Grain

Over 205 million tons of cargo have already been transported through the Ukrainian maritime corridor, of which over 120 million tons are grain.

Amid the active harvesting of the new crop, Turkey is reducing barley imports – according to the USDA forecast, in the 2026/27 MY purchases may fall by 90%, to 150 thousand tons.

A drop in bunker prices of almost $200/t in two weeks and a surplus of tonnage in the Black Sea allowed charterers to maintain their advantage. Grain transportation rates from Ukraine decreased by about $1/MT in both segments — “coasters” and “handy sizes”. Roll reports this to ASAP Agri. As of the end of the week, “coasters”…

Ukraine has fully used the quota for wheat exports to the EU, which is distributed within the annual volume.

Market activity in Black Sea ports has somewhat recovered after participants returned from industry events in Greece.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised its global wheat production forecast for the 2026/27 MY to 820.06 million tons.

The minimum price for rapeseed on CPT increased by $42/t to $360/t, on FOB and CIF – by $26/t to $488/t.

Market activity has fallen due to an industry event in Greece — the number of deals concluded was too small to determine the direction of rates.

This year, the Russian invaders intend to export 2.5 million tons of grain from the port of Berdyansk.

Since September 2023, 200 million tons of cargo have been transported through the Ukrainian maritime corridor, and the total number of processed vessels has exceeded 7,800.