Sunflower oil market. Ukraine // Week 45
Prices for sunflower oil have increased in the Black Sea region as supplies from Ukraine declined. At the same time, major European, North African and Turkish importers are showing stronger demand.
Nitrogen fertilizer market // Week 45
In Egypt, urea producers have returned to work and are operating at full capacity. However, trade remains minimal due to low demand from traders. This week, prices for granular urea are hovering at $400/t FOB. Abu Qir was offering the fertilizer at $395/t FOB Egypt.
Market of complex and potash fertilizers // Week 45
In China, phosphate export quotas for Q4 2023 are almost covered. According to market players, however, it is still possible to export about 200,000-300,000 t of fertilizers in December. Most producers offer DAP for shipments in November, but importers have reportedly requested shipments in December at $570-585/t FOB China.
Grain market. EU countries // Week 45
Export prices for EU grains have increased as the tender from Algerian OAIC was quite successful for local traders. Within the tender, traders sold 600-690,000 t of milling wheat at $266/t C&F (part of the volume was bought in France).
Grain market. Russia // Week 45
Russian grain suppliers have raised offer prices following the general market trend, supported by the tender in Algeria. Thus, OAIC has purchased a large volume of wheat from the Black Sea region and France. According to market participants, Russian wheat was the cheapest at the tender, but deals have been signed not for the… Read more »
Grain market. Kazakhstan // Week 45
The situation remains difficult on the Kazakh grain export market. The country has almost completed harvesting (nearly 17 million hectares of areas processed, which is 98.7% of the plan), with 16.4 million t of grain collected. This volume includes 11.4 million t of wheat, but 40% of that harvest is ungraded grain.
Grain market. Australia // Week 45
Prices for Australian grains are falling amid rapidly progressing harvesting and increased offer.
Handling at Ukraine – Slovakia border crossings*
On average, as many as 209 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point as of November 9 (down 41 units in two weeks).
Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
About 630 wagons were reportedly heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on November 13, including 90 wagons with grain and 84 wagons with vegetable oil. As many as 103 wagons of which 81 units with grain were on their way to the Chop – Zahony border crossing on that date.
First container train sent within LOG4NRW project in Germany
The first container train has been sent within the LOG4NRW project, which has been implemented since August this year by the alliance of the ports of Dortmund, Duisport, DeltaPort, and the private rail freight operator Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein (KSW).