On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, global agricultural markets showed mixed trends: wheat prices were mixed, corn rose, and soybeans declined, ProAgro Group reports. On the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), March soft red winter wheat (SRW) futures fell to $186.01 per ton, while hard red winter wheat (HRW) futures in
Due to the correction of forecasts for this year’s production of early grains and rapeseed, ProAgro Group analysts revised their estimated balances for the 2021/22 MY.
ProAgro Group analysts have updated their forecasts for this year’s grain and oilseed harvest in Ukraine, taking into account operational information coming from the fields. We also adjusted the estimated planted areas for soybeans and sunflowers. Currently, in our opinion, the actual areas planted with these two crops exceed the
ProAgro Group analysts updated their calculated balances of major oilseeds for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 marketing years, taking into account current export figures, volumes of domestic processing, and updated forecasts of gross harvests.
Analysts of ProAgro Group in November practically left their forecasted calculated balances of major grain crops in Ukraine in the 2021/22 MY unchanged. A slight correction affected wheat, where our export forecast was raised by 50 thousand to 25.3 million tonnes of grain.
The spread of the new coronavirus strain is causing another wave of quarantine restrictions in the US and European countries. The consequence of such measures, as usual, is a decrease in business activity, which is also reflected in the decrease in prices for raw materials, particularly oil. Following the decline
The publication of information about the comparatively lower danger of the new ‘Omicron’ strain contributes to the gradual recovery of markets, particularly the oil market. Thus, according to the results of the past week, February oil futures increased by an average of 5%. Palm oil prices are also characterized by
At the beginning of the new year, vegetable oils are becoming more expensive on the world market. One of the key factors driving this price movement is the rise in oil futures, while relatively low demand from key importers is a powerful factor restraining upward price trends. The rise in
USDA experts left the oilseed crop estimate for the Black Sea region unchanged in the January report. At the same time, the forecast for world soybean production and exports has been lowered due to revised estimates for South American countries, primarily due to the dry weather conditions observed in the
Last week’s improvement in weather conditions in the USA, namely precipitation in the main wheat growing areas, improved the condition of winter crops in the country and lowered stock prices for American grain. Meanwhile, in France, wheat stock quotes decreased both due to the overseas factor and because of the
The average value of the FAO Food Price Index for cereals in 2021 was 131.2 points, exceeding the previous year’s figure by 28 points (+27.2%) and representing the highest annual average since 2012. Average prices for corn and wheat last year were 44.1% and 31.3% higher, respectively, than the average
During the first week of 2022, the price increase for wheat and corn continued on the main commodity markets, which reacted to the worsening weather conditions in their production regions in the USA and Argentina, says Maria Kolesnyk, Deputy Director of ProAgro Group, in her regular overview of grain market
Last week, two reports on the state of the global grain market were released one after another. The first – the January report of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) – had a total downward impact on world wheat and corn prices. Regarding wheat, USDA increased the forecast for grain
During the reporting week, global prices for soybeans and soybean oil increased noticeably, as did palm oil prices and oil quotes. Soy prices are supported by news of reduced forecasts for the future harvest in South American countries. The change in forecasts is based on assessing the impact of dry
After a significant decrease in global wheat and corn prices in the middle of the current month, when the publication of the January USDA forecast caused bearish trends in the grain markets, prices for major crops began to recover last week and by the second half of the week reached
Palm oil traded near recent highs amid uncertainty about the future of its exports. Soybean prices continued to rise against the backdrop of the weather situation in South American countries. We recall that the Indonesian government recently adopted a decision requiring 20% of the volume of palm oil previously intended
According to the updated FAO forecast, global cereal production in 2021 will amount to 2.793 billion tons, which is 0.8% more than the previous year. Wheat production volumes in 2021 will be comparable to 2020 figures, while the production of coarse grains will be 1.3%, and rice 0.7% higher than the
