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…
U.S. Gulf grain exports slowed by low Mississippi River
By Karl Plume (Reuters) – U.S. crop exports at Louisiana Gulf Coast terminals were at their lowest level in nine years for the first week of October, a period when export shipments…
U.N. working to expand, extend for a year Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his team are working to expand and extend for a year a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports,…
Exclusive-VTB urges Putin to curb Western grain traders’ Russian ops – letter
By Polina Devitt, Michael Hogan and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW/HAMBURG (Reuters) – Sanctions-hit VTB Bank has urged President Vladimir Putin to curb the activities of Western grain traders in Russia, citing the need…
LDC in agreement to buy Longriver Farms’s Emerald Grain
PARIS (Reuters) – The Asian branch of global crop merchant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) said on Monday it had entered into an agreement with Longriver Farms for the acquisition of Australian grain…
Ukraine’s grain exports accelerate in Sept following grain deal -ministry
KYIV (Reuters) – The pace of grain exports from Ukraine has risen so far in September but volumes are still well below last season’s levels, agriculture ministry data showed on Wednesday. Ukraine’s…
U.S. railways to halt grain shipments ahead of potential shutdown -agriculture sources
By P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Some U.S. railroads will start halting crop shipments on Thursday, a day ahead of a potential work stoppage, an agricultural association and sources…
UK dismisses Putin assertion on Ukraine grain exports to poor countries
(Reuters) – Britain dismissed as untrue on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion that only a fraction of grain exported from Ukraine under an international deal was going to poor countries. Putin…
Putin expects to discuss Black Sea grain deal with Turkey’s Erdogan next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that it expected President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the implementation of a deal on Ukrainian grain exports, which…
U.S. sees no indication Ukraine grain deal falling apart -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States sees no indication that a U.N.-brokered Ukrainian grain export deal is unraveling, the White House said on Thursday, after President Vladimir Putin triggered fears that Russia…
Ukraine sailor permits seen crucial for grain exports, global shipping
By Jonathan Saul and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s decision to allow its seafarers to leave the country despite wartime restrictions will free up vital manpower for both Ukrainian grain exports…
U.N. chief to meet Zelenskiy, Erdogan, with focus on grain exports, nuclear power plant
By Andrea Shalal and Ali Kucukgocmen LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine on Thursday, with grain exports…
Two more ships with grain depart from Ukraine -Turkey defence ministry
ANKARA -Two more ships carrying grain left from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Saturday, Turkey’s defence ministry said, bringing the total number of vessels to depart the country under a U.N.-brokered deal…
Pope hails departure of Ukrainian grain ships as ‘sign of hope’
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday welcomed the departure from Ukrainian Black Sea ports of the first ships carrying grain previously blockaded by Russia, saying the breakthrough could be a model…
First Ukraine ship under grain deal will not dock in Lebanon on time -embassy
BEIRUT – The first grain ship to leave a Ukrainian port under a deal brokered last month will not arrive in Lebanon on Sunday as planned, the Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon said.…
Ukrainian president: Ukraine is ready for grain shipments, awaits signal to start
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday his country is ready to start grain shipments from Black sea ports and is awaiting a signal from the United Nations and Turkey…
From grain to gasoline: a brief world history of rationing
(Reuters) – European countries are looking at ways to curb gas demand as they brace for further cuts in Russian supplies, raising the prospect of rationing across the continent. Through war, siege…
Lavrov offers reassurance over Russian grain supplies in Cairo visit
CAIRO -Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, amid uncertainty over a deal to resume Ukrainian exports from the…
Russia, Ukraine Reach Grain Export Deal As Food Crisis Worsens
Russia, Ukraine Reach Grain Export Deal As Food Crisis Worsens Micaela Burrow on July 22, 2022 Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement Friday to resume safe passage of grain as fears of…
Erdogan wants Ukraine grain sea exports deal in writing this week
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Michelle Nichols ANKARA/NEW YORK – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said he wants a general agreement reached between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations on a…
Ship insurers seek more assurances on Ukraine grain corridor
LONDON – Insurers will only be willing to cover ships sailing through a proposed corridor to get Ukrainian grain out if there are arrangements for international navy escorts and a clear strategy…
China Is Hoarding Grain And Corn Amid Global Food Shortages
China Is Hoarding Grain And Corn Amid Global Food Shortages Jack McEvoy on July 11, 2022 China continues to stockpile large amounts of grain and corn, tightening supply and inflating prices amid…
Cottonwood County Farmer Charged with $46 Million Organic Grain Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – A Jeffers, Minnesota, man has been indicted for defrauding grain purchasers by selling non-GMO grains falsely labeled as organic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between…
Ukraine southern Odesa region starts 2022 grain harvest
KYIV – Farmers of Ukrainian southern Odesa region have started the 2022 grain harvest taking advantage of favourable weather, regional officials said late on Sunday. Ukraine has already completed the 2022 grain…
U.S. can offer ‘comfort letters’ to help Russia grain, fertilizer exports – U.S. envoy
UNITED NATIONS – The United States is prepared to give “comfort letters” to shipping and insurance companies to help facilitate exports of Russian grain and fertilizer, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,…
Two Western Kentucky Men Plead Guilty in Federal Court to Grain Elevator Scheme
PADUCAH, KY – In the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Paducah Division, Gerald Kent Kingston, 61, of Elkton, KY and Bobby Joe Merrick, 72, of Princeton, KY…
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