Volga Baikal AGRO NEWS Update on the Russian Grain Price Development !!!
Situation on the Russian Grain Market: February 21 – 25, 2022 (Week 8)
Domestic Grain Prices Development:
According to regional agribusiness management bodies, as of February 22, 2022, the average Russian prices for the 3-class wheat were 15 153 rubles/ton (-0.1% within a week), for the 4-class wheat – 14 543 rubles/ton (+0.3% within a week), for the 5-class wheat – 13 934 rubles/ton (-0.1% within a week), for feed barley – 13 719 rubles/ton (-0.3% within a week), for food rye – 11 991 rubles/ton (-1% within a week), for corn – 13 600 rubles/ton (-0.3% within a week).
Export Price and Volume Development:
According to operational data of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation (excluding data on mutual trade with the EAEU member States for January – February 2022), as of February 24, 2022: 27.5 million tons of grain crops were exported in the current 2021/2022 agricultural year, which is 28.7% less than in the same period of the last season (38.6 million tons). The volume of the wheat exports for the season amounted to 22.5 million tons (30% lower than the same period of the 2020/2021 season), barley – 2.9 million tons (-31.3%), corn – 1.7 million tons (-12.1 %).
As of February 24, 2022 FOB Novorossiysk prices:
For the Russian 4-class wheat (protein 12,5%) – 325 USD/ton (+10 USD/ton within 1 week), barley – 297 USD/ton (no change), corn – 290 USD/ton (+6 USD/ton within 1 week). Source: prices for wheat and barley are provided by the international Grain Council; corn prices – according to experts of the grain market.
Federal Intervention Fund:
As of February 25, 2022, the volume of the grain is 60.5 thousand tons for the amount of 620.2 million rubles.
During the sales of grain from the reserves of the Federal intervention Fund in 2020 – 2021, the total volume of exchange transactions as of February 25, 2022, amounted to 1 621,7 thousand tons in the amount of 19 358 million rubles, including the 3-class wheat – 810,5 thousand tons, the 4-class wheat – 690,8 thousand tons, wheat of the 5-class – 92,1 thousand tons, barley – 28,3 thousand tons.