Articles By Yana Sukharska

Russia's weekly wheat exports from Black Sea ports fell by 65% to 429,271 tonnes in the week ended Thursday November 14, from 1.134 million tonnes a week earlier, Fastmarkets analytic data showed on Friday November 15.

Ukraine exported 949,000 tonnes of grains during the week ended November 14, up by 49,000 tonnes, or 5%, from 900,000 tonnes the previous week, according to data released by the country’s State Customs Service on Friday November 15.

Canada’s grain and oilseed exports totaled 1.54 million tonnes during the week to Sunday November 10, an increase of 271,900 tonnes (21%) from 1.27 million tonnes the previous week, according to data from the Canadian Grain Commission published on Friday November 15.

The French corn harvest advanced by 13 percentage points in the week to November 11, with 71% of the total planted area now harvested, according to the latest weekly report from the country’s farm office, FranceAgriMer, released on Friday November 15.

The Ukrainian corn harvest progressed by 7 percentage points to 88.5% of the total planned area in the week ended November 14, with 22.3 million tonnes brought in from the fields as of the latest data, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.

South Korean feed importer Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased a feed wheat cargo for shipment in February in a private deal on Thursday November 14, trade sources told Fastmarkets.

Concerns have been mounting over a potentially significant reduction in Russia’s grain export quota for the second half of the 2024/25 marketing year, as Russian grain exports continue at an almost record pace while production has dropped, sources told Fastmarkets.

South Korea’s Major Feedmill Group (MFG) has purchased 60,000 tonnes of soybean meal through a private deal that concluded on Wednesday November 13, trade sources have told Fastmarkets.

The French Ministry of Agriculture has raised its forecast for 2024 corn production to 14.62 million tonnes, slightly up from last month’s estimate of 14.47 million tonnes, as reported on Tuesday November 12.

The EU imported a total of 183,862 tonnes of soybeans in the week ended Sunday November 10, pushing the yearly total to 4.43 million tonnes, which is a 7% increase compared with the previous year, based on preliminary data from the European Commission.

The Russian corn harvest progressed by 5 percentage points to 87% of the total planned area in the week ended Monday November 11, according to data seen by Fastmarkets.

Ukraine's winter grain sowing campaign progressed slowly in the final stages, advancing by one percentage point to reach 96% complete in the week ending Monday, November 11, with 5 million hectares of the planned 5.18 million ha for the 2025/26 season sown, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy & Food.

Russia's weekly wheat exports through the Black Sea ports fell by 10% to 1.134 million tonnes in the week ended Monday November 11, down from 1.259 million tonnes a week earlier.

Ukraine’s grain export volumes reached 900,000 tonnes in the week to Thursday November 7, marking a weekly increase of 6%, according to data released by the country’s State Customs Service on Friday November 8.

The French corn harvest advanced by 20 percentage points in the week to November 4, with 58% of the total planted area now harvested, according to the latest weekly report from the country’s farm office, FranceAgriMer, released on Friday November 8.

Canada’s grain and oilseed exports totaled 1.27 million tonnes during the week to Sunday November 3, a decrease of 258,300 tonnes, or 17%, from 1.52 million tonnes the previous week, according to data from the Canadian Grain Commission published on Friday November 8.

The Russian corn harvest progressed by 10 percentage points to 82% of the total planned area in the week ended Tuesday November 5, with current corn yields remaining below the five-year average, according to data seen by Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 6.

The winter grain sowing campaign in Ukraine advanced by 5 percentage points to 95% complete in the week ended Monday November 4, with 4.9 million hectares planted out of the 5.18 million ha planned for 2025/26, the country’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy has said.

The EU imported a total of 46,007 tonnes of soybeans in the week ended Sunday November 3, pushing the yearly total to 4.03 million tonnes, which is a 2% increase compared with the previous year, based on preliminary data from the European Commission.

Russia increased its weekly wheat exports through Black Sea ports by 27% to reach a total of 1.26 million tonnes in the week ended Friday November 1, up from 991,351 tonnes in the previous week.