Ukrainian oilseeds market

AGRO PERSPECTIVE «Ukrainian Grain & Oilseed Market » March 17, 2011`10`(315)

Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic sunseeds market remained relatively stable even despite country sunoil production total complex prices sharp decline. As of this week, sunseeds market activity was rather low, so sunseeds sellers were quite reluctant to start declining their sale prices.

Sunflower

  
As of this week, EXW basis sunseeds purchase prices ranged within UAH4,400–4,600 per MT, EXW (for middlemen) and UAH4,500–4,800 per MT, EXW (for agricultural producers).              
Within this week CPT basis sunseeds purchase prices fluctuated within UAH4,600–4,950 per MT (for agricultural producers) and UAH4,400–4,700 per MT (for middlemen), depending on sunseeds quality/shipment region.   
As of this week, Ukrainian sunseeds export prices have much lowered against previous week, — down to US$600–620 per MT (FOB Black Sea ports, depending on sunseeds quality).

Sunoil, sun.pell

       
Within reporting week Ukrainian crude sunoil market followed global market tendencies  resulting in prices significant decline.  
As of this week, Ukrainian crude sunoil export demand prices ranged within US$1,220–1,240 per MT (Mar-Apr 2011 shipments, FOB Black Sea ports); export offer prices were declared US$1,260–1,280 per MT (Mar-Apr 2011 shipments, FOB Black Sea ports). It is to be admitted, prices were forced down by Chicago Exchange quotations sharp decline and recent Egypt tender sales.
Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic crude sunoil market prices have also lowered; as of this week, producers declared UAH10,300–10,600 per MT (EXW) crude sunoil domestic sale prices. 

Within this week Ukrainian sun.pell export market prices were going down. As of this week, DAF Belarus basis prices ranged within US$250–255 per MT; DAF Poland basis prices have sagged to US$235–245 per MT.
Within reporting week domestic market sun.pell prices ranged within UAH2,100–2,200 per MT; sunseeds meal prices have declined to UAH1,850–1,950 per MT (depending on quality/shipment region).      

Export prices of Ukrainian sunflower complex articles

Delivery basis	16.03.2011			Changes within week, %	09.03.2011
Crude sunoil in bulk (US$ per MT)
	Offer	Demand	Average		Offer	Demand	Average
EXW*, UAH per MT	10,600	10,300	10,450	-6	11,300	10,850	11,075
FOB Black Sea ports	1,280	1,220	1,250	-6	1,340	1,315	1,328

 *Domestic warehouses prices 

Export prices of Ukrainian sunflower complex articles

Delivery basis	16.03.2011			Changes within week, %	09.03.2011
Sun.pell (US$ per MT)
	Offer	Demand	Average		Offer	Demand	Average
EXW*, UAH per MT	2,200	2,100	2,150	-2	2,300	2,100	2,200
DAF Poland	245	235	240	-6	260	250	255
DAF Belarus	255	250	253	-	255	250	253
FOB Black Sea ports	-	-	-	-	245	230	238

 *Domestic warehouses prices

Rape

 
Within reporting week there was no domestic market rape offer. 
This week rape CPT basis prices fluctuated within UAH4,900–5,100 per MT (depending on  quality/shipment region). 
As of this week, rape FOB Black Sea sports basis prices ranged within US$555–565 per MT.   

Soybeans

           Within this week Ukrainian soybeans market prices were going down.  
As of this week, domestic market high-protein content soybeans prices ranged within UAH3,800–3,900 per MT, EXW (low-protein — UAH3,650–3,750 per MT, EXW). 
This week domestic market CPT basis soybeans prices fluctuated within UAH4,100–4,200 per MT; CPT port basis prices ranged within US$465–475 per MT.    
Within reporting week low-protein content soy.pell prices fluctuated within UAH4,500–4,600 per MT, EXW (high-protein — UAH5,100–5,200 per MT, EXW).
As of this week, soybeans meal prices ranged within UAH3,900–4,400 per MT. 

31.03.2011