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Dry conditions forecast for Europe in the week beginning Thursday September 26 are expected to facilitate the harvesting of corn and sunflowers, but wetter weather in parts of the Americas could present challenges for crops there. Meanwhile, rainfall in China and Australia may benefit soil moisture, but there are concerns about possible localized flooding in some agricultural zones.

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Weekly exports of Ukrainian sunflower oil and soybeans rose on September 18-25, while the export pace of rapeseeds and sunflower meal decreased, according to official data from the country’s State Customs Service on Thursday September 26.

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China’s soybean crush volume in the week ended Friday September 20 slipped to 2.05 million tonnes, 8.5% lower from the previous week, according to figures from the China National Grain and Oil Information Center (CNGOIC).

Grain workers at the Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, represented by the Grain Workers Union (GWU) Local 333, went on strike at 7am Pacific on Tuesday September 24 after unsuccessful negotiations for a new labor agreement. The strike has brought critical grain exports to a halt at Canada’s largest port of Vancouver, affecting international trade during the peak harvest season.

Weekly soybean imports into the EU totaled 114,487 tonnes in the week to Sunday September 22, according to initial data from the European Commission released on Tuesday September 24.

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The winter grain sowing campaign in Ukraine advanced 11 percentage points to 18% in the week to Monday, September 23, with 944,500 hectares of the 5.18 million hectares planned for 2025/26 planted, according to the country's Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

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The Russian wheat crop harvest was 83% complete in the week to Friday September 20, with the average yield dropping below the figure for the entire year of 2023 due to the Siberia, Ural and Volga regions remaining incomplete, according to data seen by Fastmarkets on Monday September 23.

Canada’s harvest progress continues, with all top growing regions now more than halfway done. Rain received in the recent week helped replenish top soil moisture, as reported in provincial reports released on September 16-17 and collated by Fastmarkets.

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EU oilseed crushing volumes continued to grow in August, reaching o 3.48 million tonnes, up by 224,000 tonnes, or 7%, compared with July's 3.25 million tonnes, according to data from EU vegetable oil and protein meal association Fediol on Friday September 20.

After an increase for the wheat output expectation in August, the figure was pushed back down again due to the return of dry weather, according to the September edition of Grain Industry of Western Australia (GIWA) report released on Friday September 20.

Canada's grain and oilseed exports rose by 57%, or 383,100 tonnes, in the week ended Sunday September 15, totaling 1.1 million tonnes, with gains in canola and wheat flows, according to data from the Canadian Grain Commission released late on Thursday September 19.

Dry conditions in the Black Sea region in the week beginning Thursday September 19 will provide an ideal environment for harvesting late-season crops such as corn and sunflower. Elsewhere, challenges are expected to persist for growers in North America and South America, as well as parts of China and Australia, due to wetter and more unpredictable weather patterns.

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Ukrainian exports of sunflower oil, sunflower meal and soybeans remained slow in the September 12-18 period, while rapeseed exports remained relatively strong, data from the State Customs Service showed on Thursday September 19.

China’s soybean oil stocks rose to 1.11 million tonnes at the close of the week ending September 13, 20,000 tonnes higher than the previous week, data from the China National Grain and Oil Information Center (CNGOIC) released on Thursday September 19 shows.