Expectations are based on analysis of satellite-based normalized difference vegetation index maps supplied by NASA
A consensus appears to be emerging about the size of Ukraine’s upcoming wheat crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting a 2022-23 harvest of 21.5 million tonnes, down 35 percent from last year and 23 percent below the five-year average. That is very much in line with a pre-USDA report estimate from French data […] Read moreTag Archives Ukraine war — page 14
Ukraine faces 35 percent wheat drop
A consensus appears to be emerging about the size of Ukraine’s upcoming wheat crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting a 2022-23 harvest of 21.5 million tonnes, down 35 percent from last year and 23 percent below the five-year average. That is very much in line with a pre-USDA report estimate from French data […] Read more
Ukranian exports will likely take time to recover
Bunge says infrastructure will need to be repaired, seaborne logistics untangled and waters cleared of floating mines
Some analysts have suggested Ukraine’s grain exports would resume in a hurry if there was a ceasefire. But that is not the assessment of the head of one of the world’s largest grain companies, which has significant assets in the country. Bunge Ltd.’s chief executive officer, Greg Heckman, mentioned, during a conference call on the […] Read more
Sask.-made protein crisps to help feed Ukrainians
A shipping container packed full of egg and lentil protein crisps, as well as dried soup mix, is on its way to help the people of Ukraine. The shipment is expected to arrive in Poland before being shipped onward to Ukraine. “If all goes well, it should be in Poland in about two weeks,” said […] Read more
Nutrien bolsters profit forecast on surging fertilizer prices
May 2 (Reuters) – Nutrien Ltd on Monday raised its full-year earnings forecast well above estimates after posting a more than 10-fold jump in first-quarter profit, as the world’s largest fertilizer company benefits strongly from soaring prices of crop nutrients. Prices of essential crop nutrients such as potash and phosphate skyrocketed in the quarter, touching […] Read more
War in Ukraine turns predictions for 2022 on their ear
Most years just before New Year’s Day I do a story laying out the main predictions that market prognosticators are making about the coming year. This year I didn’t, mostly due to those predictions being subjects that we had already covered and which were continuations of trends already well discussed: inflation risks, tight crop supplies, […] Read more
Ukrainian farmers seed crops amidst wreckage
Producers return to their fields as soon as a region is liberated, knowing the world needs all the food they can grow
In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled 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 soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are probably aware of the atrocities uncovered after […] Read more
Farm writers share their perspective on Ukraine
Many of Canada’s agricultural journalists have covered the country in the past, giving them a unique understanding now
Farm reporters write about food: crop varieties, nutrients, livestock, the whole array of equipment, markets and war. When war interrupts the normal production and distribution of food, we cover it. Members of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation have covered all aspects of food production since 1955. Today more than 300 CFWF members cover food production […] Read more
Fertilizer issues threaten South American soybean crops
Disruptions in Black Sea potash exports will have little impact in the near-term but could play a significant role in determining the fate of South America’s next soybean crop, according to a report by RaboResearch. All overseas flow of fertilizer for the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere has already taken place. Movement is now […] Read more
EU, Russia expect big wheat crops
The world’s top two wheat exporters will likely have more crop to ship in 2022-23, says an analyst. The European Commission forecasts that the European Union will export a record 40 million tonnes of wheat next crop year. Bilal Muftuoglu, analyst with Argus Media, said the previous record was 36 million tonnes, so that would […] Read more
