WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS, February 24 – March 3, 2025

Details about the reports:

Black Sea & Danube Grain Report: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/publication/black-sea-danube-grain-report/

Black Sea & Danube Oilseed report: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/publication/black-sea-danube_vegoil-report/

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• No threats to overwintering winter crops
• Buyers increasingly switching to spot contracts
• Attractive premiums for HO sunflower seed will be critical to HO SFS area in the coming seasons.
• EU remains a primary destination for Ukrainian HO sunflower oil exports
• Current grain prices do not cover production costs
• Sunflower prices have fallen in Hungary and Ukraine – a sign of market correction?
• Crushers’ demand for SFS with March delivery supports SFS prices from falling
• Corn at MATIF is the most expensive since July 2024
• Romanian corn area expected to face biggest losses in 2025
• Polish farmers are hopeful for price gains in the coming months
• There is a critical shortage of modern storage capacities
• Rising sunflower oil prices are likely to increase crusher demand for SFS

Tags: EU, Poland, soybean, Black Sea region, wheat, Ukraine, sunseed, sunflower oil, crops, corn, grain, Romania, price