According to sunflower oil traders, decreasing export prices may lead Ukrainian producers to consider a significant response. Those prices had dropped to $770-775/MT FOB at the beginning of this week.Please note that today’s report is abbreviated due to the current holiday in Ukraine and Russia. Russia: Barley Exports Decline in November Barley exports in November 2015 totaled 417,700 MT, a decline from 491,800 MT during the same month a year ago. For reference, Russia’s MY 2015/16 barley exports are forecast to reach 4 MMT against 5.28 MMT in MY 2014/15, mainly as a result of the smaller harvest in 2015. Saudi Arabia has been the key importer thus far in the current marketing year. Kazakhstan: 85 Million Hectares of Agricultural Lands M...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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