Grain

Freight rates have decreased against the backdrop of weak trade activity and increasing tonnage availability in the Black Sea-Mediterranean region.

American agricultural company Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is selling its last elevator in Ukraine.

As of April 23, the number of grain wagons moving towards the ports of Greater Odessa is 7,956 wagons.

After a short-term decline at the beginning of the week, Ukrainian corn prices quickly recovered and reached $218–222/t on a DAP-port basis.

Agroholding Kernel processed almost a million tons of oilseeds in the third quarter of the 2026 fiscal year.

The decline in prices at ports is taking place against the backdrop of weak demand from exporters and high competition in key export directions.

Freight rates in the Black Sea are held at current levels, but limited cargo volumes and differences in expectations between parties are holding back deals.

The Ukrainian Foreign Minister drew the attention of his Israeli counterpart to the situation with the import of stolen Ukrainian grain brought from the Russian Federation.

Despite stable FOB quotes, the pace of shipments through ports lags behind last year’s.

The arrest of former Minister of Agricultural Policy Mykola Solskyi concerns an episode of grain fraud worth UAH 62.7 million.