Agrifood firms unable to source enough grain domestically due to last year’s drought have imported a record amount through a major St. Lawrence River grain terminal this year. Winnipeg grain […] Read more
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Prairie drought spurs record imports via Trois-Rivieres
G3 terminal reports record incoming grain handle
U.N. expects ‘big uptick’ in ships wanting to export Ukraine grain
United Nations | Reuters — The United Nations expects a “big uptick” in ships wanting to export Ukraine grain through the Black Sea after transit procedures were agreed and a […] Read more
Ukraine seeks to extend shipping safe passage deal beyond grain
Istanbul/Kyiv | Reuters – Three grain ships left Ukrainian ports on Friday while the first inbound cargo vessel since Russia’s invasion was due in Ukraine to load, as Kyiv called […] Read more
Outraged by strike on Odesa, Ukraine still prepares to resume grain exports
Accord had sought to avert major global food crisis; attack shows Moscow can't be trusted on deal, Zelenskiy says
Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from Odesa and other Black Sea ports after a missile attack that cast doubt over […] Read more
Deal to resume Ukraine Black Sea grain exports to be signed Friday
Istanbul/United Nations | Reuters — Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will sign a deal on Friday to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s […] Read more
Baltic Dry Index at three-month lows
Demand for ocean freight seen backing off
MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have come under pressure over the past month as demand for freight backs away, which could be seen as a sign of the slowing global […] Read more
Thunder Bay grain exports picking up
MarketsFarm — Grain movement through the Port of Thunder Bay picked up in June, although total grain exports through the facility on the north shore of Lake Superior remain well […] Read more
Turkish team to discuss Black Sea grain corridor in Russia this week
Turkey proposes to monitor safe passage
Ankara | Reuters — Ankara’s military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, […] Read more
Biden signs ocean shipping bill in bid to reduce backlogs
Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to improve oversight of ocean shipping, which lawmakers say will help curb inflation and ease export backlogs. The […] Read more
Port of Churchill out of commission for two years
The sight of grain vessels being loaded at the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba won’t happen for two years, according to Sheldon Affleck, chief executive officer of the Arctic […] Read more
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