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According to the forecast of experts from Oil World (Germany), in 2025, thanks to favorable weather, oilseed production in the EU will increase by 3.5-4 million tons compared to last year's 5-year minimum of 29.1 million tons, in particular sunflower - from 8.8 to 10-10.3 million tons.   In some countries, including Germany, Poland, France and Hungary, there is still a deficit of soil moisture, while in Romania and Bulgaria there was favorable precipitation, thanks to which...

China has stepped up weather management efforts to increase rainfall in the arid wheat-growing regions of the country’s north. Much-needed rains in China’s grain belt last week were brought about by the operations, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Ground and aerial operations were carried out in the provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi, as well as Inner Mongolia, Bloomberg reported.   China is announcing the world's largest weather modification...

July soybean oil quotes in Chicago fell another 3.2% to $1,035/t on Friday (-5.2% in three sessions, -5.3% in the month) amid reduced export demand for expensive American oil, the possible elimination of tariffs on Canadian rapeseed oil used for biofuel production in the US, and information that the White House seeks not to reduce the volume of biofuel production mandates for small refineries. Prices are also pressured by a sharp drop in oil prices.   July Brent crude futures fell by...

India's Ministry of Agriculture has raised its wheat production forecast for the country in the 2024/25 MY from 115.4 million tons to a record 117.5 million tons (113.3 million tons in the previous season), compared to March estimates, Reuters reports.   This increase in production will be due to the expansion of the area sown with high-yielding wheat varieties.   It is expected that compared to the previous season, the country's total grain production will...

The weighted average purchase price of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine on CPT terminals, EXW elevators, CPT processors, FCA, CPT dollar, FOB, DAF, CIF   A US appeals court has suspended for 14 days the International Trade Court's ruling blocking Trump's tariffs, adding uncertainty to traders and causing a drop in demand and prices for oil and commodities.   Sunflower prices in Ukraine are falling due to a decrease in demand from processors and pressure from falling...

The Trump administration has received a decision from the US Court of Appeals temporarily suspending (for 14 days) the decision of the International Trade Court, which blocked the imposition of the tariffs announced by Trump, to give the Department of Justice time to appeal.   On Thursday night, Trump welcomed the appeals court’s decision in a social media post, calling the initial decision “wrong and political!” He said seeking congressional approval for the...

After the European Union restores quotas for the import of certain types of agricultural products from Ukraine on June 6, in the 2025/26 MY, domestic traders will have to look for new sales markets for approximately 3-3.5 million tons of grain, where the presence of Russian wheat has significantly increased in recent years. This was stated by ASAP Agri's Head of Editorial Content and Analytics Viktoriya Blazhko at Grain Ukraine 2025, Latifundist.com reports.   She said that...

According to the forecast of the National Association of Agricultural Cooperatives of Germany, in 2025, wheat production in the country will increase by 13.6% compared to the previous year to 21.01 million tons, and rapeseed production by 5.6% to 3.82 million tons, although in April the yields of these crops were estimated at 21.41 million tons and 3.97 million tons, respectively, - Reuters reports.   Some crops were affected by late frosts and spring drought in the north of the...