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
Highlights Exportable surplus set to grow to 41 mil mt for 2022-23: IKAR Russia will struggle to export over 3 mil mt/month: traders Panamax owners most reluctant to load from Continue Reading
Spain receives 18,000-ton corn cargo trucked through Poland Ukraine has searched for alternate export routes amid the war Russia’s Death Toll May Surpass 40,000 Soldiers in June Ukrainian grain shippers Continue Reading
As 10-meter high mounds of sunflower meal smolder among the blackened ruins of one of Ukraine’s top agricultural terminals, farmers in this front-line region are scrambling to survive a harvest Continue Reading
Supplies of grain from Ukraine have taken a major hit due to Russia’s blockade of the country’s ports. The UN has accused Russia of weaponizing food, warning that its actions Continue Reading
Homes destroyed by Russian shelling in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, in early June. Fighting continued on Tuesday in the streets of Severodonetsk, the city in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine Continue Reading
Highlights India recently allowed 469,000 mt wheat exports Traders anxious after Turkey rejected Indian vessel Wheat-fertilizer swap deal with Egypt in focus India’s May exports fall 23% on month after Continue Reading
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday as European Council President Charles Michel addressed the 15-member body and accused Moscow of fueling Continue Reading
Russia has bombed, blockaded and plundered the grain production capacity of Ukraine, which accounts for one-tenth of global wheat exports, resulting in dire forecasts of increased hunger and of spiking food prices Continue Reading
Global food prices dipped 0.6% in May for the second consecutive month after reaching a record high in March, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report June Continue Reading
Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister, told the Financial Times that “all of our activity won’t cover even 20 per cent of what we could do through the Black Sea ports”. Continue Reading
With only weeks left before Ukraine’s wheat harvest begins in earnest, Poland is racing to speed up the flow of grain from its war-torn neighbor, scouring Europe for spare train Continue Reading
North Dakota farmer Dwight Grotberg wanted to plant more wheat this spring to capitalize on soaring prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cut grain exports and left the world short Continue Reading
It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for Continue Reading
Highlights Vessel expected to return to Kandla port by mid-June Indian traders concerned about vessels headed to Egypt, other nations Indian trade ministry may clear exports up to 1 mil Continue Reading
