Rapeseed prices are edging higher, driven mainly by a sharp rise in crude oil and strength in the wider vegetable oil complex, while seed supply in Europe and the Black […]
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Soybean Complex Firms as Futures Curve Steepens and FOB Values Ease
CBOT soybeans and soyoil are trading modestly higher across the forward curve, while soymeal is slightly softer in nearby positions. Physical FOB soybean offers in key origins have eased in […]
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Palm Oil Futures Ease But Stay Firm as Biofuel Demand Offsets Supply Risks
Palm oil futures on the Malaysian derivatives exchange are consolidating just below recent highs, with only marginal daily losses across nearby contracts while the forward curve remains gently backwardated. Robust […]
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Sunflower Market: SAFEX Softens While Black Sea Cash Values Stay Firm
Sunflower markets are currently balanced between slightly softer futures on SAFEX and broadly steady, competitive Black Sea and EU cash prices, with crushers still incentivised to secure limited old-crop seed. […]
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Crude Oil Spikes on Hormuz Shock but Forward Curve Signals Cooling Prices
Crude oil futures jumped around 4% on 20 April, led by nearby WTI above EUR 82/bbl, as the Strait of Hormuz crisis tightened short-term supply, while the forward curve remains […]
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Rapeseed edges above €500/t as futures curve flattens and canola rallies
Rapeseed futures are holding just above €500/t on Euronext, with a remarkably flat forward curve into 2027–28 and fresh support from a rebound in ICE canola. Physical Black Sea and […]
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Soybeans under pressure as record Brazil crop weighs on prices
Record‑high Brazilian soybean exports and crush in 2025/26 are reinforcing a structurally bearish tone in the global soybean complex, keeping international and Indian prices under pressure. Without a clear demand […]
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Sunflower Market: India’s Shrinking Acreage Meets Stable Black Sea Prices
Indian sunflower remains a small and shrinking piece of the global oilseed puzzle, with summer sowings collapsing to just 39,000 ha while farmers shift decisively to peanuts and sesame. Black […]
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Czech Poppy Seeds: White Prices Jump While Blue Stay Range-Bound
Blue and white poppy seed prices in Czechia show a diverging pattern: blue poppy remains broadly stable with only a marginal uptick, while white poppy has posted a notable price […]
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Surging Fuel Costs Tighten Fresh Herb Margins as Basil Supply Stays Constrained in North America
Rising diesel and freight fuel costs are beginning to squeeze margins in the North American fresh herb trade just as demand accelerates into the Easter period and basil supplies remain […]
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