Russian Grain Markets: 23 -27 January 2023 Russian domestic grain markets remained stable and slightly bearish. The feature of the week was feed barley equaling feed wheat in price. Corn slightly depreciated under pressure from Ukraine which has been exporting massive amounts of the commodity from the Black Sea on a duty-free basis versus Russia having an export duty which keeps growing. The record crop allows traders to basically dictate the prices as offers are abundant and there is always willingness to negotiate from the farmer’s side. Export dynamics are slower than anticipated which may play against the Russian farmer as cashflow is important and will be even more so for the spring planting campaign. However, inex...
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