The 2025 season was particularly challenging due to the high moisture content of the corn.

Elevator operators have called this season very difficult due to the moisture content in the corn. At the beginning of the harvest, farmers had to thresh corn with a moisture content of 40%. During the Agro Expedition, with the participation of partners Crédit Agricole Bank, Sojam, and KMZ Industries, farmers reported that the incoming moisture content of corn, which usually has a base level of 14%, reached 36–38%, and the initial figures recorded by the elevators went up to 40%, writes Elevatorist.com. Why wasn't a better condition expected? Due to export obligations. "Those who took advance payments under forward contracts have a big problem because when the rains came, it was impossible to fulfill them. They chose a day or two between rains to take the corn from the fields, and it was at 40% moisture. The forward contract is very difficult, and the ship will not wait," said Tetyana Marchuk, acting director of the "Golobi" elevator, working in Volyn. In general, as of October ...