Corn Rallies Further From Decade High as War Stokes Supply Fears
Corn extended a rally from a decade high on concern over dwindling supplies amid the war in Ukraine and slower planting in the U.S. Futures in Chicago rose as much Continue Reading
The Big 4 of agriculture unlikely to exit Russia despite mounting pressure
Everything can be politicized, except food. This holds more relevance amid widespread protest and collective boycott calls against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since Feb. 24 . With hundreds of multinational Continue Reading
Shanghai’s Frozen Meat, Seafood Imports Stall on Port Congestion
AP Moller-Maersk A/S, one of the biggest shipping lines in the world, has stopped bookings to ship refrigerated containers into Shanghai as a strict Covid lockdown stalls the trucking of Continue Reading
The Fertilizer Shock Might Change Agriculture—for the Better
James Cox counts himself lucky. The owner of a 687-acre farm in Gloucestershire, a bucolic county in the southwest of England known for its quaint villages and rolling landscape, bought Continue Reading
Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies
Monica Kariuki is about ready to give up on farming. What is driving her off her 10 acres of land outside Nairobi isn’t bad weather, pests or blight — the Continue Reading
Rising Food Costs Push Arab World’s Vulnerable to Breaking Point
Seated around the dining table, the family of four stares blankly at pictures of food sketched on the tablecloth. “Tonight,” the father says, “we’re coloring for dinner.” The scene in Continue Reading
Food Prices Jump Most on Record as War Sparks Supply Chaos
Dire Consequences of Rising Food Prices Global food prices are surging at the fastest pace ever as the war in Ukraine chokes crop supplies, piling more inflationary pain on consumers Continue Reading
Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions
Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the “massive supply disruptions” it is Continue Reading
USDA cuts 2021-22 global wheat trade estimate to 200.1 million mt
EU, Ukraine, US wheat exports view, hikes Russia exports Keeps global output view largely steady, cuts ending stocks Hikes global wheat estimates by 4 million mt The US Department of Continue Reading
Half of Harvests in Crop Giant Ukraine Could Be Wiped Out by War
How War in Ukraine Complicates the Global Grain Trade Sign up here to get the latest updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can also follow us on Telegram Continue Reading
Climate Change Is Making Afghanistan’s Hunger Crisis Worse
The worst drought in two decades, punishing sanctions and soaring wheat prices due to the war in Ukraine are making food insecurity more severe Drought had already devastated Allawddin Rahimi’s Continue Reading
China’s zero-Covid policy risks causing agricultural crisis and food shortages
According to official data, as many as a third of farmers in northeastern Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang provinces have insufficient agricultural inputs after authorities sealed off villages to fight the Continue Reading
Wheat Extends Surge on Potential for Further Sanctions on Russia
Wheat futures in Chicago extended their climb from the lowest close in a month on Friday on prospects for more sanctions on Russia in response to allegations of war crimes Continue Reading
The $120 Billion Global Grain Trade Is Being Redrawn by Russia’s War in Ukraine
A cargo ship at the Port of Mariupol, loaded with grain destined for Turkey, in the month before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Deliveries from Ukraine and Russia, which account for Continue Reading
How War, Oil and Ships Are Building a Hunger Crisis
Soybeans during a harvest on a farm near Brasilia. Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, food prices had been rising around the world, driven by the higher shipping costs, energy inflation Continue Reading
Drought-Struck California Wants to Pay Farmers to Cut Plantings
California, gripped entirely in drought, proposed a $2.9 billion plan to pay farmers to reduce some of their plantings in an effort to better manage water resources. The voluntary agreement Continue Reading
Ukraine Sunflower Oil Crisis Hits Food From Chips to Cookies
Sunflower oil is transported at a railway station in Cologne, Germany. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of almost half of the world’s sunflower oil exports, forcing companies Continue Reading
Food Delivery Stocks Lose $24 Billion in Just Three Months
In a market gripped by concerns over rising interest rates and soaring inflation, investors are avoiding European food delivery companies, turned off by their steep losses and determined efforts to Continue Reading
India’s farmgate fertilizer prices may see sharp increase amid severe shortage
May force India to rely on imports of oilseeds, pulses Current fertilizer stocks at sharply low levels Global prices high India’s farmers are likely to face a sharp rise in Continue Reading
The Threat Of A Global Food Crisis Is Growing
The effects of the war in Ukraine are already being felt across the world, from rocking world energy markets to spurring a growing refugee crisis in Europe. But the conflict Continue Reading
Ukraine war threatens food supplies in fragile Arab world
Layal Aswad was already exhausted by Lebanon’s devastating two-year economic collapse. Now, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends food and energy prices soaring even further, she finds herself struggling to Continue Reading
UK military intelligence says Russia maintains distant blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast
Russia is maintaining a distant blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast which is effectively isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade, British military intelligence said on Sunday. Russian naval forces are Continue Reading
We’re Seeing a Historic Disruption of the World’s Wheat Supply
When it comes to commodities, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a huge deal for the crop—and food more broadly. Photographer: Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg When it comes to commodities, Russia’s invasion of Continue Reading
As sanctions bite Russia, fertilizer shortage imperils world food supply
Sky-high fertilizer prices have farmers worldwide scaling back its use and reducing the amount of land they’re planting, fallout from the Ukraine-Russia conflict that has some agricultural industry veterans warning Continue Reading
As California rice prices hit successive all-time highs, what comes next?
