Grain Highlights 16.02.2023

According to ABS data, 2.66 million tons of wheat were exported from Australia in December, which is 50% more than in November – 1.77 million tons. – SovEcon raised their forecast for wheat exports from Russia in 2022/23 by 0.1 million tons to 44.2 million tons. Over the period of July 2022 – January 2023, […]

Grain Highlights 15.02.2023

Abimaq estimates that in 2022/23 Brazil’s storage deficit will reach 117 million tons of capacity. – During the current winter in Russia, 6% of various crops may have died from the cold, according to a forecast by Rusagrotrans. – From the beginning of the season to 15.02.2023, 29,678 million tons of grain were exported from […]

Grain Highlights 15.02.2023

According to an estimate by APC – Inform, the grain production in Ukraine will reach 45.6 million tons in 2023(52.6 in 2022). – According to data from the Ministry of Agricultre of Russia, 95% of winter crops in Russia are in good and satisfactory condition (95% in January). The areas sown with winter crops reached […]

Grain Highlights 13.02.2023

Algeria has bought 40,000 tons of milling wheat at a price of 338 USD/ton C&F most likely from Russia, Romania or Bulgaria with delivery within March-April. – Over the period February 1-10, the export of grain from Russia reached 1,238 million tons (445 thousand tons a year earlier), including wheat exports 1.014 million tons (+76%), […]

VesselsValue: Container demolition

January was the busiest month for Container demolition sales since July 2020. All sales reported were on the smaller scale, with four Feedermax vessels committed and nine Handy Containerships setting sail for their final voyage to be recycled in India. All Container vessels scrapped were built in the 1990s with an average age of 1996, […]

Grain Highlights 12.02.2023

Stratégie Grains forecast a soft wheat production in the EU in 2023/24 of 129.7 million tons (+0.4 compared to the previous estimate and 125.6 in 2021/22). – According to IKAR’s forecast, the export of flour from Russia was 875,000 tons in 2022, and in 2023 it is expected to grow to 1.1 million tons. – […]

Grain Highlights 09.02.2023

Conab lowered their forecast for the 2022/233 corn production in Brazil by 1.3 million tons to 123.7 million tons, including first corn production of 26.5 million tons and second corn production of 95 million tons. – From the beginning of 2023, 2.5 ships are inspected daily along the grain corridor of Ukraine (3.5 in December). […]

Grain Highlights 08.02.2023

According to Statistics Canada data, as of 31.12.2022, wheat stocks in Canada were 22,300 tons (+33% compared to the previous year), durum wheat stocks reached 3.7 million tons (+46%), barley stocks were 5.1 million tons (+61%), corn stocks were 11.8 million tons (+3%), rapeseed stocks were 11.4 million tons (+29%) and soybeans stocks were 3.7 […]

Ship Recycling: Positive Steps Made for the Industry

The ship recycling industry is undergoing significant changes in various countries. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “this week saw an improved turnout (compared to last year) for the independent conference held in Amsterdam with main discussions surrounding the EU approved ship recycling facilities and regulations. The positive was that […]

Grain Highlights 08.02.2023

According to AgRural data, as of 02/02/2023, the harvesting campaign of soybeans in Brazil was carried out on 9% of the areas (+4% for the week and 16% a year earlier). – At the beginning of 2023, stocks of cereals in the Russian processing enterprises of Russia were 19.4 million tons, including wheat stocks 13.9 […]