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Russian wheat export prices down with global benchmarks

16 февраля 2021 года

MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Russian wheat export prices fell for the fourth consecutive week last week amid a decline in prices in Chicago and Paris and rising supply in the domestic market, analysts said on Monday.

Moscow's wheat export tax and a grain export quota, launched on Monday as part of efforts to reduce food inflation amid the coronavirus pandemic, have already been priced in, they said.

Russian wheat with 12.5% protein loading from Black Sea ports for supply in March was at $277.5 a tonne free on board (FOB) at the end of last week, down $8.5 from the previous week, the IKAR agriculture consultancy said.

Sovecon, another Moscow consultancy, said wheat prices fell by $4 to $281, while barley was unchanged at $248.

"Russian exporters are trying to regain their competitive edge. Supply from farmers is growing in the domestic market," Sovecon said in a note. Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of wheat.

Risks for Russia's 2021 winter wheat crop will rise if current warm weather, which forms an icy crust as snow melts in fields, persists for another week or two in several southern regions, Sovecon said.

A cold front that is expected to move further south this week also poses a risk for regions where plants are weak and already vegetating, it added.

Other Russian data provided by Sovecon and IKAR:

 Product:            Price at the end       Change from week
                        of last week:                earlier
 - Domestic 3rd      14,525 roubles/t              -700 rbls
 class wheat,                ($198.5)  
 European part of                      
 Russia, excludes                      
 delivery                              
 (Sovecon)                             
 - Sunflower seeds      45,275 rbls/t            +2,550 rbls
 (Sovecon)                             
 - Domestic             99,500 rbls/t            +4,000 rbls
 sunflower oil                         
 (Sovecon)                             
 - export                    $1,280/t                   +$10
 sunflower oil                         
 (Sovecon)                             
 - export                    $1,289/t                   +$26
 sunflower oil                         
 (IKAR)                                
 - Soybeans             42,800 rbls/t              +800 rbls
 (Sovecon)                             
 ($1 = 73.1780 roubles)

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