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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…

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."

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported yesterday that, "Chinese grain companies participated in a formal contract-signing ceremony for the purchase of US farm goods for the first…

In a Trade Spotlight report yesterday, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) indicated that, "U.S. soybean meal exports set a record at an estimated 13.2 million tons in MY 2022/23…

Bloomberg writer Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported last week that, "A sevenfold jump in Brazilian soybean shipments to China for next month highlights how the US is losing influence over one…

Financial Times writer Sam Cowie reported yesterday that, "Few plants divide opinion in Brazil as much as soya, of which the country is the world’s largest producer and exporter."

Bloomberg writer Hallie Gu reported yesterday that, "China has approved dozens of genetically modified corn and soybean seed varieties for planting, in a breakthrough move that could eventually boost production…

Last week, in its quarterly Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) indicated that, "In 2024, EU pork, beef, and chicken meat exports are…

Bloomberg writer Hallie Gu reported on Sunday that, "Heavy rains will hit parts of China’s biggest grain producing areas in the next ten days, affecting crops from wheat to rice,…

Dow Jones writer Kirk Maltais reported yesterday that, "Wheat for December delivery rose 3.3% to $5.78 1/4 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday, with futures climbing…

Reuters writers Olena Harmash and Pavel Polityuk reported today that, "Ukraine's navy said on Wednesday that 12 more cargo vessels were ready to enter a fledgling Black Sea shipping corridor…

Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported on Sunday that, "Five more ships are on their way to Ukrainian sea ports using a new corridor opened to resume predominantly agricultural exports, an…

Bloomberg writers Isis Almeida, Gerson Freitas Jr, and Michael Hirtzer reported yesterday that, "Today the source of America’s agripower is rapidly dwindling."

New York Times writers Victoria Kim and Matthew Mpoke Bigg reported today that, "Russian drones targeted southern Ukraine early Tuesday, hitting port infrastructure, warehouses and dozens of trucks near the…