Fertilizer prices are falling as farmers balking at the high costs of nutrients hold off on purchases, driving down demand and causing gluts that are upending the market for crop Continue Reading
Food importers from Africa to Asia are scrambling for dollars to pay their bills as a surge in the US currency drives prices even higher for countries already facing a Continue Reading
Grain on board the Osprey S anchored in the Marmara Sea, Turkey, following the safe-corridor deal. The Osprey S left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk on August 16 carrying 11,500 Continue Reading
Moscow is prepared to reject the renewal of an agreement on grain exports from Black Sea ports unless its demands are addressed, Russia’s UN ambassador in Geneva has told Reuters. Continue Reading
Food prices declined to the lowest since January. Megan Durisin Albery reports. Global food prices fell for a sixth month, potentially offering relief to consumers battered by across-the-board inflation. Agricultural Continue Reading
A barge travels along the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2021. Photographer: Houston Cofield/Bloomberg The Mississippi River is a vital US waterway that ferries key commodities between the heart Continue Reading
Highlights US corn less competitive amid logistical issues on the Mississippi River Total commitments for 2022-23 dropped 50% on the year, 42% below the five-year average CIF New Orleans corn Continue Reading
When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats said the vessel was carrying grain stolen by Russia and urged Lebanese officials to impound the ship. Continue Reading
Ditching oilseed crops for peas, preparing to cut herds and splashing out on tractor gadgets. That’s what European farmers are doing to try to cope with a worsening fertilizer crisis. Continue Reading
Sharp rises in food and fertilizer prices caused by the war in Ukraine are creating the worst global food crisis since at least 2008, putting the lives and livelihood of Continue Reading
High prices, tight supply, poor China demand hit exports Brazil may deliver record corn crop in MY 2022-23 Dryness seen delaying early planting in Argentina this year Global corn supplies Continue Reading
A flooded house following Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg Hurricane Ian will continue to wreak damage on Florida’s crops even as it moves to other Continue Reading
Trying to stay afloat during years of drought conditions , New Mexico farmer Nathan Jurva has rented out RV hookups on his land, sold some of his water to oil-and-gas Continue Reading
High prices, tight supply, poor China demand hit exports Brazil may deliver record corn crop in MY 2022-23 Dryness seen delaying early planting in Argentina this year Global corn supplies Continue Reading
In recent years, rice has emerged as an agricultural commodity with a reputation for relatively stable prices, when prices of most other agricultural products have been anything but. The main Continue Reading
Hurricane Ian is poised to strike at the nation’s production of phosphate fertilizer, threatening supply as the cost of growing food in the US rises by the most ever. Florida Continue Reading
A combine harvester is used to harvest wheat at a farm in Orel, Russia. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Russia’s wheat harvest could reach a historic 100 million tons, according to consultant Continue Reading
Any long-term solution to the projected decline in phosphate supply must involve improving phosphorus use efficiency in crop plants. In times of rising food prices and global food insecurity it Continue Reading
Highlights USDA sees 2022-23 US corn production at 13.9 bil bu, down 415 mil bu Sees US corn yield estimate at 172.5 bu/acre, down 2.9 bu/acre Sees US corn harvested Continue Reading
European farm and food groups said soaring energy prices could lead to shortages of fruit and vegetables, as high utility bills force more companies to curb production. “Refrigeration and cooling Continue Reading
Key wheat producing regions in Australia to see favorable weather France, Germany to receive rains in next few days Brazil, Argentina also set to witness rains Late sporadic rains in Continue Reading
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he wanted to discuss reopening a U.N.-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea after accusing Kyiv and the Continue Reading
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he wanted to discuss reopening a U.N.-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea after accusing Kyiv and the Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized grain exports from Ukraine under a UN-brokered deal, claiming that they are failing to reach poorer countries as intended, and he warned that the Continue Reading
Wheat harvests in the northern hemisphere are helping ease supply constraints. Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg Global food prices fell for a fifth month after demand for some products weakened and there Continue Reading
