WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS, January 6 – 13, 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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• Ukraine: Winter crops are in satisfactory condition
• 2022-2024: The storage industry crisis and then recovery
• Ukraine: In January 2025, oilseed product exports are more limited compared to December 2024, except for soybean products
• Wheat demand is recovering, while the barley market remains inactive in Ukraine
• Higher December temperatures improved winter crop conditions and mitigated risks
• Market trends under the pressure of 2022-2024 economic challenges
• Romanian 2025 corn production estimations vary between 8.9 and 9.7 M mt (7.58 M mt  in 2024)
• Farmers decisions under pressure of climate change factor
• Oilseed markets slowly resume trading activity
• Soybean oil wins price competition globally
• Black Sea region countries increased winter rapeseed areas for the 2025 harvest, with Ukraine being the exception
• Growing Ukraine rapeseed exports to the EU, over 3 M mt per season
• In the 2024/25 MY, the EU rapeseed import will be record at 6.85 M mt
• The upcoming 2025/26 season will set a record in global rapeseed production
• Belarus harvested 1 M mt of rapeseed in 2024 nearly doubling rapeseed production over the past five years

Tags: prices, Black Sea region, wheat, sunseed, rapeseed, logistics, Ukraine, Danube ports, sunflower oil, export, grain, Romania