Grain
Ministry of Economy: the Polish grain import ban cost Ukraine 143 million dollars
Ukraine lost $143 million last month due to the Polish government’s decision to ban the import of Ukrainian agricultural products.
Exports through the “grain corridor” fell by another 31%
Over the past week, Ukraine exported 450.3 thousand tons of agricultural products through the ports of Great Odesa.
Russian wheat harvest in 2023 is estimated at 83.2 million tons: Agritel
Argus’ agriculture analytics arm Agritel has revised down its estimate for russia’s 2023 wheat production owing to mixed weather conditions for winter crops, but still expects an output comparable with production highs in 2017 and 2020, if far below 2022’s record harvest.
UZ will reduce the rate on grain trucks in April
Ukrzaliznytsia plans to reduce the cost of shipments by grain trucks from April 1. At the same time, the rate for renting half-cars will not change.
“Asket Shipping” will build a grain warehouse near the port of Izmail
The Asket Shipping group of companies plans to build a grain warehouse near Izmail in the near future.
Theft of grain worth almost UAH 30 million: officials were informed of the suspicion
SAP and NABU reported the suspicion to one of the heads of NIAC “Trading House of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine” and three of his accomplices. They are suspected of embezzling almost UAH 30 million worth of grain.
In Odesa, two railwaymen were detained for stealing grain from wagons
In Izmail, the police detained two Ukrzaliznytsia track repairmen who were stealing grain from a freight car at night.
World grain prices have fallen
After the continuation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in Ukraine, wheat and corn quotations on the SWOT exchange decreased.
Forward grain contracts have been suspended in the ports of Odesa Region
Forward contracts for grain deliveries have been suspended in Ukrainian ports. The cancellation of the new agreements took place against the background of russian federation’s statements about changing the terms of the Grain Initiative.
Grain trucks in transit through Poland do not require additional sealing
No additional locking and sealing devices are required for the transportation of grain cargoes in grain trucks in transit through Poland.
