Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia may narrow the spread of its grain exports in the new season due to crop problems, keeping supplies to its traditional markets, VTB board member Vitaly Sergeуchuk said.
Crop woes may lead Russia to narrow grain exports
Russian government says it may declare a nationwide emergency as frost, drought affects crop
China’s drive to boost grain production hits bottleneck, state media says
Reading Time: < 1 minute China's drive to boost grain production has entered a bottleneck where it is difficult to increase production further, state media reported on Monday, as Beijing launched a new drive to raise domestic output by 50 million metric tons by 2030.
WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes, with global trade at ‘critical juncture’
Striking deals by consensus becoming more difficult amid signs global economy fragmenting
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new global commerce rules, but its chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and delegates sought to curb expectations.
MacAulay opens Indo-Pacific ag office
Moment 'pivotal' for the hog sector, Canadian Pork Council says
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Pork Council joined federal ag minister Lawrence MacAulay in Manila, Philippines, to open Canada's first Indo-Pacific agriculture office, it said today, calling the opening a "pivotal moment" for the Canadian pork sector.
Ukraine to punish firms for violating farm exports rules to Eastern Europe
Cheap Ukrainian exports have sparked protests in neighbouring countries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ukraine on Monday said it has tightened rules related to certain food exports, imposing a six-month trading ban for any companies violating the regulations, to ease tensions with bordering countries.
Australia achieves average wheat, barley harvests
Total exports down, but percentage going to China increased
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australian wheat and barley came away with average crops for 2023/24, as the threat of dryness caused by an El Niño posed a major challenge, according to the United Stated Department of Agriculture attaché in the country’s capital of Canberra.
Britain pauses talks on Canada free trade deal over agriculture
The talks are among negotiations launched after Britain left the European Union
Reading Time: 2 minutes Britain has suspended talks on a free trade deal with Canada amid unhappiness on both sides about the lack of access to agricultural markets, Canadian officials said on Thursday.
Houthi attack on dry bulk ship to boost grain diversions
About twenty per cent of grain shipments diverting around Cape
Reading Time: 2 minutes An attack on a dry bulk carrier this week in the Red Sea region is set to lead to more diversions of grain cargoes around the Cape of Good Hope but most are still willing to risk using the Suez Canal for now, shipping sources said on Tuesday.
Romanian farmers, truck drivers protest near border with Ukraine
Grievances include influx of Ukrainian goods, fuel costs, environmental measures
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
Brazil’s soybean harvest kicks off with low yields in Mato Grosso
Crops suffered from lack of humidity; now rains are hampering harvest in some areas
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazilian soybean farmers have begun to reap their 2023/24 soybean crop, covering some 0.6 per cent of the national planted area as of last Thursday, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
