Balgarianovinite.com At the Sofia Commodity Exchange (SCE), grain trading saw a gap between seller and buyer expectations for milling wheat and demand-only interest for feed wheat, while staple food prices remained stable with active trading in canned goods, and propane-butane transactions were concluded over the past week, according to an analysis by SCE experts.
On the Sofia Commodity Exchange, new offers emerged in grain trading during the week. Sellers quoted milling wheat at EUR 190 per tonne, while buyers were at EUR 175 per tonne. For feed wheat, only demand was registered, with prices ranging from EUR 165 to EUR 180 per tonne.
Prices of staple food products remained stable, with opening price levels unchanged. Increased supply of canned goods led to numerous transactions, including strawberry jam at EUR 0.72 per kilogram, rosehip marmalade at EUR 0.75 per kilogram, sweet corn at EUR 0.50 per kilogram, pickled cucumbers at EUR 0.46 per kilogram, and diced peeled tomatoes at EUR 0.52 per kilogram.
In the industrial goods segment on the Sofia Commodity Exchange, transactions were recorded for propane-butane gas at prices between EUR 720 and EUR 740 per 1,000 litres.
Diverging price movements were observed in global grain markets over the past week, according to the analysis by the SCE experts. Wheat proved more resilient than corn, while sugar prices declined due to harvest dynamics and developments in the ethanol market. The main drivers behind these trends include geopolitics, weather conditions, supply expectations, and policy-related trade flows, the exchange noted.
Wheat was the strongest performer within the grain complex this week, supported by short covering, weather uncertainty, and tightening supply sentiment in certain regions, according to SCE experts. Futures for milling wheat with next-month delivery on the Chicago exchange were traded in the range of USD 213–219 per tonne, while on Euronext they stood at USD 228–230 per tonne.
Corn prices remained weaker, as the market continued to factor in ample inventories, slow export pace, and close monitoring of the planting season in the United States and South America. Overall, grains remain in a phase of “strong supply but weather-sensitive,” meaning that any upward price movements are still approached with caution, the analysts added. Corn futures for next-month delivery in Chicago were traded between USD 173–176 per tonne, while on Euronext they ranged from USD 239–241 per tonne.
Sugar prices came under pressure due to expectations of a strong sugarcane harvest in Brazil’s Centre-South region and a higher sugar mix, pointing to comfortable supply later in the season. At the same time, rising energy prices are prompting some mills to shift toward ethanol production, which could reduce sugar output in the short term and provide intermittent support to the sugar market. Raw sugar futures in New York were traded at around USD 297–306 per tonne, while refined sugar futures in London stood at approximately USD 411–424 per tonne, the Sofia Commodity Exchange analysis said. Sofia Commodity Exchange Sees Stable Food Prices and Mixed Signals in Grain Trading 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-18 06:22:17 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law