Articles By Yana Sukharska
Ukraine’s sunflower oil and sunflower meal exports in the first half of 2024/25 dropped to a multi-season low, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, as ongoing supply constraints, high raw material costs and price imbalances continued to weigh on the market.
Russia’s wheat exports from Black Sea ports totaled 394,518 tonnes in the week ended Thursday March 20, according to Fastmarkets analytics data published on Friday March 21.
French farm agency FranceAgriMer's latest crop report for the week of March 11–17 indicated stable conditions for soft wheat and winter barley, steady durum wheat ratings, and spring barley sowing nearly complete at 97%.
Ukraine exported 816,000 tonnes of grains during the week ended Sunday March 16, a decrease of 148,000 tonnes, or 15%, from the previous week, according to data released by the country's State Customs Service.
Russia’s wheat exports from Black Sea ports fell their lowest level in several years in the week ending Thursday March 13, totaling 92,720 tonnes, according to Fastmarkets analytics data published on Friday March 14.
French farm agency FranceAgriMer's latest crop report for the week of March 4–10 indicated stable conditions for soft wheat and winter barley, a slight decline in durum wheat conditions, and spring barley sowing reaching 92%.
Spring planting of cereal and leguminous crops has officially begun on a mass scale in 14 regions across Ukraine, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy on Thursday March 13.
Ukraine exported 964,000 tonnes of grains in the week to Sunday March 9, down by 2% or 15,000 tonnes from the previous week, according to data from the country’s State Customs Service.
Russia’s wheat exports from Black Sea ports were consistently low in the week ending Thursday March 6, totaling 380,150 tonnes, according to Fastmarkets analytics data published on Friday March 7.
Russia slightly increased its export duties on wheat, corn and barley for the March 12-18 period, following recent reductions reported for March 5-11, the country's agriculture ministry said on Friday March 7.
The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index (FFPI) for February increased by 2.0 points, or 1.6%, to 127.1 points, up from its revised January level of 125.1 points, the FAO announced on Friday, March 7.
The condition of winter cereal crops in Russia has significantly improved in early spring, showing a strong recovery from concerns raised in late 2024, according to the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia.
The EU's weekly wheat exports amounted to 152,929 tonnes in the week to Sunday March 2, according to initial data from the European Commission.
Ukraine exported 979,000 tonnes of grain during the week ended Sunday March 2, reflecting a 19% decrease of 227,000 tonnes compared with the previous week, according to data from the country’s State Customs Service.
Russia’s wheat exports from Black Sea ports remained below average in the two-week period ended Thursday February 27, totaling 721,780 tonnes, according to Fastmarkets analytics data published on Friday February 28.
French farm agency FranceAgriMer's latest crop report for the week of February 18–24 showed a slight decline in wheat conditions, while spring barley sowing reached 56% completion.
The EU’s weekly wheat exports amounted to 242,740 tonnes in the week to Sunday February 23, according to initial data from the European Commission.
The EU imported a total of 112,419 tonnes of soybeans in the week ended Sunday February 23, bringing the total imports for the marketing year to 8.95 million tonnes, an 11% increase compared with the previous year, according to preliminary data from the European Commission.
Ukraine exported 1.21 million tonnes of grains in the week ending Thursday February 20, marking a 116% increase of 648,000 tonnes compared with the previous week, according to data released by the country’s State Customs Service on Friday.
The EU imported a total of 150,549 tonnes of soybeans in the week ended Sunday February 16, bringing the total imports for the marketing year to 8.62 million tonnes, an 11% year-on-year increase, according to preliminary data from the European Commission.