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
European leaders have stepped up diplomatic efforts to loosen Russia’s hold on Ukraine’s grain supplies as Kyiv’s prospects in the eastern Donbas region worsen and the risk of a global Continue Reading
Tracking the Fertilizer Supply Squeeze Fertilizer prices that had hit records are now plunging as buyers reel from sticker shock, but that doesn’t mean the market squeeze is over. The Continue Reading
A growing world food crisis is precipitating protectionist moves by countries which are likely to compound the problem and could lead to a wider trade war, business leaders and policymakers Continue Reading
After making it through the spring planting season, sometimes with the help of bulletproof vests and helmets, Ukraine’s farmers are facing another challenge – finding enough diesel for the harvest Continue Reading
A solution to food problem requires vast approach – Moscow This includes lifting of some sanctions from Russia – Moscow Moscow is in touch with the UN on the issue Continue Reading
Newly declassified U.S. intelligence shows that a Russian naval blockade has halted maritime trade at Ukrainian ports, in what world leaders call a deliberate attack on the global food supply Continue Reading
India is set to restrict sugar exports as a precautionary measure to safeguard its own food supplies, another act of protectionism after banning wheat sales just over a week ago. Continue Reading
Egypt’s finance minister has warned that “millions” could die because of the food price crisis triggered by the Ukraine war, echoing warnings made by the UN and G7 countries as Continue Reading
A sign encouraging people not to waste food at a restaurant in Handan, China, in 2020.Source: AFP/Getty Images China has been long obsessed with finding ways to ensure there is Continue Reading
Farmers in parts of Canada’s Prairies are struggling to get crops in the ground as heavy rains continue to wallop the eastern region in the latest threat to global grain Continue Reading
India’s move to restrict wheat exports is set to reverberate through global agricultural markets, exposing just how tight global supplies are after the war in Ukraine and threatening to drive Continue Reading
Global wheat production is likely to fall for the first time in four years, according to a closely watched US government forecast of the upcoming crop season, confirming fears of Continue Reading
Soaring food prices are triggering shortages and protests across the developing world as disruption from the Ukraine war adds to existing strains on global supplies of grains, meat and other Continue Reading
Putin says Russia’s wheat crop could exceed 2020’s record Russian yield boosted by lower winterkill USDA sees Ukraine’s wheat output down 35% Russia could be on course for a record Continue Reading
Civilization is only nine meals away from anarchy. This famous line hits home in the current play as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set open a can of worms for agriculture Continue Reading
Grain consumed in occupied Ukraine, exported from Crimea: sources Agricultural equipment also said taken by Russians Russia has taken more than 500,000 mt of grain, worth more than $100 million, Continue Reading
Traders see output falling to 105 million-106 million mt in MY 2022-23 MY 2022-23 exports seen declining to 7 million-8 million mt Export prices rise on concerns over supply tightness, Continue Reading
Rising fuel and food prices look set to stoke an “inevitable” rise in civil unrest, with developing middle-income countries such as Brazil or Egypt, particularly at risk, a report by Continue Reading
Wheat sacks in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India. Global wheat prices are so high that African consumers are starting to ditch the grain from their diet. Food producers in Continue Reading
Global food prices held near a record as crop trade is disrupted by the war in Ukraine, exacerbating tight supplies and stoking inflation. Russia’s invasion has reduced exports from Ukraine Continue Reading
Request concurrent with FMC audit into carrier export practices Letter comes amid shipper-led complaints against carriers US FAK import rates remain eight-fold higher than exports US Senators Dianne Feinstein and Continue Reading
Nigeria had to buy emergency supplies of Canadian potash in April after the country was unable to import the key fertilizer from Russia due to the impact of Western sanctions, Continue Reading
Output may decline by 5 million-6 million mt: government estimates Heat waves seen hitting yields in key states like Punjab, Haryana Dwindling output may limit export opportunity India’s wheat output Continue Reading
The war in Ukraine was barely a month old when Augusto Bassanini, chief executive of United Grain Corp., received an unusual signal from the global wheat market. The Washington-based grain Continue Reading
Fertilizer makers are set to post their biggest quarterly profits in years, following a supply squeeze of essential crop nutrients due to the Ukraine crisis, according to analysts. Top fertilizer Continue Reading
A run-up in prices and shortage of man-made nutrients are forcing the agriculture industry to adapt, and the impact could be severe. Soybeans during a harvest on a farm near Continue Reading
Some farmers like Dan Hansen in Avoca, Iowa, are exploring so-called clean alternatives to nitrogen-based fertilizers. Startups marketing alternative crop fertilizers said they are gaining traction among U.S. farmers and Continue Reading
Several British supermarkets have joined other chains around the world in asking shoppers to limit their cooking oil purchases, as supplies dwindle and prices rise. Global cooking oil shortages, exacerbated Continue Reading
Every day, millions of sailors, truck drivers, longshoremen, warehouse workers and delivery drivers keep mountains of goods moving into stores and homes to meet consumers’ increasing expectations of convenience. But Continue Reading
Corn and soybeans prices have risen nearly to records, signaling higher food inflation to come. Global food prices had already reached records when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February and Continue Reading
Oil Palm Nigeria was once the world’s largest palm oil producer but today, it produces too little it imports. Indonesia’s surprise ban on palm oil exports offers Nigeria a lucrative Continue Reading
For months, Istanbul restaurant Tarihi Balikca tried to absorb the surging cost of the sunflower oil its cooks use to fry fish, squid and mussels. But in early April, with Continue Reading
In China, the fertile soil is a product of the region’s geography and its special history. A Mao-era campaign to end famine tapped the country’s most fertile land. Now President Continue Reading
Supermarkets across the UK have placed limits on how much cooking oil customers can buy due to supply-chain problems caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tesco is allowed three items Continue Reading
Global food prices have just hit their highest recorded levels. Russia and Ukraine account for as much as 30% of global wheat exports, and 20% of maize exports. Analysts at Continue Reading
Demand for soybeans from China — the world’s biggest importer of soybeans — is forecast to fall 3.5%-6.1% year on year in 2022 due to lower demand from the downstream Continue Reading
