Russian Grain Markets: 20 – 24 January 2025 The domestic market remained bullish while the export market in dollar terms remained relatively stable. Export duties decreased slightly allowing prices to grow. Most likely the biggest bullish factor is the remaining grain stocks which are melting. The Asian part of Russia lives a separate life where prices are not as bullish as neighbouring Kazakhstan which during some years was buying Russian wheat but shows no interest whatsoever in the Russian commodity even after the ban was lifted. At least this is the situation as of January. Prices in Kehkashan are quite low barely reaching $135/MT for 3rd grade milling wheat. Russian Grain Union (RGU) is forecasting a decrease in grain expor...
What You Need to Know Today: Corn, wheat, and the soy complex all formed new contract or at least rally highs to close what has become one of the most uniformly bullish weeks in CBOT history. Escalations in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine and attacks on civilian merchant vessels show n...
Macro: Trade Flows Set the Tone Persian Gulf crude flows appear to be improving, with anecdotal estimates suggesting as much as 7–8 million barrels per day may now be leaving the region — nearly double the mid-July pace. That helps explain why crude has not maintained the full geopo...
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