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
