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Russian wheat up slightly with global benchmarks

27 декабря 2021 года

MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russian wheat prices rose slightly last week after three weeks of declines, tracking higher prices in Chicago and Paris , the IKAR agriculture consultancy said on Monday.

Russian wheat with 12.5% protein content loading from Black Sea ports for supply in January was quoted at $330 a tonne free on board (FOB) at the end of last week, up $1 from the previous week, IKAR said.

Sovecon, another consultancy, pegged barley down by $2 at $297 a tonne.

Russian wheat exports are down by 37.7% since the start of the 2021/22 marketing season on July 1, owing to a smaller crop and an export tax that will rise to $94.90 per tonne this week.

Russian domestic wheat prices fell last week amid muted demand from exporters and domestic millers, Sovecon said, adding that the livestock sector remains the market's main buyer but continues to lower its bids.

"Approaching the long New Year holiday has not led to a substantial increase in demand. Buyers are still relaxed and not rushing to buy as any upside in the rouble prices is limited by strict export taxes," Sovecon added.

Russia's New Year holiday is from Dec. 31 to Jan. 9.

Risks for next year's crop from cold weather expected in Russia's central and Volga regions this week is considered low because of good snow cover, Sovecon said.

Other Russian data provided by Sovecon and IKAR:

Product:	Price at the end of last week:	Change from week earlier
- Domestic 3rd class wheat, European part of Russia, excludes delivery (Sovecon)	14,975 roubles/t	-100 rbls
- Sunflower seeds (Sovecon)	35,100 rbls/t	-750 rbls
- Domestic sunflower oil (Sovecon)	85,350 rbls/t	-325 rbls
- export sunflower oil (Sovecon)	$1,300/t	+$5
- export sunflower oil (*IKAR*)	$1,310/t	-$5
- soybeans (Sovecon)	43,300 rbls/t	unchanged
- white sugar, Russia's south (*IKAR*)	$654.3/t	+$8.7