Ihor, a farmer in central Ukraine, poses in his sunflower field. The plant has become one of the symbols of the war-torn country.

The rules of war zone production

Cost savings are king for Ukrainian farmers with high costs and uncertainty over exports

“It’s good that you didn’t arrive an hour earlier – three rockets just flew in,” says Denys, an agricultural equipment sales manager who meets me in the city of Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine. For the first time in five months, since the beginning of the war, I’m going on a field trip. Throughout the 10

Developing world food prices first to fall: U.S. official

Reuters – Weaker commodities prices will take longer to ease food inflation in the U.S. than in the developing world, according to a July 26 statement from Seth Meyer, chief economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Some of the world’s poorest nations were hardest hit by a spike in corn and wheat prices after


CBOT December 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slip after Midwest rains

Traders looking ahead to USDA report on Friday

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Monday as improved weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest’s farm belt boosted harvest prospects for crops stressed recently by high temperatures and dryness. Chicago Board of Trade wheat firmed as the dollar softened, although gains were limited by improving prospects for exports from







“This very hot and dry forecast is coming in right at the time when beans don’t need it.” – Craig VanDyke, Top Third Ag Marketing

Heat stress raises questions on U.S. corn, soybeans

Stifling heat in the Midwest has pressured markets up

Reuters – Chicago soybeans rallied July 29 and were set for their biggest weekly rise in 22 years, as forecasts of hot and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest raised supply concerns and strong soymeal demand added support. Corn was also on track for its biggest weekly gain in nearly five months, while wheat was