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A farm worker unloads Ukrainian-made fertilizer from a truck on April 5, 2022 to use on a wheat field near the village of Yakovlivka, outside Kharkiv, after it was hit by an aerial bombardment. (Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter)
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Farming behind the lines: Ukraine’s farmers sow amidst wreckage

Despite their best efforts, however, famine looms as war rages

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Reading Time: 5 minutes In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled the Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of his soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are probably aware of the atrocities […] Read more
File photo of a bulk port facility in Ukraine. (Olivia Sabeskaya/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Reuters

Ukraine grain storage shortage adds to farmers’ woes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Zurich | Reuters — Ukraine has insufficient storage capacity even for its reduced 2022 grain harvest, the United Nations’ World Food Programme said Tuesday, with the country struggling to export existing stocks during the invasion by Russia. Jakob Kern, the World Food Programme’s emergency co-ordinator in Ukraine, cited estimates that 20 per cent of planted […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures above $8 on supply concerns

Ukraine war continues disrupting Black Sea grain exports

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures topped US$8 a bushel and reached their highest price in nearly a decade on Monday on concerns over unfavourable U.S. weather slowing plantings and the Ukraine war disrupting grain exports. Traders worry chilly weather hampering plantings this spring could potentially contribute to lower yields come […] Read more
File photo of a wheat field in northern Ukraine on July 14, 2016. (File photo: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)
Crops, Reuters

Ukraine could lack seed for years, French producers warn

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Paris | Reuters — Reduced production of crop seed in Ukraine due to war with Russia could affect the country’s grain production for several years, a French seed industry group said on Thursday. Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain exporters, is widely expected to see its harvest shrink this year as Russia’s invasion disrupts […] Read more
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Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Market stagnant as U.S. corn imports continue

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, as end-users are well covered with corn imports from the United States. “It seems like most buyers have managed to cover themselves well into June with corn,” said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, adding that […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 corn (green and red candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and December 2022 corn (orange candlesticks). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on global supply fears

Wheat down on profit-taking; Argentina trucker strike supports soy, corn

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit life-of-contract highs on Thursday, supported by tightening global grain supplies and an uncertain production outlook as the Russia-Ukraine war continued to rattle markets, analysts said. However, trade was choppy and deferred corn contracts finished lower as traders took profits ahead of a three-day holiday weekend. U.S. markets […] Read more

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