Consumer packaged goods sector will find it difficult to replace sunflower oil supplies threatened by the war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has profound implications for global vegetable oil markets, such as boosting demand for high oleic canola oil, say analysts. Ukraine typically accounts for about half of the world’s sunflower oil exports or about five to six million tonnes per year. “That’s a tremendous amount of oil,” said Bill Lapp, founder of […] Read moreTag Archives Ukraine war — page 16
Ukrainian farmer sends his tractors into the field
A producer in western Ukraine starts land preparation and planting, armed with whatever farm inputs he has available
Even with a war going on around him, Ukrainian farmer Serhiy Ivaschuk has despatched his tractors and machinery to work in the fields to get this year’s crops planted. Ivaschuk operates a mixed dairy and arable farm with about 17,000 acres in the west of Ukraine in the Khmelnytskyi region, 350 kilometres southwest of Kyiv. […] Read more
Hope remains for Ukrainian grain export season
Ukraine’s 2022-23 crop production is going to be reduced but with ample carryover, the country could have decent volumes to ship, says an analyst from the war-torn country. The Ukrainian government estimates farmers will plant 33.1 million acres of spring crops by April 1, which would be 8.4 million acres fewer than last year. But […] Read more
Farming during war: Hostages of globalization
Imagine — even if it looks unrealistic — that one day Canada will be cut off from the rest of the world. And all import deliveries to the country will be possible, for example, only through Alaska, only by trains along one route. It sounds absurd, but Ukraine, in the very heart of Europe, is […] Read more
Food security worries spark biofuel debate
Burning crops while millions can’t afford food is an uncomfortable situation for wealthy countries. If the war in Ukraine causes food prices to further spike, the push to build up biodiesel capacity in countries such as the United States is likely to face growing scrutiny, two American experts told the Farm Foundation Forum. “We had […] Read more
Ukrainian farmers short on spring seeding inputs
Recent survey by country’s agriculture department finds producers don’t have enough seed, fertilizer, herbicides and fuel
Ukraine’s farmers do not have the inputs they need to plant their spring crops, says a senior government official. Taras Dzoba, deputy minister of agrarian policy and food, said the government recently surveyed about 2,500 Ukrainian farmers representing eight million acres of farmland about how things look heading into spring planting. The results show that […] Read more
War in Ukraine exacerbates already-tight pulse markets
Analysts worry industry at risk of ‘pushing the envelope on the pricing way too high,’ and the Russian invasion could make situation worse
Pulse markets are getting dangerously close to a breaking point in key consuming regions such as India, says an industry official. “We are pushing the envelope on the pricing way too high,” Rav Kapoor, chief executive officer of ETG Commodities, said during the CEO Roundtable webinar hosted by the Global Pulse Confederation. “At a certain […] Read more
Ukrainian farmers short on spring seeding inputs
Ukraine’s farmers do not have the inputs they need to plant their spring crops, says a senior government official. Taras Dzoba, deputy minister of agrarian policy and food, said the government recently surveyed about 2,500 Ukrainian farmers representing eight million acres of farmland about how things look heading into spring planting. The results show that […] Read more
Food security grabs world’s attention
Global food security is at risk from the war in Ukraine because the food system was already in trouble, said a panel discussing the Russian invasion. Ted Bilyea, distinguished policy fellow at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, said the war is exacerbating existing issues. Before the invasion, global food prices in the United Nation’s Food […] Read more
Ukrainian war affects sunflower plans
Korey Peters is looking forward to seeding about 500 acres of sunflowers this spring. “We really like them and the price is good,” said Peters, who farms near Randolph, Man. He’s been upping his acreage since getting into the crop four years ago, but this year could be a particularly interesting one for North America’s […] Read more
