WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS, January 20 – 27, 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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• Abnormally warm weather did not yet create significant problems for crops, but the risks associated with temperatures are gradually growing
• The possible recovery of 2025 rapeseed yields will not compensate for the reduction in areas, weather may adjust the crop
• US soybean values reacted to rumors that China may revise contracts with Brazil to give greater preference to the United States
• Vegetable oil markets ended the week in the black, SFO is the most expensive
• Sunflower seed “hunt” continues – prices go up in Ukraine
• A large batch of SFS was exported to France from Ukraine
• Lower 2024 rapeseed harvest leads to a reduction in rapeseed exports
• Rapeseed, rape oil and meal are increasingly exported to the EU
• Refinery industry of India focuses on increasing imports of non-refined vegetable oils
• Black Sea & Danube: prices for feed wheat increased, barley and corn markets are also active
• December 2024 – January 2025 rise in feed prices is a general trend
• Grain exports from Poland decreased by almost 25% in 11 months of 2024
• Some Romanian farms continue to harvest corn in January
• In Serbia, farmers are preparing for spring crops sowing

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