Smallest crop in at least 30 years feared as planting approaches No awards in recent Japan, S. Korea tenders a potential sign of things to come Private demand also stalls Continue Reading
Food Security Panics Governments as Ukraine War Blocks Supplies
Nations around the world are waking up to the threat of a global food crisis and taking steps to secure their own supplies. War between Russia and Ukraine, two of Continue Reading
U.S. food and farming costs could be pushed higher by war in Ukraine
Richard Guebert is getting ready to plant corn, wheat and soybeans in southern Illinois, about 50 miles south of St. Louis. But for reasons connected to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Continue Reading
War in Ukraine Is Already Taking Its Toll on Global Food Supplies
Ukrainian farmer Igor Borisov has 2,000 metric tons of corn from the fall harvest stuck in a warehouse behind Russian battle lines. Like other farmers across Ukraine, his crop for this Continue Reading
EU reviews sustainable food plans as Ukraine war disrupts imports
The EU is reviewing the bloc’s sustainable food strategy after a concerted push against the planned reforms by national governments, farmers and the agriculture industry. Brussels agreed two years ago Continue Reading
Relentless Fertilizer Rally Means No Relief for Farmer, Consumer
Fertilizer prices continue to surge to records as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts a massive portion of the world’s fertilizer supply at risk, adding to concerns over soaring global food Continue Reading
Greek farmers on tractors protest ‘unbearable’ fuel, fertilizer costs
Hundreds of Greek farmers, some on tractors, protested in Athens on Friday, demanding more tax cuts and subsidies to combat high fuel and fertilizer prices which have soared since Russia’s Continue Reading
Russian troops seize agricultural assets in Ukraine, could risk global food security
Russian troops in Ukraine are seizing and destroying agricultural machinery, fertilizer, seeds and fuel stocks, according to several farmers in Ukraine, putting in danger the new crops from one of Continue Reading
IGC cuts 2021-22 global grain exports estimate 9 mil mt as Black Sea trade halts
Corn export estimates cut by 6 mil mt, wheat cut by 3 mil mt Raises corn, wheat carryover stocks estimate for 2021-22 India, US, EU, Brazil may offset Black Sea Continue Reading
Wheat Turmoil Eases With Focus on Russia Cargoes, Ukraine Sowing
The turmoil in the global wheat market has abated somewhat, with traders seeking more clarity on supplies from the crucial Black Sea region as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on. Continue Reading
Russia will issue grain export licenses within quota despite export ban
Russia plans to temporarily ban grain exports but will keep on providing special export licences to traders within its current quota, Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko said on Monday, playing Continue Reading
Russia to limit grains exports to license holders: report
Russia’s agriculture, trade ministries had considered export ban Deputy PM says exports will be permitted by licensed companies Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said March 14 that the country Continue Reading
World faces food crisis due to Ukraine war, Russian billionaire Melnichenko says
A global food crisis looms unless the war in Ukraine is stopped because fertilizer prices are soaring so fast that many farmers can no longer afford soil nutrients, Russian fertilizer Continue Reading
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Tearing Apart the Global Food System
War Sparks Deepening Food Supply Fears Sign up here to get the latest updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can also follow us on Telegram here . The Continue Reading
Ukraine’s farmers stalled, fueling fears of global food shortages
The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens millions of tiny spring-time sprouts that should emerge from stalks of dormant winter wheat in the coming weeks. If the farmers can’t feed those Continue Reading
Black Sea conflict may alter global trade patterns for grains, veg oil
Pressure on global agriculture markets is growing as the Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its third week as prolonged hostilities could force grain and oilseed buyers that rely on the two major Continue Reading
Russian war in world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply
The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of Continue Reading
Ukraine War Hits Farmers as Russia Cuts Fertilizer Supplies, Hurting Brazil
Brazil is searching for new fertilizer suppliers as the war in Ukraine threatens to cut off shipments to one of the world’s breadbaskets, with potential ripple effects on already high global Continue Reading
Wheat Surges Closer to Record as War Paralyzes Ukraine Supply
Wheat prices soared closer to record levels as Russia’s intensifying war in Ukraine cuts off supplies from one of the world’s leading breadbaskets. Futures in Chicago jumped by the daily Continue Reading
Food Prices Hit a Record and Now War Will Make It Much Worse
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shocked commodities markets and propelled prices for the ingredients of modern life to unseen heights, and in the aftermath lies a looming crisis: More people likely Continue Reading
Bread consumers to swallow the cost of Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the world’s breadbasket nations, has driven wheat prices to 14-year highs, forcing bread consumers to eat the cost. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion has severely Continue Reading
Global food supply at risk from Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global food supplies, Norwegian fertiliser maker Yara International said on Tuesday, adding that the international community needed to reduce its dependence on Russian raw materials Continue Reading
Asian buyers grapple for wheat supply amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
CBH addresses logistical bottlenecks in view of demand surge Asian buyers hunting to secure wheat in fear of supply shortage Tight balance sheet to drive forward purchases Global wheat prices Continue Reading
Black Sea wheat prices soar on supply disruptions; futures prices rally
Export prices rise to record level as volatility persists Wheat futures on CBOT settle at highest level since 2008 Uncertainties deter importers from buying Black Sea wheat Wheat futures prices Continue Reading
Russian Invasion Smothers Supplies From World’s Breadbasket
After years of growing increasingly reliant on cheap and abundant wheat supplies from Russia and Ukraine, the world’s grains buyers are being forced to hunt elsewhere as flows from both Continue Reading
Traders Balk at Russian Wheat as Largest Buyer Chases Supply
Healthy Harvest of Wheat Expected in Russia and Ukraine, Says Menker Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is roiling global agricultural markets, with some traders warning they’re unlikely to offer wheat from Continue Reading