Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine and offer greater flexibility on rules for fallow land in a bid to quell protests by angry farmers in France and other EU members.
EU plans curbs on Ukraine farm imports to calm angry farmers
Measures possible for other farm produce if markets disrupted
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.
Red Sea crisis cutting farm exports from Ukraine, minister says
Wheat shipments via Suez plunge amid Red Sea attacks: WTO
Reading Time: 2 minutes The situation in the Red Sea has led to a slowdown in Ukrainian agricultural exports in January, agriculture minister Mykola Solsky said on Thursday.
What is war fatigue?
If the West is 'tired' of the war in Ukraine, consider the reality of Ukrainians
Reading Time: 6 minutes As we approached the end of December, my mood, like that of most Ukrainians, was not at all Christmassy. The heroic achievement of 2022, when our lives hung in the balance and our defenders managed to repel the enemy, was replaced by the bloody routine of 2023.
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.
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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
CBOT weekly outlook: The three main factors affecting soybeans
'Here at $13.60, we're 70 cents overpriced'
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
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