Within reporting week food wheat market situation remained mostly same as within previous week. As earlier, 2and 3 classes food wheat was demanded mainly by processors; exporters weren’t much interested in food wheat purchases.
Feed wheat market sector was dominated by similar tendencies; however, traders activity in this sector was slightly up.
Feed barley market sector didn’t enjoy any exporters demand. However, even despite demand absence, feed barley prices remained high as those companies which had earlier purchased feed barley refused from selling it at underrated prices.
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Barley
As earlier, within reporting week feed barley market remained dead due to free feed barley lots absence.
As of this week, feed barley market purchase prices ranged within UAH1,600–1,680 per MT (EXW-ex-elevator, central/southern regions)/UAH1,550–1,650 per MT (EXW-ex-elevator, other regions).
As earlier, no trader made feed barley purchases due to grains quoting regime introduction.
Within reporting week feed barley US$ purchase prices were US$252–262 per MT (FOB Black Sea big ports: Pivdenniy, Illichivsk, Odesa).
Wheat
Within reporting week feed wheat was purchased by just few traders. As of this week, feed wheat market offer prices remained UAH1,500–1,650 per MT (EXW-ex-elevator), unchanged against previous week.
As of this week, feed wheat FOB basis export prices ranged within US$245–255 per MT.
There was no food wheat trade within reporting week. As of this week, 3 and 2 classes food wheat declarative export prices (if global market prices conjuncture is taken into account) were correspondingly US$285–300 per MT (FOB Black Sea ports) and US$300–325 per MT (FOB Black Sea ports).
Maize
As of this week, feed maize market purchase prices remained unchanged against previous week, — UAH1,480–1,650 per MT (EXW-ex-elevator, depending on regions/contract conditions).
As of this week, feed maize export prices ranged within US$245–260 per MT (FOB Black Sea ports).
Grain export prices, USD/ò
Grain type
22.12.10
15.12.10
November
2010 average
October
2010 average
September
2010 average
Min
Max
Min
Max
FOB, Ukrainian Black Sea port
2nd class wheat*
300
325
300
325
298
294
287
3rd class wheat**
285
300
285
300
279
274
267
Feed wheat
245
255
245
255
244
242
230
Feed barley
252
262
252
262
253
254
240
Feed corn
245
260
242
260
249
251
234
Feed peas
290
310
290
310
276
276
269
Wheat bran
175
190
175
190
183
187
150
Oats
190
200
190
200
186
181
162
DAF
Feed corn
235
245
230
245
233
234
218
Rye
195
210
190
205
180
179
168
*- protein content: minimum 12.5%
**- protein content: minimum 11.0%
Processors Activity
Within reporting week processors kept their grains purchase prices mostly unchanged against previous week. It is to be admitted, agrarians have activated wheat offer in order to sell off wheat reserves and replenish financial means until New Year/Christmas holidays long-lasting period starts.
As of this week, grains purchase prices remained same as within previous week; grains purchase prices were changed just by few flour millers. Experts affirm Ukrainian grains market seasonal purchases tendency demonstrates that grains purchase prices changes can’t be expected until New Year/Christmas holidays ending.
Average purchase prices for food grains (ÑÐÒ processing plant), UAH/ò
Region
22.12.10
15.12.10
November
2010 average
October
2010 average
September
2010 average
Min
Max
Min
Max
2nd class wheat*
Western
1630
1750
1630
1750
1660
1635
1510
Northern
1650
1800
1650
1800
1700
1660
1555
Central
1640
1780
1640
1780
1680
1665
1540
Southern
1650
1750
1650
1750
1690
1675
1570
Eastern
1650
1800
1650
1800
1720
1715
1605
3rd class wheat**
Western
1570
1660
1570
1660
1590
1575
1450
Northern
1580
1700
1580
1700
1590
1585
1460
Central
1580
1680
1580
1680
1600
1600
1480
Southern
1600
1700
1600
1700
1600
1600
1505
Eastern
1570
1700
1570
1700
1630
1625
1530
*- protein content: minimum 12.5%
**- protein content: minimum 11.0%
