Reuters – Sky-high fertilizer prices have farmers worldwide scaling back its use and reducing the amount of land they’re planting, fallout from the Ukraine-Russia conflict that has some agricultural industry veterans warning of food shortages. Western sanctions on Russia, a major exporter of potash, ammonia, urea and other soil nutrients, have disrupted shipments of those
As sanctions bite Russia, fertilizer shortage imperils world food supply
From Mato Grosso to Manitoba, farmers are fretting over high prices, lack of supply
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures fall
Traders monitoring Ukraine crisis
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures eased on Friday as traders monitored diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and gauged continuing disruptions to Black Sea crop exports. More than three weeks after launching its invasion, in what Moscow calls a “special military operation,” the Russian advance has stalled and failed
CF Industries boosts U.S. fertilizer shipments as Russian exports cut
Chicago | Reuters — CF Industries is increasing fertilizer shipments to both U.S. coasts from the world’s largest nitrogen complex in Louisiana to help offset a decline in exports from Russia after it invaded Ukraine, CEO Tony Will said. Global fertilizer supplies have tightened and prices have increased from already high levels as sanctions bite
Icahn takes pig welfare push global amid McDonald’s proxy fight
Carl Icahn is broadening a push to get McDonald’s to improve suppliers’ treatment of pigs raised for bacon and sausage. The billionaire activist investor, who has described himself as an animal lover, on March 3 called on the burger chain to make a global pledge to eliminate the use of gestation crates to house pregnant
U.S. livestock: CME cattle hit multi-month lows
Hogs drop by daily limit
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to a six-month low and feeder cattle hit a nine-month low on Friday, while lean hog futures sank by the daily exchange-imposed trading limit. Follow-through selling pushed down cattle contracts after a string of losses in the markets, brokers said. Recent weakness in wholesale
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat posts record weekly rise as Ukraine war drives volatility
CBOT corn touches highest price since 2012
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures posted their biggest-ever weekly gain as prices on Friday jumped by their daily limit on deepening fears that Russia’s attack on Ukraine will cause prolonged disruptions to exports from the Black Sea region. Trading was volatile amid uncertainty over how much global demand may shift
U.S. grains: Wheat extends run to 14-year high on Russia-Ukraine supply threat
U.S. studying biofuel waiver to fight food inflation
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures galloped to another 14-year high on Thursday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increasingly fanned fears of massive disruptions to grain exports from the Black Sea region. Wheat and corn futures advanced by their daily trading limits during a volatile session, though the corn market later
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle sag to four-month lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures slumped on Thursday, with live cattle and feeder cattle setting four-month lows. The cattle markets came under continued pressure from weakness in equities, which lost ground as the Ukraine crisis kept investors on edge, traders said. In grain markets, soaring costs for corn and wheat threaten
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 14-year peak in volatile trading
Soyoil sets record high before retreating
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose by their daily limit to a 14-year high on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine raised major concerns about grain supplies that will be available from the Black Sea region. Corn futures reached their highest price since December 2012, when the market set an
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up to 14-year peak
Soyoil sets record on Russia-Ukraine crisis
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures soared by the daily limit to their highest level in almost 14 years on Tuesday as traders feared prolonged disruptions to global supplies following Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Soyoil futures set an all-time high on worries over vegetable oil exports from the