CropsUkraine's biggest grain exporter shipped 574,000 tons in the July to September quarter, its edible oil sales fell 48% and it now expects a corn yield of 8.1 tons per hectare, down 13%.
AgribusinessWith Russian strikes since August cutting Ukraine's grain export capacity to 38 percent of normal, President Zelenskyy says the three countries have proposed food shipments under their flags, but Russia has refused.
CropsHungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar says Zelenskiy asked Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary to allow transit of Ukrainian grain, and that Hungary would not object if cargoes only pass through.
Exporters expect production to drop about 10 million tonnes, or 6.5%, from last year's record 154 million as monsoon rain runs 15% short, up to 42% in some rice states, and summer-sown area falls 4% to 42.68 million hectares; state reserves of 59.6 million tonnes, nearly six times the October targ
In the week to 10 September China took about 12.1 million bushels, nearly half the soybean total; corn inspections eased to 60.1 million bushels led by Mexico, South Korea and Japan, and wheat improved to 16.8 million but stayed well below last year's 27.9 million.
