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.
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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
Ukraine corn production seen falling this year
London | Reuters – Ukraine’s corn production and exports are expected to fall this year with yields set to fall after extreme heat while crops were sown in April, Mykola Gorbachov, president of the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) said on Wednesday. “During the planting time in April we had really hot weather,” he told the […] Read more
From Ukraine: Keeping the home fires burning
As her husband and daughter serve in the Ukrainian army, Polina Zhovtyak keeps the family businesses running
The heroine of this story is Polina Zhovtyak. Not only is her husband fighting, but also her daughter, Kateryna, who became a volunteer soldier. That is why Polina has to develop the business of producing elite cheese and ecological bird eggs, unique for Ukraine, on her own. And she succeeds, but admits it can be struggle.
Polish farmers begin hunger strike over EU Green Deal
Five Polish farmers have gone on hunger strike over European Union environmental regulations they say are driving them out of business.
Polish farmers march against ‘green poison’ EU climate change rules
Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw on Friday to show their opposition to European Union environmental regulations that farmers say are driving them out of business.
Polish protesters suspend months-long blockade of Ukraine border
Unclear if suspension will hold; Warsaw protest to go ahead as talks continue
Polish farmers called off their protest at the last border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, lifting a blockade that has dragged on for months, soured bilateral relations and buffeted Ukraine's trade.
EU lawmakers back Ukraine food import extension, with curbs
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to back a year-long extension to tariff-free trade for Ukrainian farm produce, while introducing new curbs on the level of imports to assuage protesting EU farmers.
EU provisionally agrees to Ukraine farm import curbs
The European Union provisionally agreed on Monday to restrictions on Ukrainian food imports, which some EU members say have destabilized the bloc's agricultural markets.
EU envoys strike new deal on Ukraine food imports
Ambassadors from European Union countries reached a revised deal on Wednesday to extend tariff-free food imports from Ukraine - with restrictions - after some states complained the original agreement risked destabilizing the bloc's agricultural markets.
France leads push for greater Ukraine import curbs as farmers protest
Destabilized markets could erode public supports for Kyiv, French agriculture minister says
France said on Tuesday that it and a group of other EU countries were pushing for greater curbs on imports of food products from Ukraine to prevent the destabilization of EU agricultural markets.
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