Ukraine: Last week Ukrainian barley prices started rising, due to Tunis as well as Middle East countries¡¯ having recently made big barley purchases and domestic market¡¯s barley stocks getting depleted, Agro Perspectiva revealed on December 20. Last tenders indicate Ukrainian barley¡¯s export prices within US$132-137/t (FOB Black Sea ports) until Dec this year; that¡¯s why, growing tendency¡¯s continuation is to be expected on this market.

Within examined week, feed barley export prices were US$118-123/t (CPT port), with average price equaling to ¡Ö US$119/t. UAH prices have established within UAH680-710/t (CPT Black Sea ports). Maximal sale prices (offered, as usual, in Big Odessa¡¯s ports: Odessa, Yuzhniy, Ilyichivsk) were ¡Ö US$700-720/t. In Azov Sea ports (Mariupol, Berdiansk) feed barley prices remain low, due to traders¡¯ slack activity. Feed barley is bought UAH590-610/t (CPT), feed wheat - UAH570-590/t (CPT).

22 December, 2004