Price pressures expected to persist until Southern Hemisphere harvest
2Sep 23 · 3d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 2
Competition for cargoes is poised to intensify until the end of the year, when the Southern Hemisphere harvest kicks in. Most global importers have been holding off making alternative purchases, hoping for a Russia-Ukraine grain agreement, but local supplies are running thin.
japantimes.co.jp
“The Black Sea is an important region for shipping grains, and if buyers are not able to get grain out of this region, they have to look elsewhere for supplies, which is going to drive prices up further.”
Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank
Global wheat buyers holding out to replenish dwindling stocks face painfully higher costs when they return to the market in the coming weeks, with world prices soaring as the Russia-Ukraine war shows no signs of abating. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 /09/23/markets/wheat-price-russia-ukraine-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon…