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Southeast Europe Regional Analysis

Milling Wheat The Black Sea milling wheat market has been very quiet this week. The weather in southeastern Ukraine and Southern Russia has been dry. If the drought persists, the yields could be affected.The Lebanese government purchased 50,000 MT of Black Sea wheat, including 25,000 MT of Ukrainian wheat at $298.14 and 25,000 MT of optional Romanian/Ukrainian/Russian wheat at $281.90.The EU allocated 176,000 MT of wheat export licenses this week, bringing the total for the campaign to 11.65 MMT versus 17.04 MMT allocated at the same date last year. The EU has not decided yet whether import duty under TRQ will be zero or 12 euros starting from July.The market in Bulgaria and Romania is quiet. The remaining wheat surplus in Romania is abo...

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Market Commentary: Mostly a Low Volume, Higher Close Day

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Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.69/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.43/bushel, up $0.12 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.58/bushel, up $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $296.9/short ton, up $2.6 from ye...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 2 May)

Transportation and Freight Market Comments - 2 May 2025 By Matt Herrington Dry-Bulk Ocean Freight Dry bulk markets are finding some support from spot and 30-day demand but the Section 301 rules are depressing grain demand past July. Cargo orders from northern Brazil are increasing as South Amer...

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Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.69/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.43/bushel, up $0.12 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.58/bushel, up $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $296.9/short ton, up $2.6 from ye...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for April 18-24, 2025. Wheat: Net sales of 72,000 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down noticeably from the previous week and down 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 491,700 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from t...

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From WPI Consulting

Infrastructure investment due diligence

On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.

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