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Experts from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade predict that due to an abnormal drought in the south of the country, the harvest of grain and oilseed crops in Ukraine will decrease by 1.5 million tons compared to last year and will not exceed 76 million tons.   The most difficult situation was in Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odessa and Kherson regions. Crops in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions were also significantly affected. The heat completely destroyed the crop on 386...

According to Oil World (Germany), uncertainty about the global sunflower harvest is creating some tension in the sunflower oil market, the production of which could decrease by 2.3 million tons compared to last year.   In August, sunflower oil prices rose to a 33-month high. During April-June, sunflower oil exports decreased by 0.8 million tons compared to the same period last year, and in the current quarter they may decrease by another 0.1-0.2 million tons. Thus, the total...

In southern and eastern Ukraine, the weather remains extremely dry, which reduces the potential for sunflower and corn harvests, and also prevents the sowing of winter rapeseed.   As of September 1, 2025, 377 thousand hectares were sown with winter rapeseed in Ukraine, which is 33.8% of the planned 1.114 million hectares, with the largest areas sown in Vinnytsia and Ternopil regions - 85 thousand and 78 thousand hectares, respectively.   Recall that as of September 2,...

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 offals 6000 Mustard seeds 33000 30000 Peas13810 13420 273 Buckwheat 15000 Rye 10000 Rye grade II 12000 ...

The global vegetable oil market is expecting good harvests of rapeseed, sunflower, and soybeans, as well as increased vegetable oil production in the 2025/26 MY and increased demand, so prices are beginning to stabilize in anticipation of new influencing factors.   At the end of the 2024/25 season, there was an increase in demand prices caused by a shortage of sunflower oil, which in turn increased demand for cheap palm oil.   Demand prices for Russian sunflower oil for...

In August, Ukraine reduced its sunflower oil exports to 150,000 tons, which was the lowest monthly volume in over 3 years and the second lowest monthly figure in the last 14 seasons.   The reduction occurred in all major supply routes, and there were no shipments to India at all.   The decrease in export rates is due to seasonal factors, in particular, a reduction in the sunflower harvest and its supply on the domestic market, which reduced processing volumes and margins,...

Experts from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resources and Economics (ABARE) in a quarterly report released on Tuesday raised production estimates for all major crops due to better-than-forecast rainfall in key grain-growing areas.   Compared to June estimates, the forecast for grain production in Australia in 2025 has been increased by 12% to 62 million tonnes, which will exceed the 10-year average by 26%.   Thus, the wheat production forecast has been increased by...

On September 2, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed Bill No. 13157 on amendments to the Tax Code in connection with the adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On Integrated Prevention and Control of Industrial Pollution", which contains the so-called "soybean-rapeseed amendments." This is evidenced by data on the website of the Verkhovna Rada.   This bill included 2 amendments related to the export of oilseeds. The first one is directly related to the duty on oilseeds....