Bucharest | Reuters -- Hundreds of Romanian farmers and truck drivers protested near border crossings with Ukraine and near large cities across the country on Monday amid ongoing negotiations with the government over high business costs.
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Romanian farmers, truck drivers protest near border with Ukraine
Grievances include influx of Ukrainian goods, fuel costs, environmental measures
Ukraine’s Dec Black Sea food exports top U.N.-brokered deal at its peak
Kyiv believes it has managed to dislodge Russian forces from the western part of the Black Sea
Ukraine exported 4.8 million metric tons of food via its Black Sea corridor in December, surpassing the maximum monthly volume exported under a previous U.N.-brokered grain deal, brokers said on Wednesday.
EU wheat prices set for annual fall as Black Sea trade withstands war
War in Ukraine propelled grain prices to record highs in 2022, but prices subsided this year
Euronext wheat edged up on Friday but was set for a sharp decline over the year after stiff export competition from the Black Sea region eased worries about war disruption to the grain trade.
CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. wheat remains rangebound
U.S. wheat prices essentially bottomed out during late November; recovered somewhat in December
United States wheat prices have been in something of a quandary lately, with any hope of higher prices curtailed by the need to remain competitive with cheaper Russian wheat, according to Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, North Dakota.
CBOT weekly: Mostly bullish influences on soy, corn, wheat
China increasing imports, Brazil in weather bind
MarketsFarm — While extreme weather differences in Brazil remained the main focus of the Chicago Board of Trade’s attention, increased imports by China were becoming another major factor, according to […] Read more
Ukraine could fail to meet future wheat demand if attacks continue, UN agency warns
Report shows 31 attacks on grain facilities since mid-July
United Nations | Reuters — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that Ukraine’s wheat production may be unable to meet domestic and export demand in the […] Read more
Ukraine says 151 ships have used new Black Sea corridor
Promised free grain shipments are headed for Africa, says Moscow
Some 151 ships have used Ukraine's new Black Sea shipping corridor since it was set up in August, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday, citing a senior government official.
IGC raises world crop projections
If realized, the world wheat crop will the second largest on record
Projected worldwide wheat, corn and soybean production in 2023/24 was raised by the International Grains Council in its latest update, with better-than-expected corn yields in the United States and larger Black Sea wheat crops behind the adjustment.
Nutrien misses quarterly profit estimates as potash prices plummet
Fertilizer demand expected to rise in Q4
Reuters — Nutrien fell short of analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as lower potash prices weighed on the world’s biggest fertilizer producer. Potash prices have been falling after […] Read more
Ontario farmers sell plenty from big corn crop
Ukraine war, Russian competition limit export demand for province’s corn
As of Oct. 18, we estimate the Ontario soybean harvest was 40 per cent complete and corn progress stood at 30 per cent. Cooler temperatures delayed row crop harvest by […] Read more
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