FREIGHT ANALYTICS

摘要

The Global CFI has been generally stable for the second consecutive week. The owners and brokers operating in the Black, Azov andMediterranean Seas are waiting for the new grain season. Spot freight rates have settled at bottom. Trade remains extremely sluggish inNorth Europe.The ISM Commodity Index for a coaster market has been almost unchanged this week. Export prices for wheat of the new crophave started sliding down amid healthy offer in Ukraine and good production forecasts in Russia. Quotes for Black Sea and Turkishsquare billets have stabilized despite weakening demand. Prices for imported coal keep sliding down in West Europe and Turkey due toextremely weak demand from local buyers. On the market of mineral fertilizers, urea quotes have jumped up after June 15, while pricesfor ammonium nitrate have decreased somewhat.