# Market update raw materials: little movement in grains • De Molenaar

> Grain and soybean prices in Europe were stable, while rapeseed meal and sunflower meal were scarce and expensive. The March Matif wheat contract hovered near €190 per tonne for two months, with logistics pressure rising from weather and low water. Fears of a new US tariff war were growing, though markets appeared largely unaffected.

- Date: 2026-01-22 · published 2026-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12812-market-update-raw-materials-little-movement-in-grains-de-molenaar
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tight rapeseed and sunflower meal supplies are pushing buyers toward soybean meal, supporting its demand. Brazil's expected bumper soybean crop is a bearish counterweight.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SUNMEAL | 2026-01-26 | 1 | +4.2% | 2.7 | European sunflower meal described as scarce and expensive shows tight regional supply that is consistent with a price jump. |

## Sources

- demolenaar.nl: https://www.demolenaar.nl/en/raw-materials/Market-update-on-raw-materials%3A-little-movement-in-grains/60329/

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