In the period from May 3 to June 5, transportation of wheat and meslin (HS 1001), corn (1005), rapeseed (1205) and sunflower seeds (1206) from Ukraine via Izov-Exp to Poland is banned for all recipients, but transit is allowed provided that shipping documents contain a statement by the sender stating:
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Grain exports from Great Odesa ports, thousand tonnes*
Mixed price trend has been seen in main coal trading regions. Thus, quotes have increased in the ARA ports despite slow trade.
Iron ore quotes have plunged in China. Country’s steel plants had accumulated stocks ahead of a five-day national holiday in China, which put pressure on quotes.
Demand for imported steel scrap remains muted in Turkey.
Progressing planting and brisk supplies from Brazil is weighing on prices for US soybeans.
In Moldova, the 107 km long Chisinau-Ungheni railway section is to be modernized with financial support from the French government and European funds.
On April 25, SOCAR’s office in Bulgaria was opened in Sofia and a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the development of cooperation between the gas transmission system operators Bulgartransgaz (Bulgaria), Transgaz (Romania), FGSZ (Hungary), Eustream (Slovakia) and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan SOCAR.
In late April, the downtrend continues on the small-tonnage market, primarily amid the shortage of fresh grain and steel offers for transportation from the Black Sea and Mediterranean ports.