In their October report, USDA analysts estimated sunseed oil production in Russia for the 2023/24 season at 6.774 million tons (+166,000 tons compared to October and +434,000 tons compared to 2022/23). Exports are expected to reach 4.2 million tons, and the sunseed production is projected to be 17.5 million tons.

Due to a lack of financing in the 2024/25 season, winter crop areas in Ukraine will decrease by 20% compared to 2023/24.

In 2023, Germany's barley production was 1.498 million tons (1.933 million tons the year before), but only 0.784 million tons meet brewing quality standards (a decrease of 38.9% from the previous year). This is the lowest production in many years.

As of October 15, 2023, 62% of soybean areas have been harvested in the United States (+19% for the week, 60% more than the previous year, and 52% on average for the last five years). Corn has been harvested on 45% of the areas (43% more than the previous year and 42% on average for the last five years). Winter wheat has been sown on 68% of the planned acreage (67% and 68%).

According to AgRural data as of October 12, 2023, 17% of the planned soybean areas have been sown in Brazil (+7% for the week and 24% more than the previous year). The first corn crop for the 2023/24 season has been sown on 41% of the planned areas (46% more than the previous year).

Due to drought, water levels in the Amazon River near the Manaus port are at the lowest point in recorded history since 1902.

By the end of the year, Indonesia's state agency Bulig will purchase 500,000 tons of feed corn from Latin America. The initial plan was to buy 1.34 million tons of corn by the end of the year.

According to AmSpec Agri Malaysia's assessment, palm oil exports from Malaysia increased by 5.6% from September to 606,900 tons during the period from October 1 to October 15. Intertek Testing Services estimated exports at 623,200 tons during the same period (+7.3%).