• Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect the following changes: AG-SYB-0037 Soymeal CIF US Gulf Barge Hipro $/mtIncorrect prices:M1: $331.75 per tonneM2 $334.25 per tonneM3 $334.25 per tonneCorrected to:M1: $329.50 per tonneM2: $332.50 per tonneM3: $332.50 per tonne AG-SYB-0039 Soymeal FOB US Gulf Hipro $/mtIncorrect prices:M1: $334 per tonneM2 $337.75 per tonneM3 $337.75 per tonneCorrected to:M1: $331.75 per […]
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    • This is because of the Good Friday holiday in the US and the consequent closure for the day of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Normal service will resume on Monday April 21. The affected prices are in the Fastmarkets Ags; Ags Grains; Industrial Ags; Oils, Fats, and Biofuels; and Animal Proteins pricing packages. For more information, […]
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected its November-loading (M7) price assessments for AG-SYB-0013 Soybean FOB Brazil Paranagua Paper Premium c$/bu and AG-SYB-0012 Soybean FOB Brazil Paranagua Paper $/mt, which were published incorrectly on April 3.
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    • Most Ukraine-based trade sources estimate the country’s crop output for the 2025/26 marketing year to be up from the previous year, with a significant increase expected for corn, while barley and wheat crops are forecast to be largely unchanged from 2024/25, Fastmarkets heard.
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    • Fastmarkets’ agriculture publishing schedule has been updated accordingly. You can find the publishing schedule here: https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/price-schedules/. For more information or to provide feedback on the publishing schedule update, please contact Eduardo Tinti by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Eduardo Tinti, RE: South America publishing schedule, 2025.” Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets […]
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    • Ukraine's grain export volumes rose to 669,000 tonnes during the week to Sunday April 13, a 60% increase compared with the previous week, according to data released by the State Customs Service on Monday
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    • This consultation, which is open until May 10, 2025, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency. You can find […]
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    • “Biodiesel margins [in the US] are in the gutter,” a biodiesel producer told Fastmarkets on Monday April 14. Gross margins on Friday April 11 were firmly negative for biodiesel production and negative to breakeven for renewable diesel production, sources said.
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    • The prices include historical data starting from February 2003 for export to Thailand and Vietnam. The two prices are:AG-MBM-0022 Meat and bone meal, bovine, export, cfr Thailand $/tonneLocation: CFR, Export to ThailandTiming: Shipment the next calendar monthUnit: USD per tonnePublication: Weekly, Thursday 1pm eastern timeNotes: Meat and bone meal pro 50% AG-MBM-0023 Meat and bone meal, bovine, […]
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    • On Tuesday, April 8, the USDA confirmed a sale of 240,000 tonnes of US corn into Spain for delivery in the 2024-25 marketing year. This left market participants puzzled as they did not expect this sort of trade, given the looming tariff on US corn exported into the EU that will be implemented from next […]
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