CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures posted their biggest-ever weekly achieve as values on Friday jumped by their each day restrict on deepening fears that Russia’s assault on Ukraine will trigger extended disruptions to exports from the Black Sea area.
Trading was risky amid uncertainty over how a lot international demand could shift to the United States and to what extent the battle will hamper crop plantings in Russia and Ukraine.
The most actively traded wheat futures Wv1 climbed 6.6%, or the expanded 75-cent restrict, to a 14-year excessive of $12.09 a bushel. The contract ended up 40.6% for the week.
With Ukrainian ports closed and operators reluctant to commerce Russian wheat within the face of Western monetary sanctions, patrons are looking for various suppliers.
Louis Dreyfus Co, one of many world’s largest agricultural commodity retailers, stated it had suspended operations in Russia. Read full story
Russia’s commerce and trade ministry, in the meantime, advisable the nation’s fertilizer producers briefly halt exports. Read full story
“Things look scarier than they did yesterday,” stated Jim Gerlach, president of commodities dealer A/C Trading in Indiana.
CBOT corn Cv1 rose to its highest value since September 2012 at $7.82-3/4 a bushel earlier than trimming positive aspects as merchants booked income, brokers stated. The most-active May contract CK2 settled 6-1/2 cents up at $7.54-1/4 and posted weekly positive aspects of 15%.
CBOT soybeans Sv1 completed down 7-1/4 cents at $16.60-1/2 a bushel and rose 5% over the week. Traders weighed the lack of sunflower oil exports from Ukraine and Russia in opposition to improved soybean crop situations in South America and profit-taking in oilseeds. Read full storyPOI/
Russia and Ukraine account for about 29% of worldwide wheat exports, 19% of corn exports and 80% of exports of sunflower oil, which competes with soyoil.
Euronext wheat raced to record highs as export demand for EU provides surged from importers looking for options to Black Sea grain, merchants stated. Read full storyRead full story
“The demand for wheat on the bodily market in (close by) supply is unprecedented,” consultancy Agritel stated. “Buyers face supply defaults for Black Sea origins.- Reuters
