Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic sunseeds market remained relatively stable/low active due to recent Mar 8 holidays.
As of this week, EXW basis sunseeds purchase prices were UAH4,400–4,600 per MT (for middlemen) and UAH4,600–4,800 per MT (for agricultural producers).
Within this week CPT basis sunseeds purchase prices fluctuated within UAH4,700–4,950 per MT (for agricultural producers) and UAH4,500–4,600 per MT (for middlemen), depending on sunseeds quality/shipment region.
Within this week Ukrainian sunseeds export prices ranged within US$630–655 per MT (FOB Black Sea ports, depending on sunseeds quality).
Sunoil, sun.pell
Within reporting week Ukrainian crude sunoil export market followed global market tendencies and therefore remained relatively stable. Still on Wed Ukrainian crude sunoil export prices ranged within US$1,330 per MT (demand)/US$1,350 per MT (offer); however, on Thu export prices have already slightly slackened as Moody’s agency downgraded Spain credit rating and negatively estimated Spain credit prospects (after Chicago Exchange quotations had fallen due to EUR exchange rate decline).
As of this week, Ukrainian crude sunoil export demand prices ranged within US$1,315–1,320 per MT (Mar-Apr 2011 shipments, FOB Black Sea ports); export offer prices were US$1,330–1,340 per MT (Mar-Apr 2011 shipments, FOB Black Sea ports).
Within this week Ukrainian domestic crude sunoil market remained, upon whole, relatively stable due to recent Mar 8 holidays; prices were tending towards slight growth. As of this week, producers declared UAH11,850–11,300 per MT (EXW) crude sunoil domestic sale prices.
Within reporting week Ukrainian sun.pell export market prices remained stable. Thus, this week DAF Belarus basis prices ranged within US$250–255 per MT due to previous week sun.pell tender (DAF Poland basis prices were US$250–260 per MT). As of this week, FOB basis sun.pell prices fluctuated within US$230–245 per MT (next few shipments).
Within this week domestic market sun.pell prices ranged within UAH2,100–2,300 per MT; sunseeds meal prices have slightly risen against previous week, — up to UAH1,900–2,100 per MT (depending on quality/shipment region).
Export prices of Ukrainian sunflower complex articles
Delivery basis
09.03.2011
Changes within
week, %
09.03.2011
Crude sunoil in bulk (US$ per MT)
Offer
Demand
Average
Offer
Demand
Average
EXW*, UAH per MT
11,300
10,850
11,075
+1
11,200
10,800
11,000
FOB Black Sea ports
1,340
1,315
1,328
-1
1,345
1,315
1,330
*Domestic warehouses prices
Export prices of Ukrainian sunflower complex articles
There was no offer on rape seeds market within this week.
As of this week, rape prices fluctuated within UAH4,900–5,100 per MT (CPT), depending on quality/shipment region.
Soybeans
Within this week Ukrainian soybeans market prices remained stable.
This week domestic market high-protein content soybeans prices ranged within UAH4,000–4,100 per MT, EXW (low-protein — UAH3,850–3,950 per MT, EXW).
As of this week, domestic market CPT basis soybeans prices fluctuated within UAH4,100–4,200 per MT.
Within reporting week low-protein content soy.pell prices ranged within UAH4,500–4,600 per MT, EXW (high-protein — UAH5,100–5,200 per MT, EXW).
As of this week, soybeans meal prices fluctuated within UAH3,900–4,400 per MT.
