The EU has imposed sanctions restricting work with the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Sanctions have also been imposed on a number of other large companies in Russia.
According to an analysis by Strategie Grains, the production and export of sunseed oil from Ukraine has been suspended for at least 1 month due to military operations in the country. It is very likely that the conflict will have a particularly strong impact on the oil segment.
According to the forecast of SovEcon, world grain prices could reach 400 USD/ton given the situation in Ukraine. This will happen if the current grain stocks of both countries do not reach the international markets.
According to Conab, as of 19.02.2022, the sowing campaign of the second corn crop in Brazil was carried out on 46% of the planned areas (+11% for the week and 20% a year earlier).
According to the forecast of Oil World, the world's soybean stocks will reach 83.2 million tons in 2021/22 (the lowest level for the last 6 years), which will be 16 million tons below the previous season.
According to market data, Indian importers have bought a record 100,000 tons of soyoil from the United States given the limited supply from South America and high palm oil prices.
According to Chinese analysts, China could reduce domestic consumption of soybeans by about 30 million tons by further reducing its consumption in feed.
