Dollar Falls to Three Month Low
Financial Times writers Colby Smith and Stephanie Stacey reported yesterday that, "The dollar hit a three-month low on Tuesday and US Treasury yields slid as investors grew increasingly confident that…
Ukraine “Shipping More Grain” as Threats Persist, While Storm Batters Black Sea Region
Associated Press writers Hanna Arhirova and Courtney Bonnell reported in today's Los Angeles Times that, "Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine,…
Special Convoys to Assist in Black Sea Transports- Corridor “Essential for Ukrainian Farming to Survive”
Financial Times writer Christopher Miller reported over the weekend that, "Russia launched its largest drone attack of the war in the early hours of Saturday morning, targeting Kyiv in what…
Record Brazilian Soybean Crop Expected
Earlier this week, Reuters writer Roberto Samora reported that, "Brazil's soybean crop is expected to reach a record 161.6 million metric tons in 2023/24, agribusiness consultancy Agroconsult said on Wednesday,…
China to Encourage “More Reasonable Level” of Pig Production
Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported this week that, "China's sow herd at the end of October was still larger than needed at 42.1 million pigs, state media reported on Monday,…
Wheat Climbs Following Russian Strike on Odesa
Gloria Li reported today at The Financial Times Online that, "Wheat prices climbed on Wednesday, after Russian attacks on food infrastructure in Ukraine raised concerns over the potential impact on…
China Soybean Imports From Brazil Surge
Reuters writer Mei Mei Chu reported on Monday that, "China's soybean imports from Brazil rose 71% in October from a year ago, data showed on Monday, boosted by cheaper prices…
Low Chinese Pork Prices “Bad News” for Grain Exporters
Bloomberg writer Hallie Gu reported yesterday that, "Chinese pork prices are likely to stay low for longer, extending a run of miserable profits for pig farmers and complicating efforts to…
Ukraine Reaches Insurance Deal For Black Sea Grain Exports; as Amazon Drought Impacts Crop Shipments
Financial Times writers Ian Smith and Isobel Koshiw reported today that, "Ukraine has reached a deal with global insurers to provide affordable cover to ships carrying grain and other critical…
Chinese Soybean Demand Sizzles- “Enormous” U.S. Purchase Unfolds as “Soybean Diplomacy” Precedes Meeting
Bloomberg writer Agnieszka de Sousa reported on Friday that, "China is gobbling up staple crops from around the world."
China Shows “Wave of Interest in U.S. Soybean Exports,” as Drought Dents Cattle Herds
Reuters writer Karl Plume reported yesterday that, "China booked its largest single-day U.S. soybean purchases in at least three months on Tuesday, traders said, offering a glimmer of hope for…
U.S. Wheat Exports Falter to “Unprecedented” Lows, While Chinese Pork Prices Impact Deflation Prospects
Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Dominic Carey reported yesterday that, "American wheat shipments dropped to a two-decade low, hampered by a shrinking Mississippi River and competition from ample global grain…
Ukrainian Grain Exports, Production in Focus- as Ukraine Pushes Back Front Line in Black Sea
Simon Constable indicated late last week at The Wall Street Journal Online that, "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year sent the price of key grains soaring as investors worried that…
Extreme Weather Battering China Grain Production
Bloomberg writer Hallie Gu reported yesterday that, "Cold snaps are hitting China’s northeastern region, disrupting harvesting of grains from corn to rice and bolstering prices."
China Soybean Imports Could Set Record in 2023, While Black Sea Transit Concerns Arise
Reuters writers Mei Mei Chu and Naveen Thukral reported today that, "China's soybean imports are likely to stay high through the fourth quarter, taking 2023 purchases to an all-time record,…
China Wheat Imports Could Set Record This Year
Reuters writers Naveen Thukral and Dominique Patton reported yesterday that, "China is set to import record volumes of wheat this year, trading sources say, with rain damage to its crop…
Australia- EU Fail to Reach Free Trade Deal Over Agriculture
Financial Times writers Nic Fildes and Andy Bounds reported today that, "Talks over a free trade agreement between Australia and the EU have foundered after the sides failed to reach…
Four Vessels Move Grain and Metals Through Black Sea “Humanitarian Corridor” on Friday
Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported late last week that, "Four vessels left Ukrainian Black Sea ports in the Odesa region on Friday as shipping via a new export corridor resumed…
Black Sea Humanitarian Grain Corridor Working, Ukraine Says
Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported yesterday that, "Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov denied on Thursday reports by Ukrainian and British firms that the new Black Sea export corridor had…
Ukraine Suspends Black Sea Humanitarian Grain Corridor
Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported today that, "Ukraine has suspended the use of its new Black Sea grain corridor due to what it sees as a threat from Russian warplanes, the…