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Avian influenza, Ukraine war push egg prices higher worldwide
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Avian influenza, Ukraine war push egg prices higher worldwide

Major exporting countries are running short on supply, driving up food costs

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Reuters – Severe outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) in the U.S. and France are tightening global egg supplies and raising prices as the war in Ukraine disrupts shipments to Europe and the Middle East. Higher prices are particularly painful for consumers who rely on eggs as a low-cost source of protein and substitute for more […] Read more
People, including evacuees from Ukrainian regions, arrive at the crossing Krakovets on the Ukrainian-Polish border in the Lviv region, Ukraine Feb. 25, 2022.
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Opinion: No quick fixes for rising global food insecurity

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The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a dire warning about the deteriorating state of food security for the people remaining under siege in Ukraine.  The alert issued in late March speaks to rising uncertainty about the ability of farmers in that country to harvest winter wheat crops already planted, undertake spring […] Read more
Canada, like many ag-exporting countries, has a deficit in nitrogen fertilizer and imports that product from Russia. “Under existing hostilities, we will need a new plan for Eastern Canada,” says Al Mussell, a research director with CAPI.
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Can Canada make up for a shortfall of grain from Ukraine?

Opportunities, limitations, and long-term considerations

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Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe in times of peace. Now that war has initiated the most significant global food security crises in generations, other breadbasket nations face opportunities and barriers in filling the void.  But what could Canada’s role be? According to the latest report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), this country […] Read more
Civilians who bought their own weapons take part in shooting exercises before joining the territorial defence and patrolling Lviv, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues.
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Russia’s war to affect farmers, food security

Canadian grain growers can expect profits despite higher input costs, while some people will eat less

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Glacier FarmMedia – The outcome of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is unknown, but for Ukrainians it’s already a human tragedy of suffering, death and destruction, but also brave defiance. It’s likely to get worse — not just for Ukrainians and Russians, but for many of us. Why it matters: The Russian invasion of Ukraine […] Read more
More than 95 per cent of Ukraine’s crop is winter wheat and it was already in the ground before the conflict began. The fate of that crop is more likely to be determined by spring rains than war, according to Rich Nelson, Allendale Inc.’s chief strategist.
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Fate of Ukrainian wheat crop uncertain

Winter wheat will be more dependent on rains but war will affect spring-planted crops

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Glacier FarmMedia – Ukraine’s Maritime Administration has announced that the country’s ports will remain closed until the Russian invasion is over, putting a halt to old crop exports. That is stranding an estimated five million tonnes of old crop wheat that was destined for export, according to AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds. Why it matters: The […] Read more
Claire Cowan's biggest concern right now is the safety of her colleagues in the Ukraine. Cowan is chief executive officer of North American Plant Genetics, an Ontario company that sells corn seed to Ukrainian farmers.
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Canadian company watches from afar as Ukrainian colleagues take shelter

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have “very long-term impacts on global supplies” of some agricultural commodities, says the CEO of an Ontario company active in the agricultural seed sector in the eastern European nation. “Right now, (agricultural exporters) don’t have access to their ports,” explained Claire Cowan of North American Plant Genetics (NAPG). “And I […] Read more

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