Russia’s grain exports stop: farm lobby

Moscow / Abu Dhabi / Reuters — Russia’s grain exports have stopped due to curbs brought in to protect domestic supply, putting big deals at risk, an influential farm lobby group said on Wednesday. Russia’s main wheat buyers are Turkey, Iran and, very vulnerable to supply disruption, Egypt. Moscow imposed informal grain export controls with […] Read more



Russian grain exporters stop buying

Russian grain exporters stop buying

Moscow / Reuters — A Russian grain exporters’ group that accounts for about three-quarters of the country’s shipments said on Friday it had stopped buying for export until domestic prices cool down. The move follows informal government measures to restrict exports as Moscow tackles a currency crisis, including through toughening of quality controls and a […] Read more




Food ban, population influx seen boosting Russia grain demand

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s ban on most Western food, the assimilation of the disputed Crimea region and people fleeing conflict in Ukraine are set to boost Russian grain demand this year, SovEcon, one of the country’s leading agriculture consultancies, said. Russia, expected to be the world’s third-largest wheat exporter this year, is harvesting a […] Read more

Russia shuts four McDonald’s restaurants amid Ukraine tensions

Moscow | Reuters — Russia ordered the temporary closure of four McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow on Wednesday, a decision it said was over sanitary violations but which comes against a backdrop of worsening U.S.-Russian ties over Ukraine. The four restaurants ordered to suspend operations by the state food safety watchdog included the first ever McDonald’s […] 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 quality balance, traders and analysts said. The altered backdrop is seen heaping further pressure on global prices, while also signalling tougher competition with other European […] Read more