Moscow/Kiev | Reuters — Major Black Sea wheat exporters Russia and Ukraine may cut their official 2015 grain crop forecasts as recent hot weather has raised the risks to plants […] Read more
Russia, Ukraine may cut grain crop forecasts as temperatures rise
Ukraine says no grain export curbs planned
Kiev | Reuters — Ukraine has no plans to restrict grain exports after Russia introduced curbs to stabilize surging prices, and will instead meet with traders to plan the year […] Read more
Rain hits Ukrainian wheat quality
Kiev/Moscow | Reuters — Ukraine is set to produce more wheat for animal feed and less higher grade bread-making grain this year, as rain damage has shifted the global exporter’s […] Read more
Ukraine maize crop outlook cut as crisis takes toll
Kiev | Reuters — Crisis-hit Ukraine’s maize crop is expected to slump almost 20 per cent this year, a Reuters poll showed Wednesday, as farmers from the major global exporter […] 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
Ukraine to consider lifting wheat export curbs next month
Ukraine will decide next month whether to lift restrictions on wheat exports that were imposed after a poor harvest last year, Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk said on Wednesday. The ministry […] Read more
Weather puts Black Sea on course to restore grain output
Favourable weather is likely to help the Black Sea region’s three top grain producers — Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan — restore grain output this year after a shattering fall in […] Read more
Ukraine traders expect wheat export curbs soon
Grain traders expect the Ukrainian government to introduce curbs on wheat exports early in December but fear that instead of an official ban it might opt for informal restrictions, the […] Read more
Ukraine to ban wheat exports from Nov. 15, traders say
Traders said Friday that Ukraine’s agriculture ministry would ban exports of wheat from Nov. 15 after bad weather hit the harvest, pushing up global wheat futures prices even though traders […] Read more
Ukraine won’t limit barley, maize exports, ag minister says
Ukraine will impose no limits on exports of barley and maize in the current marketing season, Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk said Tuesday, adding that the former Soviet republic would export […] Read more
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