Articles By Eoin Hughes

Dry bulk freight rates for Panamax-sized vessels rose slightly in the week to Wednesday July 24, with tonnage tightening in the Atlantic.

Forecast corn yields were cut, but most other crops held at yield forecasts close to five-year averages in the EU’s latest Monitoring Agricultural Resources (MARS) report published on Monday July 22.

Dry bulk freight rates for Panamax-sized vessels rose slightly in the week to Wednesday July 10, with ship supply in the Atlantic beginning to be taken up by more cargoes.

Dry bulk freight rates for Panamax-sized vessels eased in the week to Wednesday July 10, with demand insufficient to employ the supply of vessels, although there were some signs of a recovery.

Yields and production of Kazakh wheat and barley are expected to come in for a strong year, according to the latest EU Monitoring Agricultural Resources (MARS) report published Monday July 8.

Dry bulk freight rates for Panamax-sized vessels were broadly stable in the week to Wednesday July 3 after several weeks of rises, with increased ship supply and slower exports continuing to weigh on rates.

The International Grains Council (IGC) has raised its world grain production estimates for the 2023/24 marketing year by 3 million tonnes to 2.3 billion tonnes in its latest monthly report, due to a revision in wheat estimates and a record-breaking corn harvest.

Dry bulk freight rates for Panamax-sized vessels fell in the week to Wednesday June 26 after several weeks of rises, with increased tonnages and seasonal slowdowns being outweighed by the demand for grains.

Dry bulk freight rates for Panamax vessels rose again in the week to Wednesday June 19, with increased demand in the Atlantic meeting a tightening tonnage list, Fastmarkets heard.

Dry bulk freight rates for Panamax vessels began to recover in the week to Wednesday June 12, with a flurry of activity cutting the surplus tonnage on the east coast of South America (ECSA) and supporting freight rates.

Freight rates decreased again in the week to Wednesday May 29 to two-month lows amid weak demand for ships and an oversupply of vessels in the North and South Atlantic...

The Euronext rapeseed contract for November 2024 has surpassed €500 per tonne for the first time since last autumn.

China was said to have bought two, or as many as six, soybean cargoes out of the US Pacific Northwest (PNW) in recent days, local sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 22.

Freight rates decreased again in the week to Wednesday May 22, with ongoing pressure from weak demand and an oversupply of shipping in the Atlantic.

Freight rates decreased again in the week to Wednesday May 15 amid downward pressure from increased ship supply in the Atlantic and waning demand from China...

Freight rates rebounded in the week to Wednesday May 8 with stronger demand from cargo in South America and support from stronger Capesizes...

Conditions for French soft wheat and barley were stable in the week to Monday April 29, but remained much worse than last year’s crop, according to the latest report from the French farm office, France AgriMer, published on Friday May 3.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has raised its wheat and corn production estimates for the 2023/24 marketing year in the May agricultural market information system (AMIS) report.

Freight rates eased in the week to Wednesday May 1 with weaker demand in the Asia-Pacific region and an improving outlook for the Panama Canal weighing on rates.

Moroccan wheat and barley production has faced a serious decline amid a severe drought, according to a report published by the...