Analysis-US wheat farmers face bleak crop economics as grain oversupply hits
By Heather Schlitz (Reuters) – Profit is growing further out of reach for U.S. wheat farmers and many do not expect to break even in 2024 as ample global supply keeps prices…
Panama Canal drought to delay grain ships well into 2024
By Karl Plume (Reuters) – Bulk grain shippers hauling crops from the U.S. Gulf Coast export hub to Asia are sailing longer routes and paying higher freight costs to avoid vessel congestion…
Grain hauler driver sent to prison for illegally transporting people
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 43-year-old Florida man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for transporting undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Joan Rincon pleaded guilty July…
Ukraine needs more air defences to protect grain exports – Zelenskiy
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine needs more air defences to protect its grain export routes as well as regions bordering Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, as he addressed an…
Argentine election may boost farmer spending, grain prices -biotech firm Bioceres
By Tom Polansek (Reuters) – Argentina’s farmers may be more willing to spend money on seeds and other agricultural products, hoping that new President-elect Javier Milei’s policies will improve earnings from their…
Brazil food processor BRF widens net loss in Q3 on grain prices, chicken glut
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -BRF SA, the Brazilian pork and poultry processor, widened its third-quarter loss from the year-ago period as it continued to deal with a chicken oversupply while…
Ukraine grain corridor should not replace broader deal – UN trade chief
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s move to create a shipping channel for grain exports is a positive step for global food security, although efforts continue to reach a new agreement…
Turkey’s Erdogan says West must do their part to revive Black Sea grain deal -media
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Western countries to realise their promises to Russia and do their part in order to revive the Black Sea grain initiative, Turkish media…
UN rights chief criticizes Russia for quitting Black Sea grain deal
GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations rights chief on Monday blamed Russia’s exit from the Black Sea grain deal as well as its attacks on agricultural facilities for higher food prices that have…
Russia sticks to demands on Black Sea grain deal, rejects UN bank proposal
(Reuters) -Russia said on Saturday it was sticking to its conditions for a return to the Black Sea grain deal which it quit in July. In particular, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said…
UN chief sends Russia bid to revive Black Sea grain deal
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday that he had sent Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “a set of concrete proposals” aimed at reviving…
US says working to identify alternative paths for Ukraine grain exports
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday condemned Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine’s grain infrastructure and said it was working with partners to identify alternative…
Russian attack damages grain silos at Ukraine’s Danube port of Reni – Kyiv
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russian drone strikes damaged grain silos and warehouses at the Ukrainian river port of Reni on the Danube, a vital wartime route for Ukrainian food exports,…
US to keep Russia’s food exports flowing if grain deal revived, Blinken says
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States would continue to do “whatever is necessary” to ensure Russia can freely export food if there was a revival of a deal…
NATO says it’s boosting Black Sea surveillance, condemns Russian grain deal exit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO said on Wednesday it was stepping up surveillance of the Black Sea region as it condemned Russia’s exit from a deal assuring the safe passage of ships carrying Ukrainian…
Russia’s Putin: Black Sea grain deal became meaningless
(Reuters) – Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal that ensured the safe export of Ukrainian grains because the agreement lost its meaning, President Vladimir Putin wrote in an article published…
Grain buyers refuse to panic as Ukraine corridor closes
By Michael Hogan HAMBURG (Reuters) – Major grain importers in the Middle East and North Africa have reacted calmly to the end of the safe shipping corridor for Ukraine’s exports through the…
UN says ideas ‘floated’ on how to get Ukraine, Russia grain to world
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -There are a “number of ideas being floated” to help get Ukrainian and Russian grain and fertilizer to global markets after Moscow quit a deal allowing…
Erdogan says he is in agreement with Putin that grain deal should be extended
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he is in agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin that a deal allowing the Black Sea export of Ukraine grain should…
Russia’s Lavrov: I have not heard new proposals on Black Sea grain deal
By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that he had not heard of any new proposals on the Black Sea grain deal…
UN aid chief to Russia: Don’t ‘chuck away’ Black Sea grain deal
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -If Russia does not agree to extend a deal allowing the safe export of grain and fertilizer from Ukrainian ports, it is unlikely Western states will…
Russia’s top diplomat Lavrov sees no reason to extend Black Sea grain deal
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Friday it saw no reason to extend the Black Sea grain deal beyond July 17 because the West had acted in such an “outrageous”…
UN chief calls for acceleration of Black Sea grain deal exports
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an acceleration of Black Sea grain shipments from Ukrainian ports under a deal allowing safe wartime exports, a…
Explainer-What is Russia’s problem with the Black Sea grain deal?
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of cheating Moscow because it still faced obstacles…
Exclusive-VTB to sell one of Russia’s biggest grain traders, Demetra-Holding, CEO Kostin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – VTB, Russia’s second largest bank, will sell its stake in one of Russia’s biggest grain traders, Demetra-Holding, and is in negotiations with both Russian and foreign buyers, CEO Andrei…
Exclusive-Ukraine would only allow Russian ammonia exports if gets expanded grain deal
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Kyiv would consider allowing Russian ammonia to transit its territory for export on condition the newly-renewed Black Sea grain deal is expanded to include more Ukrainian…
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