MARKET SIGNALS TO WATCH, August 29 – September 5

UkrAgroConsult shares key highlights from Weekly Grain & Oilseed Reports (August 29 – September 5).

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Black Sea & Danube region:

• Romania 2025/26 exports: record wheat, near-zero corn
• Quality paradox as 90% milling spec, but local usage and exports are low
• Sunflowers are the most profitable crop
• SFO export duty increased to 5,746.2 RUB/mt in September
• SFO exports through the Novorossiysk port increased by 35% in the 2024/25 season
• SFS exporters win despite rich crusher bids
• Sharp difference in SFS yields, P&L in Serbia
• Soybean areas and yields are increasing in Hungary, but prices are reducing profitability

Ukraine:

• Peas S&D, 2025/26. Big crops, slow exports start
• Rapeseed and soy export duties came into effect and exports almost stopped, market is waiting
• High wheat yield, average corn yield. Low prices for these crops
• In Ukraine, SFS increased to 1.35 mt/ha as harvesting moves to the north and west, up from 1 mt/ha a week ago
• Ukraine and russia. Competition in the sunflower oil market is intensifying
• Ukraine sowed nearly 34% of winter rapeseed

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