Forecast dryness in the Black Sea region's breadbasket is likely to stunt sunflower and corn yields, while heavy rain in the United States after near-record temperatures threaten to take a toll on crops, hitting world supplies and pushing prices higher.
From Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme weather threatens crop output
Hot, dry weather forecast for Russia, Ukraine in coming months; relief seen for China's corn, soybean crops hit by heatwave
Rival pork exporters could benefit from China-EU trade tensions
Pork suppliers from South America and the U.S. could gain market share in China if Beijing restricts imports from the European Union in response to escalating trade tensions, traders and analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat and corn up over 20 per cent in 2021, soybeans edge to third year of gains
Chicago/Singapore | Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures were set to post yearly gains, with strong demand and supply constraints in some key production areas of the globe […] Read more
How COVID-19 is upending global food supply chains
Cows fed strawberries in India, watermelons rot in U.S., okra not reaching Canada
Satara/Singapore/London | Reuters — In the fertile Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unorthodox diet: Some feed iceberg lettuce to buffalo. Others feed strawberries […] Read more
Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation
World has ample grain and oilseed supplies, FAO and analysts say
Singapore | Reuters — Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grains and oilseeds […] Read more
China swine fever outbreak to curb its soybean imports
The disease along with high stockpiles are expected to curb Chinese soy imports
Singapore|Beijing|Reuters – China’s imports of soybeans are set to drop as an outbreak of African swine fever hits its huge pig herd and saps demand for the animal feed ingredient, […] Read more
China soybean imports set for biggest drop in 12 years amid tariff conflict
China is not expected to face a shortfall in supplies because of abundant domestic reserves
Reuters – China’s soybean imports are set to drop by a quarter in the last three months of 2018, their biggest fall in at least 12 years as buyers curb […] Read more
U.S.-China trade fears halt soybean imports
Singapore/Beijing | Reuters — China’s purchases of U.S. soybeans have come to a grinding halt, trade and industry sources say, as fears of further action by Beijing to curb imports […] Read more
Brazil cuts into U.S. soybean market share in China
Reuters – Brazil is expected to win a larger share of China’s soybean imports in coming months, hitting U.S. exporters during the peak marketing season for their most valuable farm […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on Argentina weather
Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Wednesday on an improved South American crop weather outlook while corn edged higher on export demand, traders said. Wheat […] Read more