Polish Grupa Azoty, a large fertilizer producer, has stopped the production of some key fertilizers, including nitrogen fertilizers and caprolactam, because of soaring energy costs, becoming the latest casualty of Continue Reading
The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in the coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,000 metric tonnes of wheat in the Ukrainian Continue Reading
A second convoy of four vessels sailed from Ukraine’s deep sea ports Aug. 7, following the first convoy on Aug. 5, showing the feasibility of the “humanitarian maritime corridor” for Continue Reading
Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday and traveled mined waters toward inspection of their delayed cargo, a sign that an international deal to Continue Reading
Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but many challenges remain before the millions of tons of food Continue Reading
The EU is weighing accelerating the development of manure-based fertilizers to limit reliance on Russian-made alternatives and the gas needed for domestic production. The Spanish and Dutch governments are “opening Continue Reading
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Close.” Ukraine laid out plans to cautiously ramp up grain exports as the first shipment since Russia’s invasion was hailed Continue Reading
The price of wheat has tumbled from its peak after Russia invaded Ukraine, but experts say one of the world’s most widely consumed foods remains in short supply and warn Continue Reading
he US is poised to deliver a bumper spring wheat crop in the upcoming weeks, which if realized could help relieve global shortfalls caused by turmoil in the Black Sea. Continue Reading
A small army of combine harvesters rolled across an endless farm field on a recent afternoon in western Ukraine, kicking dust clouds into the blue sky as the machines gathered Continue Reading
Wheat jumped after Russia’s weekend attack on the seaport of Odesa raised concerns about its deal to release millions of tons of Ukrainian grain needed to boost global food supplies. Continue Reading
Millions of tons of grain held hostage by war in the ports of Ukraine appear to be inching closer to a world that desperately needs food. Three days after striking Continue Reading
Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will sign a deal on Friday to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office said on Thursday. Russia Continue Reading
Wheat futures wiped out their gains for the year in Chicago, as prospects for weaker demand offset supply worries that were exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Crop markets have Continue Reading
Ukraine, Russia agree to grain coordination centre Says deal sees joint controls for checking grain in ports Turkey would ensure safety of Black Sea export routes More work needed to Continue Reading
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are scheduled to meet Wednesday in Istanbul , in the increasingly desperate effort to release huge amounts of grain from Ukraine’s ports and ship it to Continue Reading
France’s soft-wheat output will drop about 7% to 32.9 million tons this year. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg Heat, drought and storms have shrunk the wheat harvest in France, the European Union’s Continue Reading
The young victims of an intensifying global food crisis are being buried in unmarked graves. In crowded malnutrition wards, families are waiting for one ailing child to be discharged before Continue Reading
Russia’s agriculture ministry on July 8 set the variable export tax on wheat at Rb5,558.9/mt ($87.88/mt) for the July 13-19 period, as the country’s grains traders welcomed a significant reduction Continue Reading
Corn is again the top US crop after soaring grain prices motivated farmers to shrug off weather woes and high fertilizer costs to plant more than expected while cutting back Continue Reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up food prices around the world, but the situation is less grim in Asia. Thank rice. Following successive bumper crops, rice has emerged as Continue Reading
– U.S. farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers, hunted for substitutes to popular fungicides and changed planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals that threaten to trim Continue Reading
Agricultural commodities fell as traders weighed an improved outlook for global food supplies, with signs pointing to burgeoning palm oil exports from Indonesia and a large Russian wheat crop this Continue Reading
A Food Complex and Market in Singapore. Asia’s red-hot food prices will likely heat up further in the coming months, with Singapore, South Korea and the Philippines set to see Continue Reading
Tracking the Fertilizer Supply Squeeze The fertilizer shortage that threw the agricultural sector into disarray and pushed food costs higher globally may be fading. Crops across the world are dependent Continue Reading
