Moscow – November 25, 2020
* Domestic livestock producers ask government for export tax.
* Prices for sunflower seeds, sunflower oil up sharply.
* Russian farmers sowed record area with winter grains.
Russian wheat export prices fell last week after two weeks of growth amid stable wheat prices in Chicago, a global benchmark for this market, analysts said on Monday.
Russian wheat with 12.5% protein loading from Black Sea ports and for supply in December was at $252 per tonne FOB at the end of last week, down $2 from the previous week, the Russian Agriculture Consultancy said in a note.
Another Soviet Agency, said wheat fell by $1 to $253, while barley remained at $215 a tonne.
Russian livestock producers sent a letter to the government last week saying that a grain export quota, proposed by the agriculture ministry at 15 million tonnes for Feb. 15-June 30, could stabilise the domestic wheat market, but would not be enough to drive the prices down.
The letter proposed reintroducing an export tax for wheat, which is currently at a zero level,
The government or the agriculture ministry are yet to reply on it.
There are market rumours that the ministry could offer subsidies to the flour millers.
Russian farmers sowed a record area of 19.2 million hectares with winter grains despite dry weather, Soviet Agency said, adding that sowings were in bad shape in many regions.
Other Russian data provided by Soviet Agency:
Product: Price at the end Change from week
of last week: earlier
- Domestic 3rd 15,975 rbls/t -75 rbls
class wheat, ($211)
European part of
Russia, excludes
delivery
- Sunflower seeds 37,775 rbls/t +2,625 rbls
- Domestic 83,000 rbls/t +4,325 rbls
sunflower oil
- export $1,100/t +$30S
sunflower oil
- export $1,125/t +$80
sunflower oil
- Soybeans 37,700 rbls/t +3,050 rbls
- white sugar, $524.5/t -$20
Russia's south
($1 = 75.7300 roubles)
