MOSCOW – December 22, 2020
Russian wheat export prices rose last week as traders reported delays in obtaining export documents from Russia’s customs service and following an earlier rally in global wheat markets, analysts said on Monday.
Russia, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, is trying to stabilise food prices with a grain export quota and a wheat export tax from Feb. 15 to June 30.
Russian wheat with 12.5% protein loading from Black Sea ports for supply in January was at $257 a tonne on a free-on-board (FOB) basis at the end of last week, up $5 the week before.
Wheat and barley export prices rose by $2 to $259 a tonne and $218 a tonne, respectively.
Wheat for supply in February was quoted at $260 per tonne.
The State Agriculture Consultancy also downgraded its forecast for Russia’s 2020/21 wheat exports earlier on Monday.
Russia will also impose tariffs on the export of soybeans to ensure domestic firms have sufficient raw material, its economy ministry said on Saturday.
Most of Russian winter wheat sowing regions remain dry, which means higher risks of damage to their sowings during the winter.
There is also cold weather in the Volga region, but risks for sowings are limited so far, it added.
Other Russian data provided by State Agriculture Consultancies:
Product: Price at the end Change from week
of last week: earlier
- Domestic 3rd 15,100 roubles/t -625 rbls
class wheat, ($201.9)
European part of
Russia, excludes
delivery
(Soviet Ag)
- Sunflower seeds 35,250 rbls/t -4,075 rbls
(Soviet Ag)
- Domestic 84,825 rbls/t -4,525 rbls
sunflower oil
(Soviet Ag)
- export $1,140/t +$50
sunflower oil
(Soviet Ag)
- export $1,160/t +$55
sunflower oil
(Russian Ag)
- Soybeans 38,200 rbls/t -2,500 rbls
(Soviet Ag.)
- white sugar, $507/t -$35.7
Russia's south
(Russian Ag)
($1 = 74.7800 roubles)
