Economy
The grain deals could become the subject of blackmail at the G20 summit
Putin is likely to use the possible extension of the grain deals as a way to gain leverage at the G20 summit.
Oil prices rose due to record exports from the US
Oil prices started to rise on Thursday, October 17, extending gains of more than 3% in the previous session.
Saudi Arabia supplies twice as much oil to the EU countries
In September, Saudi Arabia doubled its supply to European countries that are abandoning russian oil.
Ukraine exported 9 million tons of products through the “grain corridor”
Today, as part of the “grain initiative”, seven more ships left the ports of Great Odesa.
Russia plans to steal 1.8 million tons of grain worth $600 million from Ukraine
Russian federation is going to export almost 1.8 million tons of grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine by the end of the year.
Restoration of destroyed granaries in Ukraine was estimated at $1,06 billion
The restoration of the destroyed granaries, which suffered due to russian aggression, is estimated at a minimum of $1.06 billion.
In russian federation, prices for ice-class vessels will increase significantly
BRS analysts of the Braemar brokerage company predict a crisis of ice-class vessels, which can significantly increase the rates for these ships russian federation.
More than 60 LNG tankers are idle off the coast of Europe
More than 60 US LNG tankers are idle around northwestern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Iberian Peninsula.
Turkey probably bought half a million tons of russian wheat
Turkey contracted 470,000 tons of food wheat. It is assumed that this grain is of Russian origin.
Delays in the Sea of Marmara increased up to 14 days
The average duration of the delay of ships with Ukrainian grain in the Sea of Marmara increased to 14 days – in connection with the expectation of inspections by the SCC.
