Los Angeles | Reuters — The Flying Buttress once glided across the oceans carrying vital commodities such as grain to all corners of the world. Now it bears a different […] Read more
‘Containergeddon’: Supply crisis drives Walmart, rivals to hire own ships
Bulk grain ships pressed into container service
Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say
The fertilizer's Georgian producer has since been dissolved; the ship that brought it to Lebanon sank in 2018
Moscow/Dubai/London | Reuters — In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the Beirut waterfront, one thing is clear — no one […] Read more
Iraq recaptures some grain silos seized by Islamic State
London | Reuters — Iraq has re-taken control of some grain silos previously seized by Islamic State, but most of the grain held cannot be used as militants aim to […] Read more
Grain exporters to feel price pain as shipping rates to rise
London | Reuters — An improved outlook for global bulk shipping rates spells bad news for grain exporters as they go into the latest sales campaign, with increased freight costs […] Read more
Payment problems reported disrupting Iran food deals
London/Ankara | Reuters — Payment problems are disrupting commercial food cargoes to Iran, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain and sugar stuck in transit, as Western banking sanctions […] Read more
Syria tender for food calls for payment from Iran
Syria tendered to import food on Friday using a credit line from Iran’s export bank, in what could be a test of last month’s landmark deal to ease Western financial […] Read more
Food suppliers look to win Iran contracts after nuclear deal
After years of difficulty caused by economic sanctions, suppliers are hoping a nuclear deal will make it easier to win lucrative contracts to sell wheat, sugar and other food to […] Read more
Iran seeks wheat in new import spree
After months out of international grain markets and payment hurdles, Iran is now seeking at least 300,000 tonnes of milling wheat to help satisfy major import needs due to a […] Read more
Wheat starts to reach Syria as frozen funds unlocked
Deliveries of wheat are starting to reach Syria’s ports as its bank accounts abroad are gradually being freed from sanctions, with grain traders detecting a greater willingness from European governments […] Read more
Syrian buyer picks up first wheat cargo in weeks
A Syrian buyer has concluded a deal for 23,000 tonnes of milling wheat, the first commercial cargo to be booked in weeks as civil conflict and a financing crunch have […] Read more
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