Agricultural cooperative PUSK has reported low yields of ultra-early soybeans in certain areas, with indicators as low as 1.5-1.8 tons per hectare, leading to a very illiquid soybean market. Factories are becoming more active, purchasing soybeans at prices reaching UAH 18,000/t in some regions, as they anticipate that producers will not sell at low prices and will wait for prices of UAH 20,000/t or higher. Factories are also trying to collect soybean batches at prices of 17.5-18,000 UAH/t to serve as an insurance stock for the start of the new season.