The period from December 1 to December 7 ended with up to 570,100 t of grain loaded at Ukrainian railway stations (out of a total volume of 2.02 million t of all types of cargo loaded within the Ukrzaliznytsia network).
The Indian phosphorous fertilizer market is still showing higher activity than those in other regions: local importers continue to buy DAP, but at a lower price (following government recommendations), which does not exceed $730/t CFR India.
Following the global trend, Brazilian corn prices have dropped despite brisk sales and exports.
Mixed trends have been dominated the Russian grain export market, with the general downward tendency.
The price trend has been mixed at the Ukrainian grain export market amid unstable overall situation.
The soybean market of the United States looks pretty active amid rising demand from China and dry weather conditions in Argentina.
In Australia, harvesting is gaining pace due to dry weather, while the crop quality is generally high. Exporters receive record volumes of grain as sales and deliveries are lively these days.
Prices for Kazakh-origin wheat hold steady, trade is inactive. The list of main buyers includes Central Asian countries, particularly Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Importers’ demand for US wheat has been quite healthy despite high prices compared to other origins. Quotes for corn have declined.
Export quotes for EU grains have decreased this week due to falling stock prices.