Ukraine’s sunflower complex is moving from shortage to gradual recovery: seed output is forecast to rise in 2026/27, but crush demand and low stocks keep domestic prices firm and support […]
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Iran’s Ten-Point Hormuz Control Demand Keeps Global Agri-Food Trade in Limbo
Iran’s insistence on retaining control over the Strait of Hormuz and securing sweeping sanctions relief under its formal ten-point proposal signals that the effective closure of the waterway is unlikely […]
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Middle East Shock Slashes Australia’s Canola Outlook and Tightens EU Supply
Australia’s 2026/27 canola crop is forecast at 6.2 million tonnes, down 19% year-on-year, driven primarily by Middle East conflict disruptions to diesel and nitrogen fertiliser supplies. Exports are projected to […]
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Uruguayan Soybeans Rebound After Drought but Margins Stay Under Pressure
Uruguayan soybeans are poised for a sharp production rebound in MY2026/27, but low international prices and high costs mean farm margins remain fragile despite stronger volumes. Uruguay is emerging from […]
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Middle East Escalation and Hormuz Closure Tighten Global Food and Sunflower Trade Routes
Escalating conflict in the Middle East, including Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and renewed Israeli-Hezbollah hostilities, is tightening key maritime corridors for energy and food shipments. For […]
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Sunflower Market Tightens as Argentina’s Bumper Crop Meets Strong Global Oil Demand
Sunflowerseed and sunflower oil markets are firming as strong global demand collides with only a partial recovery in supplies, despite Argentina’s near-record 2025/26 crop. After last season’s five-year low, global […]
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China Soybean Market: High-Price Stalemate Amid Import Wave and Weak Demand
China’s soybean market is oscillating at elevated levels, with structural divergence between pressured mainstream beans and resilient high‑protein supplies. Heavy Q2 import arrivals and seasonal demand weakness cap the upside, […]
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Iran War, Strait of Hormuz Controls and Red Sea Risks Add New Layer of Tension to Sunflower Trade Into China
Escalating conflict in the Middle East, tighter Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and renewed security concerns around the Red Sea/Suez corridor are adding fresh costs and delays to […]
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Middle East Conflict and Hormuz Closure Tighten Logistics, Pressure China’s Pumpkin Seed Export Chain
Escalating conflict in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz are driving up fuel, freight and fertiliser costs worldwide, tightening margins for Chinese agricultural exporters. […]
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Sunflower oil strength lifts Ukrainian seed prices as biofuel demand supports crush
Sunflower oil prices around FOB EU levels of roughly €1,360/t are underpinning Ukraine’s processing margins, pushing domestic CPT sunflower seed prices higher in tandem. Added support from firm energy markets […]
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