Grain

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.

The court took into custody three suspects in the case of the seizure of grain worth UAH 776 million in the state-owned State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine.

FOB prices in the ports of Great Odesa demonstrate an almost complete lack of difference between the old and new harvest, and for corn, forward is even more expensive than spot.

The most significant increase will affect grain trucks, the cost of which will increase to 2,500 UAH per day excluding VAT.

A company that supplies products for UN programs receives stolen Ukrainian grain from a Russian company that also produces drones.

Since the end of February, FOB prices in Ukraine and Russia have increased by about $6/t, and freight has also increased with them.

Since the beginning of the 2025/26 marketing year, Ukraine has exported 24.21 million tons of grain and leguminous crops.