In the latest short episode of Fast Forward, Fastmarkets grain market reporter Masha Belikova explores the key forces shaping wheat pricing across the Black Sea region and why prices have remained unexpectedly firm despite strong crop expectations.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch soybean CFR China (Pacific Northwest) premium and outright price assessments on Friday July 24.

Fastmarkets has corrected its assessments for soybean CFR China (Brazil) $/mt, soybean CFR China (US Gulf) $/mt and soybean CFR China (US Gulf) Premium c$/bu, as well as the rationale for soybean CFR China (US Gulf) Premium c$/bu, which were published incorrectly on June 22, 2026 due to a technical error. The derived price soybean CFR China $/mt has been corrected as well.

The US Department of Energy’s release of an updated model under the revised 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit framework for Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies (45ZCF-GREET) on Friday June 12 provides additional clarity on how feedstock economics could evolve, improving the outlook for soybean oil and canola while largely preserving the competitiveness of waste-based feedstocks such as used cooking oil (UCO), tallow and distillers corn oil (DCO).

Global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demand is expected to increase more than sixfold by the end of the decade, reaching 12.8 million tonnes in 2030 from around 2.1 million tonnes in 2025, according to SkyNRG's 2026 SAF market outlook, developed in partnership with consultancy ICF.

China's used cooking oil (UCO) exports totaled 310,254 tonnes in May, up by 61.4% from 192,204 tonnes a year earlier, according to data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs (GACC). Volumes were also up by 9.4% from the 283,592 tonnes in April.

European hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) markets have spent much of May and June 2026 navigating a structural tension that weekly price movements alone do not fully capture. 

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments for certain spot vegetable oil and meal prices on Thursday June 18 was delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets will change the publication timing for its Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia animal proteins price assessments to Thursday 4pm Singapore time from Thursday 12 noon US Central time, effective July 23, 2026.

Fastmarkets will change the publication timing for its Australia and New Zealand fats and oils price assessments to Thursday 4pm Singapore time from Thursday 12 noon US Central time, effective July 23, 2026.