On Monday, Ukrainian sunflower oil suppliers entered the market with rather high offer price of $905/t (hereinafter bss CIF Mersin) for June-July shipments, but importers were not going to agree to more than $850/t (as Russian oil was available at $850-860/t).
Prices for imported iron ore, particularly those for Australian origin, have decreased somewhat in China after June 19 due to sluggish demand, declined sales of finished steel products as well as abundant inflow of Australian ore into the Chinese market.
Turkish steel mills avoid purchasing large-tonnage lots of imported steel scrap amid weakening lira and slow sales of steel products.
Quotes for imported thermal coal have been growing in ARA ports for the third week in a row, although trade remains dull in the region. Stocks of coal are quite large, while consumption is low.
Export quotes for Ukrainian grains have shown an upturn, although trade remains dull given uncertainty about the functioning of the grain corridor (players discuss information about Russia’s withdrawal from the agreement starting July 1).
Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company has returned the СПК-1/35 floating crane from Odesa to Kilia; the crane was leased to a private company five years ago (the contract expired last year).
Up to 165 wagons per day were transferred through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of June 26 (down 4 wagons compared with the previous week).
As many as 1,551 wagons were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing point from June 1 to June 26, with the daily handling rate of 59 wagons (up 19 units per day compared with May).
As many as 1,551 wagons were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing point from June 1 to June 26, with the daily handling rate of 59 wagons (up 19 units per day compared with May).
Almost 1.12 million tonnes of grain were reportedly exported from Ukraine by railways in the period from June 1 to June 21 this year.