Ukrainian Farmers “Feeling the Heat” of Fighting as Harvest Begins
Thomas Grove reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "The wheat on Pavlo Sergienko’s 7,400-acre farm is ready to harvest."
Russian Forces Targeted Two North American-Owned Grain Terminals in Ukraine
Alistair MacDonald, Bojan Pancevski and Drew Hinshaw reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "Russian forces targeted at least two large North American-owned grain terminals in the Ukrainian port of…
Fertilizer Inventories Climb, Wholesale Prices Declining
Bloomberg writers Tarso Veloso Ribeiro and Elizabeth Elkin reported late last week that, "The fertilizer shortage that threw the agricultural sector into disarray and pushed food costs higher globally may…
Ukraine Grain Harvest Begins, Farmers Running Out of Storage Options
Bloomberg writers Megan Durisin and Volodymyr Verbyany reported on Friday that, "From a dramatic loss of export revenue to mine-riddled fields and exploding machinery, Russia’s invasion has taken a massive…
UN Negotiations on Ukraine Grain Exports Struggling to Make Progress
Reuters writers Tuvan Gumrukcu and Michelle Nichols reported yesterday that, "Russia on Wednesday said it has offered 'safe passage' for Ukraine grain shipments from Black Sea ports but is not…
President Biden Highlights “Temporary Silos” to Help Export Ukraine Grain
Reuters writer Michelle Nichols reported yesterday that, "U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that temporary silos would be built along the border with Ukraine in a bid to help export…
Under Russian Fire, Ukraine Farmers Face Harvest Scramble
Reuters writer Conor Humphries reported today that, "As 10-metre high mounds of sunflower meal smoulder among the blackened ruins of one of Ukraine’s top agricultural terminals, farmers in this front-line…
In Southern Odesa, Ukrainian Grain Harvest Begins, While USDA Increases Ukraine’s Corn Production Estimate From Last Month
Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported today that, "Farmers of Ukrainian southern Odesa region have started the 2022 grain harvest taking advantage of favourable weather, regional officials said late on Sunday."
No Breakthrough in Russia, Turkey Talks on Sea Lane for Ukraine Grain Exports
Wall Street Journal writer Jared Malsin reported yesterday that, "Russian and Turkish officials ended talks Wednesday without a significant breakthrough toward creating a sea lane to export grain from Ukraine…
Turkey, Russia Begin Talks on Sea Lane for Ukrainian Grain Exports
Wall Street Journal writer Jared Malsin reported today that, "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began talks with Turkish officials on Wednesday toward a possible deal to create a sea lane…
75 Million Tonnes of Grain Could be Stuck in Ukraine by Fall, Kyiv Notes Anti-ship Weapons Could Help Secure Exports
Reuters writers Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis reported yesterday that, "U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday there are 'credible reports' that Russia is 'pilfering' Ukraine's grain exports…
Kremlin Trying to Sell “Stolen Ukrainian Grain,” as Kyiv Search For Alternative Grain Export Routes Continues
Declan Walsh and Valerie Hopkins reported on the front page of today's New York Times that, "Russia has bombed, blockaded and plundered the grain production capacity of Ukraine, which accounts…
Lifting Black Sea Port Blockade Only Way to Prevent Food Shortage, Ukraine Says
Financial Times writer Max Seddon reported today that, "Ukraine has…
The “Race to Free Ukraine’s Stranded Grain” Persists, as Wheat Harvest Looms
Andrew Higgins and Erika Solomon reported in yesterday's New York Times that, "The Baltic Sea port has silos to store plenty of grain, railway lines to transport it there from…
Black Sea Port Export Talks “Show Progress”
William Mauldin, Jared Malsin and Evan Gershkovich reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "An effort to ship grain stranded by the Russia-Ukraine war showed progress Wednesday, as a top Russian…
Black Sea Exports in Focus, While Global Potash Market Evolves
Reuters writer Michelle Nichols reported yesterday that, "A senior U.N. official had "constructive discussions" in Moscow with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov on facilitating Russian grain and fertilizer…
Scholz, Macron Urge Russia to Unblock Ukraine Grain- Turkey and Russia to Talk on June 8th, While Land Export Efforts Increase
Financial Times writers Polina Ivanova, Leila Abboud and Max Seddon reported late last week that, "European leaders have stepped up diplomatic efforts to loosen Russia’s hold on Ukraine’s grain supplies…
USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2022
On Thursday, 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).
Russia’s Blockade of Ukrainian Grain, “May Require U.S. Intervention, General Suggests”
Karoun Demirjian, Alex Horton and Stefano Pitrelli reported in today's Washington Post that, "The American general slated to become NATO’s next supreme allied commander warned Thursday that Russia’s blockade of…
Turkey in Negotiations With Moscow and Kyiv to Open Grain Export Corridor
Alistair MacDonald, William Mauldin and Ann M. Simmons reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "Russia is open to easing its blockade of Ukraine’s ports along the Black Sea if sanctions…