FOB Prices and Freight Rate App (Updated 1 December)
Ocean Freight Comments for 19 November 2020: By Jay O'Neil Commodity Consulting Dry-Bulk freight markets stabilized this week and even ticked higher by week’s end. Physical markets, however, remained mostly unchanged as late-week rallies were not enough to surpass last week’s dro...
Interactive Ocean Freight Rates (Updated 1 December)
Ocean Freight Comments - 19 November 2020 By Jay O'Neil Commodity Consulting Dry-Bulk freight markets stabilized this week and even ticked higher by week’s end. Physical markets, however, remained mostly unchanged as late-week rallies were not enough to surpass last week’s drop. De...
Imperfect Fungibility
In the world of global grain trading, commodities are deemed fungible, or mutually interchangeable. However, fungibility is a relative term since grain prices can vary geographically for various reasons including transportation costs, local supply/demand differences, small qualitative differenc...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 16-20 November 2020 The Russian domestic wheat prices decreased in some regions (mainly southern) due to a decrease in export prices and CPT-port prices and a stronger ruble. In other regions the price increases slowed down. Barley and corn prices kept growing as they did...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 9-13 November 2020 The increase in Russian domestic wheat prices slowed while barley and corn prices continued to grow. Export milling wheat average price was stable at $257/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase price range narrowed to RUB 17,900-18,100/MT. Feed barley a...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 2 - 6 November 2020 Russian domestic wheat, barley and corn prices kept growing but at a slower rate than last week. However, due to significant strengthening of the ruble the average prices expressed in dollars grew significantly. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average...
European Market Analysis
Regional News Europe remains lodged in a warmer/drier-than-average weather trend for the next two weeks. Except for the UK and parts of southeast Europe, rainfall will be scant this week and next. Eastern Europe is slated for light showers for the last half of November, but France and nor...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 26 - 30 October 2020 Russian domestic wheat, barley and corn prices kept growing at different rates depending on regions. One of the key reasons of the price growth is weakening of the ruble. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average price decreased to $253/MT FOB Black Sea...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 19 – 23 October 2020 Russian domestic market wheat prices continued to increase; barley and corn prices started growing very fast. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average prices grew to $257/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase price grew to RUB 18,100 /MT. Feed b...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 12 - 16 October 2020 Domestic market wheat prices grew significantly; barley, corn and rye prices also increased but at a smaller rate. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average price grew to $251/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase price grew to RUB 17,800 /MT. Feed bar...
European Market Analysis
Regional News Russia plans to bring an additional 6 million hectares (Mha) of land into agricultural production by 2024, per the country’s ag ministry. The country noted that an estimated 9.6 Mha of arable land is still undeveloped, and two-thirds of that will likely enter productio...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 5 - 9 October 2020 Russian domestic market prices for wheat and barley kept growing and corn prices also grew significantly. Export milling wheat average prices grew to $246/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase price grew to RUB 17,500 /MT. Feed barley average export pr...
FOB Prices and Freight Rate App (Updated 1 December)
Ocean Freight Comments for 19 November 2020: By Jay O'Neil Commodity Consulting Dry-Bulk freight markets stabilized this week and even ticked higher by week’s end. Physical markets, however, remained mostly unchanged as late-week rallies were not enough to surpass last week’s dro...
Interactive Ocean Freight Rates (Updated 1 December)
Ocean Freight Comments - 19 November 2020 By Jay O'Neil Commodity Consulting Dry-Bulk freight markets stabilized this week and even ticked higher by week’s end. Physical markets, however, remained mostly unchanged as late-week rallies were not enough to surpass last week’s drop. De...
Imperfect Fungibility
In the world of global grain trading, commodities are deemed fungible, or mutually interchangeable. However, fungibility is a relative term since grain prices can vary geographically for various reasons including transportation costs, local supply/demand differences, small qualitative differenc...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 16-20 November 2020 The Russian domestic wheat prices decreased in some regions (mainly southern) due to a decrease in export prices and CPT-port prices and a stronger ruble. In other regions the price increases slowed down. Barley and corn prices kept growing as they did...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 9-13 November 2020 The increase in Russian domestic wheat prices slowed while barley and corn prices continued to grow. Export milling wheat average price was stable at $257/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase price range narrowed to RUB 17,900-18,100/MT. Feed barley a...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 2 - 6 November 2020 Russian domestic wheat, barley and corn prices kept growing but at a slower rate than last week. However, due to significant strengthening of the ruble the average prices expressed in dollars grew significantly. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average...
European Market Analysis
Regional News Europe remains lodged in a warmer/drier-than-average weather trend for the next two weeks. Except for the UK and parts of southeast Europe, rainfall will be scant this week and next. Eastern Europe is slated for light showers for the last half of November, but France and nor...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 26 - 30 October 2020 Russian domestic wheat, barley and corn prices kept growing at different rates depending on regions. One of the key reasons of the price growth is weakening of the ruble. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average price decreased to $253/MT FOB Black Sea...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 19 – 23 October 2020 Russian domestic market wheat prices continued to increase; barley and corn prices started growing very fast. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average prices grew to $257/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase price grew to RUB 18,100 /MT. Feed b...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 12 - 16 October 2020 Domestic market wheat prices grew significantly; barley, corn and rye prices also increased but at a smaller rate. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average price grew to $251/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase price grew to RUB 17,800 /MT. Feed bar...
European Market Analysis
Regional News Russia plans to bring an additional 6 million hectares (Mha) of land into agricultural production by 2024, per the country’s ag ministry. The country noted that an estimated 9.6 Mha of arable land is still undeveloped, and two-thirds of that will likely enter productio...
Black Sea Regional Analysis
Russian Grain Markets: 5 - 9 October 2020 Russian domestic market prices for wheat and barley kept growing and corn prices also grew significantly. Export milling wheat average prices grew to $246/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase price grew to RUB 17,500 /MT. Feed barley average export pr...