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Commercial vessels –including vessels which are part of the Black Sea grain deal — wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 31, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas)

U.S. says working to identify alternative paths for Ukraine grain

Danube grain facilities attacked overnight

By Daphne Psaledakis, GFM Network News, Humeyra Pamuk August 16, 2023

Washington | Reuters — The United States on Wednesday condemned Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine’s grain infrastructure and said it was working with partners to identify alternative options to ensure Ukrainian grain exports. “The United States … calls for Russia to immediately return to the Black Sea Grain Initiative,” State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel

File photo of sunset over port facilities at Odesa. (Mixarde/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Ukraine announces ‘humanitarian corridor’ for other stuck ships

Moscow not yet commenting on plan

By GFM Network News August 11, 2023

Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea on Thursday to release cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war, a new test of Russia’s de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned a deal last month to let Kyiv export grain. At least initially, the corridor would apply

A seaport grain terminal damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Odesa region, Ukraine on July 19, 2023.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine

What does the move mean for the global food system?

By Anna Nagurney August 8, 2023

The Russia-Ukraine grain deal that has been critical to keeping global food prices stable and preventing famine is now in tatters. On July 17, Russia said it was pulling out of the year-old deal, which allowed shipments of grains and other foodstuffs to travel past the Russian naval blockade in the Black Sea. To make

Cereals, Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: August forecasts pulling prices down

Wheat prices went down during the week despite Russia’s withdrawal from Black Sea deal

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 2, 2023

MarketsFarm – Recent weather forecasts for much of the United States put pressure on grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Aug. 2. Cooler and wetter conditions are expected for the U.S. Midwest during the first half of August, which could help stabilize corn and soybean crops affected by

Markets, Other

Russia strikes Ukraine’s Danube port, sending global grain prices higher

Port hit on Danube opposite NATO-member Romania; Kyiv says aim is to intimidate shippers considering return

By GFM Network News, Pavel Polityuk August 2, 2023

Kyiv | Reuters – Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as it ramps up its use of force to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain. The attacks destroyed buildings in the port of Izmail and halted ships in their tracks as they prepared

Russia could be ready for Black Sea grain deal talks, but no evidence yet: US

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. said Russia has to return to Black Sea deal to market fertilizer, make agriculture transactions

By GFM Network News August 1, 2023

United Nations | Reuters – The United States has been told that Russia is prepared to return to talks on a deal that had allowed the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, but “we haven’t seen any evidence of that yet,” the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday. Russia quit the

News

Asian wheat buyers go shopping after Ukraine port attacks

By Naveen Thukral August 1, 2023

Reuters – Asian millers will look elsewhere for their wheat as attacks on Ukrainian ports after the collapse of a safe passage deal spark supply risks, traders and analysts said. Supply constraints from the key Black Sea region add further uncertainty amid the prospect of dry El Niño weather threatening Asian crops and exacerbating food

A vessel is seen arriving at Odesa in southern Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on April 12, 2023.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Grain deal withdrawal weaponizing food insecurity, again

Russia’s abandonment of the Black Sea grain deal spells trouble for global hunger

By Sylvain Charlebois July 31, 2023

Russia’s recent decision to terminate the Black Sea grain agreement that allowed tonnes of Ukrainian grain to be shipped to 45 nations, has raised concerns over global food security. As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, nearly half of Ukraine’s food exports, which are mainly directed toward developing nations, could be adversely affected. Despite

Ukraine says Russia threatened civilian vessels in second week without grain deal

Ukraine has harvested 11.2 million tons of its 2023 grain crop

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 28, 2023

Kyiv | Reuters – A senior Ukrainian official accused Russia on Friday of threatening civilian vessels in the Black Sea, and urged the international community to condemn what he said were “the methods of terrorists”. Russia last week quit a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukraine, a major global grain producer, to safely export its grain via

Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: durum soars as red spring falls back

Steep increases following Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports were gone by mid-week

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 28, 2023

MarketsFarm – There were sharp increases in durum across Western Canada for the week ended July 27, while spring wheat incurred small to moderate declines. There were gains in Minneapolis spring wheat, while Kansas City and Chicago winter wheat contracts slipped back. At the beginning of the week there were steep increases for wheat as

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

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