So, in the CFA food rye rose 50 RUB./t, wheat of 5th class, by contrast, fell by 50 RUB./t the Cost of other crops remained at the same level.

In the southern regions the price of milling wheat of 3rd class down for 100 RUB/t, fodder barley – 25 RUB./t. the price of wheat of the 5th grade increased by 125 RUB/t.

In the Volga region growth of prices of food rye was 150 RUB./t, wheat of 5th class and the maize – 50 RUB/t.

In the Asian part of the country the price correction affected only the grain market of Siberia. So, wheat 5th class added to the cost of 75 RUB/t, fodder barley – 125 RUB./t. however, the price of food rye was down 100 rubles/T.

According to operational information on the progress of spring field work on April 10, spring grains and leguminous 1.6 million ha, which is 5.3% of the total area of spring sowing at 29.6 million hectares.

Fertilizing of winter crops carried out on an area of 9.8 million hectares or 55% (in 2018 to 4.9 million ha) of the planned target of 17.7 million ha.

According to FTS, export of grain in the current agricultural season as of April 11, 2019 amounted to 38.3 million tonnes, almost 7% lower than the same period last crop year 2017/2018, when it was exported abroad to 41.1 million tons of grain.
Including sold: wheat – 31.7 mln tonnes, barley – 4 mln tonnes, maize – 2.1 million tons.

Prices of staple crops

The situation on the world grain market

The quote of may futures for SRW wheat on the Chicago stock exchange on 11.04.2019 made up of 168.3 USD/t (04.04.2019 – 173,1 USD/t).

The price of us wheat (SRW FOB Gulf of Mexico) – 205 USD/t (down US $ 8), French wheat FranceGrade 1 (FOB Rouen) – $ 220/tonne (increase of 1 US dollar), French barley (FOB Rouen) – 202 US dollars/MT (up $ 1), American corn (FOB Gulf of Mexico) is 168 U.S. dollars/ton (a decrease of $ 2).