“Mixed Rhetoric” Surrounds Renewal of Black Sea Grain Deal
Dow Jones writer Will Horner reported yesterday that, "The future of the Black Sea grains deal is shaping up to be agricultural markets' key concern this week, while weather for South…
218 Ships Have Left Ukraine Under Black Sea Export Deal, While U.S. Thanksgiving Turkey Prices in Focus
Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported late last week that, "A total of 211 ships with 4.7 million tonnes of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine so far under a…
China Food Security Goals Prompt Effort to Cut Soy Use in Livestock Rations, as Argentina Farmers May Plant More Soybeans
Bloomberg News reported yesterday that, "China is redoubling its efforts to bolster food security by trying to cut the amount of soybeans that get turned into animal feed."
Russia Invasion Impacting Ukraine’s Crop Storage Capacity, While Black Sea Export Deal in Focus
Late last week, Bloomberg writer Courtney McBride reported that, "Russia has destroyed, damaged or seized control of 14% of Ukraine’s crop storage capacity since invading in February, jeopardizing the global…
India Restricts Rice Exports- Stoking Food Inflation Fears, as France, Romania Help Increase Ukrainian Grain Exports
Financial Times writers John Reed and Jyotsna Singh reported late last week that, "India imposed controls on exports of several varieties of rice on Friday, in a move likely to…
Putin Criticises Black Sea Export Deal, While Drought Takes “Hefty Toll” on U.S. Production
Financial Times writers Polina Ivanova, Roman Olearchyk, Henry Foy, and David Sheppard yesterday that, "Vladimir Putin has criticised a grain deal signed with Ukraine that unblocked agricultural products trapped in…
Russia Questions Black Sea Export Deal- Implying West Not Fulfilling Obligations to Facilitate Moscow’s Exports
Reuters writer Michelle Nichols reported yesterday that, "Russia on Tuesday questioned a U.N.-brokered deal with Ukraine to boost grain and fertilizer exports by both countries, accusing Western states of failing…
Thirteen Ships Sail From Ukraine, Biggest Grain Convoy Yet, While Australia Wheat Production Climbs
Reuters writer Aleksandar Vasovic reported earlier this week that, "Ukraine said it had dispatched its biggest convoy of grain vessels under a U.N.-brokered deal so far after 13 ships set…
U.S. FY 2023 Ag Exports Forecast Slightly Lower From Record Breaking FY 2022
On Tuesday, the USDA released its Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, a quarterly report from the Department’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Economic Research Service (ERS). Today’s update includes highlights…
Over One Million Tons of Grain Exported by Ukraine Under Black Sea Agreement, But Global Grain Stock Rebuilding a Concern
Wall Street Journal writers Isabel Coles and Jared Malsin reported on Saturday that, "Exports of grain from Ukraine’s southern ports have surpassed one million metric tons under a United Nations-brokered deal…
Thirty-Three Grain Cargo Ships Have Left Ukraine, While Dry Weather Weighs on U.S., China and European Production Prospects
Reuters writers Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Spicer reported today that, "A total of 33 cargo ships carrying around 719,549 tonnes of foodstuffs have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by…
Black Sea Export Deal Easing Ukrainian Grain Flows, Bringing Down Prices, as Ukraine’s Wheat Harvest 91% Complete
Bloomberg writers Elizabeth Elkin and Megan Durisin reported yesterday that, "Ukrainian grain flows are pushing down global prices as the newly opened crop-export corridor shows initial success."
U.S. to Contribute $68 Million to World Food Program to Buy Ukrainian Wheat
William Mauldin and Jared Malsin reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "The U.S. Agency for International Development is spending more than $68 million to purchase and ship Ukrainian grain…
Black Sea Export Deal Shows Early Progress, But Risks Remain
Jared Malsin reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "An international agreement to restore Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports is showing early progress, with 18 ships moving to and from…
Cautious Optimism on Ukraine Export Deal, But Relief For Importing Countries Won’t Be Immediate
Nabih Bulos reported on the front page of today's Los Angeles Times that, "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended the workings of what before the war was the world’s fourth-largest grain…
Ten Ships Have Sailed From Ukraine Under Black Sea Export Deal, While France Endures Record Drought
New York Times writer Emma Bubola reported yesterday that, "The biggest caravan of ships carrying grain and other agricultural products since the beginning of the Russian invasion has sailed from…
World Food Prices Post Sharp Decline in July, as Three More Ships Depart Ukraine Under Black Sea Export Deal
Bloomberg writer Aine Quinn reported today that, "Global food prices fell the most since 2008 after concerns over supplies of grains and vegetable oils eased as Ukraine moved toward restarting…
First Ship With Ukraine Grain Cleared- Sails to Lebanon, as Farmers Continue Reaping Crops in War Zone
Financial Times writers Laura Pitel and Felicia Schwartz reported yesterday that, "The first grain ship to set sail from Ukraine in months was cleared to embark on the final leg…
“Months” Before Ukraine Grain Exports Reach Prewar Levels and Backlog of Grain in Storage Cleared
Financial Times writers Mehul Srivastava, Laura Pitel, Harry Dempsey and Emiko Terazono reported yesterday that, "Ukraine’s infrastructure minister has warned it will take months before grain exports from Odesa and…
Ukraine Grain Shipped, But Global Hunger Still Looms
Dalton Bennett and Kareem Fahim reported on the front page of today's Washington Post that, "The first ship carrying grain departed a Ukrainian port early Monday under a United Nations-brokered…