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According to Statistics Canada experts, in the new season, the area sown with canola, barley, corn and soybeans in the country will increase, while wheat, oats, lentils and peas will decrease. The forecast was made after a survey of farmers, so further estimates may be adjusted.   Wheat acreage is expected to decline 1.1% from the previous year to 26.7 million acres (10.81 million hectares), with spring wheat acreage remaining at the same level as last season, while winter wheat...

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 seeds35000Peas11300200Coriander32000Corn10332 ↑ 487538600 ↓ 66212220214 ↑ 3239Soybean hulls granulated150Flax30000Soybean meal330Sunflower...

On the sixth day of the US-Israeli war against Iran, fears have again grown that airstrikes will not bring about regime change for the ayatollah. Their threats to destroy all tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz continue to block shipping and fuel fears of a halt to oil exports from the region, which supplies 20% of the world's oil production.   Meanwhile, the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, reported that the US military has already sunk...

Heavy rains this week across the U.S. wheat growing region eased drought conditions in some areas and replenished moisture reserves ahead of spring wheat planting. Additional precipitation and temperatures in the Midwest are expected next week, helping to speed up spring crop planting.   Most of the Central and Southern Plains have seen rain this week, which will continue into the weekend, but precipitation next week will be less and temperatures will drop to 0-7 ° C, so moisture...

In 2025, demand for sunflower oil in China decreased sharply due to a significant increase in its prices, so imports were almost halved, said Fang Gang, CEO of the China Association of Oil Producers (Zhejiang Provincial Oils & Fats Co., Ltd) at the international conference "Chinese Grains & Oils Congress 2026".   Since mid-2024, forecasts of reduced sunflower harvests in Ukraine and the Russian Federation due to drought have led to increases in both global sunflower...

The cost of insurance for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has increased 12-fold, although President Trump recently promised to ensure uninterrupted energy supplies from the Middle East region, the Financial Times reports. If before the start of the US and Israeli military operation against Iran, the insurance rate for vessels operating in high-risk areas (and this is not only the strait itself, but also the waters adjacent to it) was 0.25% of the value of the vessel, now it...

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 seeds35000Peas11300200Coriander32000Corn10311 ↑ 287538600 ↓ 66212220211239Soybean hulls granulated150Flax30000Soybean meal18700 ↑ 1350330Sunflower...

A 21% increase in oil prices in a month due to the war with Iran is supporting rapeseed and canola quotes, but falling demand from the EU and increasing supply from Australia are holding back prices, including in Ukraine.   Recall that the forecast for the rapeseed harvest in Australia has been raised again from 7.2 to 7.7 million tons (USDA estimated it at 6.7 million tons in November), which will exceed the 2024/25 MY figure by 26% (6.1 million tons), so a buyer will need to be...