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.
Ukrainians in Canadian Agriculture: Terry Youzwa
Saskatchewan farmer and volunteer shares his heritage and culture
Terry Youzwa’s family has been farming in Saskatchewan for generations and they’ve been sharing their Ukrainian history and culture the entire time. Youzwa is the third generation of his family to farm on the Canadian Prairies. His son Zak is the fourth and grandson Andriy a potential fifth. Now growing canola, wheat, oats, peas, faba […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: The three main factors affecting soybeans
'Here at $13.60, we're 70 cents overpriced'
MarketsFarm — Soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are being pulled by three main factors, according to a trader. Ryan Ettner from Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. explained that erratic weather in Brazil and Argentina is having a major effect on soybean prices, as well as Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans and […] 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 years to come if Black Sea export routes remain blocked and attacks on food infrastructure continue. WFP’s Ukraine director, Matthew Hollingworth, said a forthcoming report […] 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.
Ukrainian farmers’ history of making do pays off in wartime
First person: over the past 20 months, hundreds of thousands of civillian vehicles have passed through the crucible of war
The technical arsenal of farmers who cultivate small acreages is extremely varied. They have small tillers to which trailers are attached, and tiny, sometimes homemade, tractors. Sometimes you can even see a small field being plowed with the help of horses. We still have horse-drawn carts, although this is rare. In my town, there is only one horse left. My friend keeps him at home as a pet. In his youth, my friend worked at a stable and retained his love for horses.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, soymeal climb on demand
CBOT wheat falls; gains in soy help lift corn
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rallied and soymeal hit a contract high on Friday on strong demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. U.S. soymeal exports are on their way to new highs this season after a poor soybean harvest in top soymeal exporter Argentina earlier this year. Domestic soymeal users, […] Read more
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