WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS, March 14 – 21, 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/

All articles are available in the AgriSupp platform: https://agrisupp.com/en

• Corn prices were impressively bullish in February-March 2025
• Winter wheat in Ukraine is mostly in satisfactory/good condition
• Farmers face rising input prices. In Ukraine by mid-March, fertilizer stocks estimated at 60-70% of the required level
• Farmers are changing strategies switching to crops with lower production costs
• Bullish sunflower oil prices are boosting SFS values
• Corn and sunflower vs. winter crops: Will farmers increase acreage of drought-tolerant crops in 2025 spring?
• More barley forward contracts are traded expecting larger 2025 winter barley harvest
• Polish grain prices have recovered recently but corn in Serbia declines
• In March, USDA raised global 2024 rapeseed and sunflower production estimates
• Farmers face rising input prices
• March 1-19 sunflower oil and meal exports increased m/m
• Ukraine. Sowing of spring wheat and barley has begun

Tags: Ukraine, meal, sunflower oil, sowing, corn, grain, barley, price, Serbia, oilseeds, Black Sea region, wheat, sunseed