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Ukrainian farmers have almost completed the spring sowing campaign. As of today, 5.88 million hectares have been sown with spring grain and leguminous crops. In total, over 20 million hectares have been sown with winter and spring grain and oilseed crops for the 2026 harvest, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine reported.   The structure of spring grain and legume crops sown includes: spring wheat - 186.6 thousand hectares; spring barley - 713.6 thousand hectares; peas -...

Malaysian palm oil inventories rose at the fastest pace in five months in May amid a sharp decline in export shipments, Business Today reported, citing data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).   According to the published report, palm oil stocks in the country increased by 5.2% in May compared to the previous month and reached 2.43 million tons.   The increase in inventories was more than double the median forecast of a 2.2% increase in a Bloomberg survey of...

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, $ DAF, $ CIF, $ Wheat mill offals6100 ↓ 100Mustard seeds35000Peas11300Coriander32000Corn110009573220215Chickpea24000Rape-seed oil1240Wheat grade II110039410218Wheat grade III1083294588500 ↑ 167208Wheat grade...

The United States and Iran have reached a peace agreement aimed at ending the military confrontation between the parties, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday. He said Washington and Tehran agreed to immediately and permanently cease all military operations. The agreement covers all areas of the conflict, including Lebanon, where tensions have been high in recent months.   The official signing ceremony of the agreement is expected to take place on June 19 in...

The Midwest and Great Plains have been hit by another round of rain and thunderstorms over the past week. Similar conditions are expected for the coming week.   The rains are providing ample moisture in the soil while also cooling temperatures, which is slowing the development of soybean and corn crops and delaying the harvest of winter wheat. Recent rains have significantly improved moisture reserves in the Great Plains of the United States and eased the effects of drought for...

The Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR) in its regular monthly report raised its soybean production forecasts for the 2025/26 MY harvest and wheat production forecasts for the 2026/27 MY harvest. The soybean harvest estimate was increased to 51.5 million tons, and the wheat production forecast was increased to 20 million tons.   The soybean harvest forecast was raised from the previous 50 million tons due to higher-than-expected yields in the country's main producing...

In the June report, USDA FAS experts made only minor changes to the world oilseed balance for the 2026/27 MY, but increased the estimate of the soybean harvest in the current season, which increases pressure on world quotes.   The forecast for global oilseed production in the 2025/26 MY has been increased by 2.15 million tons to 700.65 million tons. The main reason was the increase in the estimate of the soybean harvest in Argentina by 2 million tons to 50 million tons. At the same...

In the June WASDE report, USDA experts significantly improved the global corn balance for both the 2025/26 MY and 2026/27 MY seasons. This increased pressure on quotes, which had already lost 15–16.6% over the past month. July corn futures in Chicago yesterday fell 1.8% to $162.1/t (-16.6% since the May report), and December futures fell 1.7% to $173/t (-14.9%). November corn futures in Paris lost 0.9% and fell to €205.5/t or $237.7/t (-5.6% since the May...