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A vessel is seen arriving at Odesa in southern Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on April 12, 2023. (Photo: Yulii Zozulia/Nurphoto via Reuters Connect)

Ukraine’s maritime food exports fall to 4.13 mln T in August

By Pavel Polityuk September 6, 2024

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine’s food exports by sea and river totalled 4.13 million metric tons in August, down from 4.25 million tons in July, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday. That included 2.18 million tons of wheat, 553,732 tons of corn and 454,641 tons of barley, the data showed. Ukraine’s UGA grain traders union

A seaport grain terminal damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Odesa region, Ukraine on July 19, 2023. (Photo: Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry via Facebook/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security

September 5, 2024

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine said 75 countries and international organizations have agreed a “shared vision” of measures to ensure the uninterrupted supply of Ukrainian agricultural products and help global food security, a major concern following Russia’s 2022 invasion. The presidential office said an online meeting of representatives of the countries and organizations, held as

Drought dominates Ukrainian winter grain sowing fields, forecasters say

By Pavel Polityuk September 4, 2024

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukrainian farmers have started sowing winter grain crops for the 2025 harvest, but the availability of moisture in the soil in most regions of Ukraine is extremely low, state weather forecasters said on Wednesday. In recent years, Ukraine has often experienced a lack of soil moisture during autumn sowing, but farmers

Op/Ed

Ukraine war worsens farm worker shortage

As the war drags on, more and more Ukrainians find themselves in uniform

By Ihor Pavliuk August 21, 2024

As the war in Ukraine drags on, more and more potential farm workers find themselves in uniform instead, worsening a farm labour shortage.

File photo of a combine harvesting a wheat crop in Ukraine. (SergBob/iStock/Getty Images)

News

Ukraine completes 2024 wheat harvest at 21.7 mln tons, ministry says

By Reuters August 16, 2024

Ukraine has completed the 2024 wheat harvest, threshing 21.7 million metric tons of wheat from about 4.8 million hectares, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.

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

Cereals, Markets

Ukraine boosts grain exports despite intensified Russian attacks

By Jonathan Saul, Pavel Polityuk, Tom Balmforth August 12, 2024

Kyiv/London | Reuters – Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has made in the Black Sea area to boost exports even as Russia has attacked its ports. Ukraine is a major global wheat and corn grower and before Russia’s invasion in 2022

Markets

Late crop yield in most Ukrainian regions may drop by up to 15 per cent, farm ministry says

By Reuters July 29, 2024

Ukraine's late crop yield might fall by up to 15 per cent in most regions due to extreme heat, the acting farm minister said on Monday, while the average early crop is expected to shrink by only by five per cent.

News

Russia playing coy on new grain deal

By Reuters July 12, 2024

Russia does not rule out any scenarios regarding the possible resumption of the now-defunct Black Sea grain deal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters July 12.

News

From Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme weather threatens crop output

Hot, dry weather forecast for Russia, Ukraine in coming months; relief seen for China's corn, soybean crops hit by heatwave

By Naveen Thukral, Reuters June 24, 2024

Forecast dryness in the Black Sea region's breadbasket is likely to stunt sunflower and corn yields, while heavy rain in the United States after near-record temperatures threaten to take a toll on crops, hitting world supplies and pushing prices higher.

Columns

Leaning on the healing power of the farm

Farmers can play a role in making our society - and the world - stronger and more resilient

By Brenda Schoepp June 20, 2024

Farms can be a powerful positive force in the world. Scheopp column published in Alberta Farmer Express June 4.

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives Ukraine

Ukraine’s maritime food exports fall to 4.13 mln T in August

Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security

Drought dominates Ukrainian winter grain sowing fields, forecasters say

Ukraine war worsens farm worker shortage

Ukraine completes 2024 wheat harvest at 21.7 mln tons, ministry says

Ukraine boosts grain exports despite intensified Russian attacks

Late crop yield in most Ukrainian regions may drop by up to 15 per cent, farm ministry says

Russia playing coy on new grain deal

From Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme weather threatens crop output

Leaning on the healing power of the farm

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