Reading Time: 2 minutes Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine has introduced a new system for exporting key agrarian goods, including grains, which implies a ban on shipping consignments of goods at prices below those set by the agriculture ministry. Ukraine is a major grain and oilseeds grower and exporter and the new system became operational on Dec. 1. The government […] Read more
Ukraine introduces minimum export prices for major agricultural goods
Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen rising on larger sowing area, minister says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ukraine's wheat harvest may increase to up to 25 million metric tons next year from an expected 22 million tons this year thanks to a larger sowing area, the first deputy agriculture minister Taras Vysotskiy told Reuters in an interview.
USDA lowers U.S. soybean/corn yield estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were a few tweaks to the latest monthly report from the United States Department of Agriculture released on Nov. 8. The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates not only lowered yields for U.S. corn and soybeans, the department reduced the ending stocks for both.
Russia’s grain policies help Ukraine secure sales
Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia's curbs on wheat exports have inadvertently helped Ukraine secure lucrative sales to Egypt this week while also inflating prices for the world's top importer, traders said.
October weather did not favour Ukraine’s winter crops, scientists say
Reading Time: < 1 minute October weather, as well as in September, was unfavourable for the development of Ukrainian winter crops, most of which lack moisture, analyst APK-Inform quoted the Ukrainian national agricultural academy as saying on Monday.
Russia accuses UK of using Black Sea corridor to supply Ukraine with arms
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia on Wednesday accused Britain of using a Black Sea grain corridor to deliver arms to Ukraine, after denying London's allegations that Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports had disrupted crucial grain supplies for other countries.
Ukrainian grain exports to fall in 2024/25: USDA attaché
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukrainian grain exports are expected to be down in the 2024/25 marketing year due to smaller crops, tighter carryout stocks and the ongoing challenges of shipping through the Black Sea, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Kyiv.
Putin to examine Black Sea shipping proposals from Turkey’s Erdogan
Reading Time: 2 minutes Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts on Black Sea shipping but that he had not yet had time to study the documents.
Ukraine foreign minister calls for support to stop Russian strikes on its Black Sea ports
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday he and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had discussed safe navigation for shipping in the Black Sea.
Ukraine grain exports to fall by more than 10 million tonnes due to smaller crop, official says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ukraine's 2024/25 grain exports are likely to decrease to around 40 million metric tons from almost 51 million tons in 2023/24 due to a smaller harvest, the first deputy agriculture minister Taras Vysotskiy said on Friday.
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