Chinese corn import activity continued to be sluggish in June, dropping to 156,445 tonnes, down by 32,000 tonnes, 17%, from 188,542 tonnes in May, according to the latest data from the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC).

Turkey has become the leading buyer of Ukrainian corn during the 2024/2025 marketing year by making use of import quotas, which have been a key factor supporting prices in recent months.

US and European wheat futures rose on Thursday May 29 amid technical buying while market participants shrugged off projections of robust crops in Russia, India and the EU.

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

European imports of pipeline natural gas from Russia via Ukraine have ended, putting the region’s metals smelters and refineries on alert for potential hikes in operational costs.

Black Sea sunflower oil prices have dropped by at least 7% over the past month due to increased soybean oil availability, weak demand, competitive Russian pricing, and deferred EU regulations

Chinese buyers are showing strong demand for barley and corn, with significant purchases from France, Australia, and Ukraine

In contrast to the apparent widespread belief that war would lead to a surge in scrap collections in Ukraine, volumes actually fell in 2022 and are likely to fall again in 2023, according to the head of Ukranian commodities think-tank, GMK Center

The attack by the Russian army on a hydroelectric power plant in Nova Kakhovka in southern Ukraine on Tuesday June 6 has affected steelmaking operations at Kryvyi Rih, where ArcelorMittal’s Ukrainian steel mill and Metinvest’s mining and processing plants (GOKs) are located, sources have told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets has ended a temporary pricing suspension on US pig iron basic grade, Ukraine/Russia, fob New Orleans, effective Monday May 23, following confirmation of recent sales.