RUSSIAN WHEAT EXPORT PRICES SHARPLY LOWER

MOSCOW – March 29, 2021

Russian wheat export prices fell sharply last week – extending their fall to the fourth consecutive week – amid weak demand and lower prices in Chicago and Paris.

According to IKAR, a Russian agriculture consultancy, russian wheat with 12.5% protein loading from Black Sea ports for supply in April was at $257 a tonne free on board (FOB) at the end of last week, was down $16 from the previous week.

According Sovecon, another consultancy, wheat prices felled by $21 to $253 a tonne, while barley fell by $8 to $240 a tonne.

Below a summary of other Russian data provided by Sovecon and IKAR:

Product: Price at the end Change from week
of last week: earlier
- Domestic 3rd 13,700 roubles/t -225 rbls
class wheat, ($180,30)
European part of
Russia, excludes
delivery
(Sov. Ag.)
- Sunflower seeds 52,825 rbls/t +3,550 rbls
(Sov. Ag.)
- Domestic 118,175 rbls/t +5,150 rbls
sunflower oil
(Sov. Ag.)
- export $1,540/t -$ 10
sunflower oil
(Sov. Ag.)


- export $1,518/t +$ 3
sunflower oil
(Rus. Ag.)

Domestic
- soybeans 48,700 rbls/t +900 rbls
(Sov. Ag.)

- white sugar $593.40/t -$36,50
(Rus. Ag.)

($1 = 75.9720 roubles)

Source: Reuters