Chicken exports from Ukraine raised hackles at the House of Commons agriculture committee last week after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency approved products to come into Canada without tariffs. Bloc Quebecois MP Yves Perron and Conservative MP Richard Lehoux both took issue with the approval coming just a day after the committee held its second […] Read more
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War dries up Europe’s access to vegetable oil
Ukraine’s sunflower oil exports have fallen by 15 percent since the Russian invasion began and Russia’s by 27 percent
The European Union needs to find a way to replace much of the vegetable oil it used to import from Ukraine, says an industry official. Loic Boucher, Corteva Agriscience’s oilseed marketing lead for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said Ukraine is a major global exporter of the commodity. And the European Union is its […] Read more
War dries up Europe’s access to vegetable oil
The European Union needs to find a way to replace much of the vegetable oil it used to import from Ukraine, says an industry official. Loic Boucher, Corteva Agriscience’s oilseed marketing lead for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said Ukraine is a major global exporter of the commodity. And the European Union is its […] Read more
War in Ukraine spans farm fields to battlefields
From time to time, Oleh visits the positions of troops on the front lines of war in east Ukraine. While there, he looks hopefully to the horizon. There, just two kilometres away, are his fields, shop and grain warehouse now occupied by Russian invaders. I will not write Oleh’s last name, nor will I show […] Read more
Russian wheat stable as Moscow sticks to Black Sea grain deal
This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Russian wheat prices finished last week steady after volatile trade inside the week as Moscow suspended participation in the Black Sea deal allowing Ukrainian shipments and then came back to it, analysts said […] Read more
Black Sea grain agreement in trouble
Editor’s Note: In the time between laying this story out for printing in this week’s paper and its publication on November 3, 2022 Russia has agreed to resume its participation in this deal. (REUTERS) — Russia suspended its participation in the Black Sea deal Oct. 29 in response to what it called a major Ukrainian […] Read more
Ukrainian farmers’ troubles could keep wheat prices high
Bruce Burnett is bullish on wheat due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. There are reports that Ukraine’s farmers will decrease winter wheat planting by 30 to 40 percent, which would be a significant market factor in 2022-23. “The reduction in the Ukraine crop makes it very difficult for the world to reach the kind […] Read more
U.S. wheat slumps 6 percent after Russia says it will resume Black Sea grain deal
PARIS, (Reuters) – Wheat futures plummeted from Chicago to Europe on Wednesday after Russia said it would resume its participation in a deal to export grain from war-torn Ukraine after suspending it over the weekend in a move that had threatened global food supplies. The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) most-active wheat contract fell 6 […] Read more
Wheat climbs 6 percent after Russia quits Black Sea pact
SINGAPORE/PARIS (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures jumped 6 percent and corn rose more than 2 percent on Monday as Russia’s withdrawal from a Black Sea export agreement raised concerns over global supplies. The most active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was up 6.1 percent at US$8.79-1/2 a bushel at 1221 GMT, having touched […] Read more
Ukrainian farmers’ troubles could keep wheat prices high
Bruce Burnett is bullish wheat due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. There are reports that Ukraine’s farmers will decrease winter wheat planting by 30 to 40 percent, which would be a significant market factor in 2022-23. “The reduction in the Ukraine crop makes it very difficult for the world to reach the kind of […] Read more
