Purchase prices for barley in Ukraine continue to rise following prices at importers' tenders

UAH/t and are already 800-1000 UAH/t higher than prices for feed wheat and corn, so farmers should take advantage of the current offers from traders. In the first 28 days of November, Ukraine exported only 75 thousand tons of barley (compared to 157 thousand tons for the same period last year), and in total since the beginning of the season – 1.167 million tons, which is 59% lower than the corresponding figure last year (1.86 million tons). Prices for barley delivered to buyers at international tenders increased by $4-5/t during the month to $267-269/t C&F, but further growth is not expected, as Australia will enter the market in December with a large supply of a larger-than-expected crop. According to Reuters, on November 27, the Tunisian Grain Agency (ODC) held a tender to purchase 125,000 tons of feed barley of any origin, where it purchased 75,000 tons at an average price of 269.14 on a C&F basis, which is $4.64/ton higher than the tender price on November 7, when 75,000 tons ...