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A view of the grain terminal at the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, May 11, 2022.
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Romanian PM sees Ukraine grain flowing through country

Black Sea port of Constanta has emerged as best alternative route

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Roughly 60 per cent of Ukraine’s grain exports could transit through neighbouring Romania after Russia quit a U.N.-brokered safe passage deal through the Black Sea, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said August 18. Ukraine is one of the world’s top grain exporters, and Russia has been attacking its agricultural and port infrastructure after refusing to extend the year-old safe passage corridor.
Global wheat exporters won’t keep up with demand this year, which will draw existing stocks down sharply.
Crops, Grain Markets, Markets

Weather woes, Russia upend outlook for global wheat suppliers

Stockpile levels expected to reach at least a 16-year low in 2023-24

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Drought is expected to send global wheat stockpiles for major exporters to the lowest levels in more than a decade, a Reuters analysis shows. The decline is coming as top supplier Russia intensifies its conflict with Ukraine and creates more uncertainty for importers. Farms in areas of North and South America, Europe and Australia are
File photo of a small boat flying the Lebanese flag at a marina in Tripoli as a cargo vessel sails in the distance. (Joel Carillet/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Ukraine asks Lebanon to bar Syrian ship carrying ‘stolen’ corn

Corn taken from multiple storage units, Ukraine alleges

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Beirut | Reuters — Ukrainian officials on Thursday asked Lebanon to bar a Syrian state-owned cargo ship carrying allegedly stolen Ukrainian grain from docking in Lebanon’s Tripoli port, according to the Ukrainian embassy and a diplomatic note seen by Reuters. The Ukrainian mission said in comments to Reuters that the Finikia was transporting 6,000 metric
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Russia hits grain facilities at Ukrainian Danube River port

Some 13,000 tonnes of grain destroyed says Ukrainian deputy prime minister

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Reuters – Russian drones struck Ukrainian grain facilities at the Danube River port of Izmail overnight in what a senior official said on Wednesday was a systematic attempt by Moscow to prevent Kyiv exporting grain to the world. Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said the port’s export capacity had been reduced by 15% and that
Wheat-driven buzz
Grain Markets, Markets

Wheat-driven buzz

Expert’s Radar: Other nations’ output may sway prices at home

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While cleaning out the eavestroughs the other day, I unwittingly disturbed a hidden wasp nest, resulting in at least half a dozen stings on my hands and face. The pain eventually subsided but dealing with the nest turned out to be a bit more difficult than expected as they had found a crack between the
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)
Crops, Markets

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

Danube grain facilities attacked overnight

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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

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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?

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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

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