist.com .   During July-November, Ukraine processed about 970 thousand tons and exported 1.2 million tons of rapeseed. Also, from September to November, 860 thousand tons were...

Traders' main focus is on weather conditions in Australia and Argentina, where wheat and rapeseed harvesting has begun, as well as in central Brazil, where a new record soybean crop is forming.   Dry weather conditions in Australia are helping to start harvesting winter crops such as wheat, barley and canola, and to start planting cotton and sorghum. Production forecasts are higher than last year, so favorable harvesting conditions should allow for good...

According to the operational data of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, as of December 5, 2024, 54.33 million tons of grain and leguminous crops were threshed from 10.552 million hectares or 91% of the planned areas in Ukraine, with an average yield of 5.08 tons/ha. Recall that as of December 5, 2024, 54.33 million tons of grain and leguminous crops were threshed from 10.8682 thousand hectares or 98% of the areas, with an average yield of 5.0 tons/ha.   Currently,...

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 offals 6000 Mustard seeds 35000 Peas 11000 Coriander 28500 Corn9839 8590 205 ↓ 1 195 245 Soybean hulls...