Grain

The demand prices for food wheat of grades 2 and 3 have decreased to $170–178 and $167–175/t CPT-port, respectively.

The European Commission has refused to revise the quota for Ukrainian wheat imports, but another quota remains available for exporters.

In particular, Moscow is discussing with Beijing transit through Chinese territory for further sale in Southeast Asia.

Only 2.9 thousand tons of grain passed through the ports of Great Odesa in the nine days of September, compared to 43.4 thousand tons a month earlier.

By October, Ukraine may face a shortage of storage capacity for the harvest, which could leave more than 9 million tons of grain without proper storage conditions.

The parties discussed the consequences of Russian attacks on the port infrastructure of Great Odesa, risks for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products and possible directions for strengthening support for Ukrainian agricultural producers from Italy.

In August, the volume of exports of the main groups of agricultural products from Ukraine amounted to about 2.15 million tons – this is 41.5% less than in July (3.67 million tons).

Romania supports the increase in the transit of Ukrainian grain through the Romanian port of Constanta to the countries of the Middle East and Africa.

As of August 31, grain transportation to Egypt from Ukrainian Danube ports cost $90–95/t — $60–65/t more than from Romanian Constanta.

In August, the number of wagons with grain cargo transported by rail through the western border crossings increased.