Black Sea Grain Discussions “Center Stage”
Wall Street Journal writers Jared Malsin and Alan Cullison reported in today's paper that, "Russia is piling pressure on Ukraine and Western governments over a deal that reopened key Ukrainian…
Kremlin Sees No Progress on Black Sea Grain Deal, as Political Division Surrounding Ukrainian Farm Exports Continues; Wheat Prices at 21-Month Low
Reuters News reported today that, "The Kremlin reaffirmed its position on Tuesday that the Black Sea grain deal is not working for Moscow, a day after the head of the…
Moscow Threatens Withdrawal From Black Sea Grain Deal if G7 Proceeds with Export Ban
Bloomberg News reported yesterday that, "Moscow may retaliate if Group of Seven countries proceed with a total ban on most exports to Russia by withdrawing from the safe-transit deal that…
G7 Calls for Extension of Black Sea Grain Initiative
Reuters writer Michelle Nichols reported late last week that, "A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain could start winding down next week after Russia said it…
As “Rankled Farmers” in Europe Deal with Ukraine’s Trapped Grain, Transit of Ukrainian Farm Exports Through Poland Resumes
Reuters writers Alan Charlish and Marek Strzelecki reported today that, "The first trucks carrying Ukrainian food products including corn and eggs were bound to start transit via Poland to the…
Despite Resumption of Black Sea Grain Exports, Ukrainian Farm Export Problems Persist
Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported yesterday that, "Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea resumed on Wednesday under a U.N.-brokered deal but Kyiv faces a struggle to…
Ukrainian Black Sea Grain Exports Are Resuming, India “World’s Most Populous Nation”
Reuters writer Max Hunder reported today that, "Inspections of ships are resuming under a U.N.-brokered agreement on the safe export of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, Ukrainian Deputy Prime…
Ukrainian Farm Export Disruptions Continue, as Drought Impacts on U.S. Wheat Persist
Bloomberg writers Daryna Krasnolutska and Aine Quinn reported today that, "Ukraine said its crop shipments through the Black Sea safe-passage corridor remained suspended for a second day, adding to uncertainty…
EU: Poland, Hungary Bans on Ukrainian Farm Imports, “Unacceptable,” as “India’s Population Surpasses China’s”
Raphael Minder, Barbara Erling, Andy Bounds and Marton Dunai reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, "Poland and Hungary have temporarily halted imports of Ukrainian grain despite a warning…
Concerns Over Black Sea Grain Initiative Persist, as Poland, Hungary Block Ukrainian Ag Imports
Reuters writer Michelle Nichols reported late last week that, "U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to Russia, Ukraine and Turkey to raise concerns about the implementation of a deal that…
China Soybean Imports “Highest on Record For the Quarter,” as “Lula Seeks Deeper Trade Ties in China Visit”
Reuters writers Qin Ningwei and Dominique Patton reported yesterday that, "China's soybean imports in March rose 7.9% from the same month a year earlier, data showed on Thursday, as buyers…
FAS: China Becomes World’s Largest Wheat Importer; Argentina Corn, Soybean Production Estimates Fall
In its monthly Grain: World Markets and Trade report yesterday, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) indicated that, "China wheat imports are forecast up to 12.0 million tons this year—the…
U.S. Winter Wheat Condition Deteriorates; China-Australia Trade Tensions Ease; and Bird Flu Concerns Persist
DTN Managing Editor Anthony Greder reported yesterday that, "U.S. winter wheat condition, already the lowest in decades, dropped another point last week, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress…
Concerns Over Black Sea Grain Deal
Late last week, Reuters writers Huseyin Hayatsever and Guy Faulconbridge reported that, "Russia on Friday threatened to bypass the UN-brokered grain deal unless obstacles to its agricultural exports were removed,…
After “Price Shocks,” Grain Prices Fall Back to Pre-War Levels, Food Inflation Concerns Persist
In its April Market Monitor report, the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) indicated that, "Over the past 10 months, world prices of most grains and oilseeds have fallen back to levels prior…
“Farming Marshall Plan” Needed For Ukraine, as Wheat Variables Garner Attention
Wall Street Journal writers Patrick Thomas and Alistair MacDonald reported today that, "Foreign countries and some of the world’s largest agriculture companies are donating or lending hundreds of millions of…
Some Eastern European Countries Worry About Local Grain Glut From Ukrainian Imports
Late last week, Bloomberg writers Piotr Skolimowski, Irina Vilcu and Megan Durisin reported that, "Blocked border crossings, a minister pelted with eggs and overflowing silos — anger is mounting among…
ERS: “China’s Agricultural Imports Appear to Remain Short of Their Full Potential”
In an Amber Waves article last week from the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS), Stephen Morgan, Fred Gale, Jayson Beckman, Ethan Sabala, Danielle J. Ufer, Adriana Valcu-Lisman, and Wendy Zeng indicated…
Western Grain Traders Pull Back in Russia, but “What Changes? Not Much.”
Bloomberg writers Aine Quinn, Megan Durisin and Agnieszka de Sousa reported today that, "In the span of just two days, the future of Western grain traders in Russia has been…
Russia: Cargill Will Stop Exporting Its Grain, While Biden Aide Has Call With China’s Top Diplomat
Bloomberg writers Aine Quinn and Anuradha Raghu reported today that, "Russia said top agricultural commodities trader Cargill Inc. will stop exporting its grain, the strongest move yet by a major…