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Ukraine sows 852,100 ha to 2024 crops as of April 5, ministry says
All Ukrainian regions have started 2024 sowing and had seeded 852,100 hectares of spring crops as of April 5, the country’s agriculture ministry said. Farmers have also started planting sunflowers, sugar beets and soybeans. The sowing area includes 118,300 hectares of spring wheat, 543,200 of spring barley, 119,000 of peas and 62,400 of oats. The[...]
Trump changes course on tariffs
There was lack of clarity on whether Canada and Mexico are now subject to 10 per cent tariffs from the U.S., which were paused for other countries April 9.
World food prices ease further in November, says FAO
The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell marginally in November, marking an eighth straight monthly fall since a record high in March after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 135.7 points last month, down from 135.9 for October,[...]
FAO says world food prices continue to climb
World food prices rose for a fourth straight month in November to remain at 10-year highs, led by strong demand for wheat and dairy products, the UN food agency said Dec. 2. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 134.4 points[...]
Texas wildfires destroy grain and cattle
Chicago | Reuters - Wildfires in the Texas Panhandle destroyed grain in storage bins and likely killed tens of thousands of livestock, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said Feb. 29. One blaze, dubbed the Smokehouse Creek fire, is the largest in Texas history. Grazing lands covered with years of grass that are helped fuel the[...]
COMMENT: Bovaer is added to cow feed to reduce methane emissions. Does it get into milk and meat? Is it harmful for humans?
Concern has been rising over the use of a feed supplement, Bovaer 10, to reduce methane production in cows. Bovaer 10 consists of silicon dioxide (basically sand), propylene glycol (a food stabilizer) and the active compound 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP). Bovaer and 3-NOP were approved for use in Canada in early 2024. Canadian beef and dairy industry[...]
Global commodity markets react to Trump victory
Commodities from grains, to oil and gas dropped on Wednesday morning as the U.S. dollar rallied and victory for Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election stoked concerns about tariffs and economic growth.
Ukraine grain exports down 41.5 per cent so far this season, ministry says
Ukraine’s grain exports are down 41.5 per cent year on year in the 2022-23 season so far, at almost eight million tonnes, but the pace of shipments is increasing gradually, agriculture ministry data showed Sept. 28. The country’s grain exports have slumped since Russia invaded in February because its Black Sea ports were closed off,[...]
China cancels large Ukrainian corn purchases
Chinese buyers have cancelled shipments of Ukrainian-origin animal feed corn totalling several hundred thousand tonnes, traders said April 11. The precise volumes were unclear, but some traders spoke of about 300,000 tonnes cancelled in up to five Panamax shiploads that had previously been bought for April/May shipment. Most of the cancellations were in the last[...]
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