Ukraine proposed to the UN and all interested parties to change the route of ships carrying grain from Ukrainian ports through the territorial waters of Romania and Bulgaria to Turkey.
– In the Stavropol region of Russia, 1.5 million hectares were harvested with all crops (68% of all areas) and 5.2 million tons of grain were harvested at an average yield of 3.43 tons/hectare.
– During the period July 1-19, 1,432 million tons of cereals were exported from Ukraine (1,082 a year earlier), including wheat exports of 451,000 tons (222,000), barley exports of 161,000 tons (88,000) and corn exports of 818,000 tons (766,000).
– Chicago commodity funds were net buyers of 20,000 contracts of corn, 9,500 contracts of soybeans and 5,500 contracts of wheat yesterday.
– According to data from the Statistical Service of China, 820,000 tons of wheat (+59% compared to June 2022), 1.1 million tons of barley (+158%) and 1.9 million tons of corn (-16%) were imported into the country in June. In the first 6 months of 2023, wheat supplies were 8 million tons (+62%), corn imports reached 12 million tons (-12%) and barley imports totalled 5.1 million tons (+53%).
– During the first 15 days of July or the new season 2023/24, the largest buyer of Russian grain is Saudi Arabia with 450,000 tons, including 290,000 tons of wheat.
– Iran’s state company SLAL is looking to buy 180,000 tons of corn of any origin with August-September delivery.
