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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 26–30 August 2024 Russian grain markets remained relatively stable; however, they are under pressure of a large crop and growing stocks. Even though the 2024 grain crop may be slightly lower than earlier estimates, Russia will have a solid export surplus.  Domestic analysts believe this year’s grain crop will be around 126 MMT without calculating grains collected on occupied territories but including Crimea. However, Crimea which used to produce up to 1 MMT of grains during Ukrainian rule, is now not capable of producing this crop because of the large water reservoir which was feeding water to southern Ukraine and Crimea has been destroyed by the Russian army retreating from Kherson. The key factor...

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FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 3 April)

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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