Fastmarkets has decided to discontinue its Europe Northwest rapemeal, Ukraine Danube sunoil, corn handy and corn handy premium price assessments.

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Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment date for AG-SYB-0083 Soyoil fob Alto Araguaia, no tax, Real/tonne, AG-SYB-0084 Soyoil fob Ponta Grossa, no tax, Real/tonne and AG-SYB-0085 Soyoil cif São Paulo, with tax, Real/tonne on May 26. The prices had incorrectly been published for May 27.

The following prices were affected:  May 1 SoybeanAG-SYB-0019 Soybean CIF US Gulf Barge Premium c$/bu was published incorrectly on May 1 as: Jun: 84.0 cents per bushelJul: 87.5 cents per buAug: 84.5 cents per buSep: 76.5 cents per buOct: 81.5 cents per buNov: 89.5 cents per bu It has been corrected to: Jun: 84 cents per buJul: 87 cents per buAug: 85 […]

Indonesia has set up a state-linked entity to oversee exports of key commodities such as palm oil and coal, President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday May 20.

Grain flows into the Persian Gulf have been displaced but not discontinued by the war between Iran and the US which has closed the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) and Brazilian customs, seen by Fastmarkets on Tuesday May 19.

Egypt’s structural reliance on wheat imports remains intact, despite stronger domestic procurement efforts.

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Fastmarkets will discontinue three of its US-assessed palm and lauric oil prices following an open consultation.

Military risks continue to increase pressure on Ukraine’s vegetable oil sector in the 2025/26 season, with the most significant losses concentrated in export infrastructure and logistics, while the effect on overall sunflower oil production remains limited due to substantial excess processing capacity, market participants and local analysts at APK-Inform said.