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Workers repair the roof of a farm building that was damaged by a mortar, in the village of Malaya Rohan, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, April 9, 2022.

From Ukraine: Driven from his fields

Ukrainian farmer hopes to see his farm liberated from Russian invaders

By Ihor Pavliuk November 3, 2022

From time to time, Oleh visits the positions of troops on the front lines of war in east Ukraine. While there, he looks hopefully to the horizon. There, just one mile away, are his fields, shop and grain warehouse now occupied by Russian invaders. I will not write Oleh’s last name, nor will I show

Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey November 2, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Markets

Ukraine grain export deal back on as Russia resumes participation

By GFM Network News, Pavel Polityuk November 2, 2022

Ankara/Kyiv | Reuters – Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from war-torn Ukraine, reversing a move that world leaders had said threatened to exacerbate global hunger. Moscow announced the sudden reversal after Turkey and the United Nations helped keep Ukrainian grain flowing for several days

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

Markets

U.N.’s Black Sea grain deal continues without Russia

By GFM Network News, Nigel Hunt October 31, 2022

London | Reuters – Grain was flowing out of Ukraine at a record pace on Monday under an initiative led by the United Nations aimed at easing global food shortages despite Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the scheme. Russia said on Saturday it was pulling out of the deal, which ensured safe passage

A wheat field near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine in 2016. Photo: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko/File

Cereals, Crops

Ukraine keeps 2023 winter wheat sowing area forecast unchanged despite delays

By GFM Network News, Pavel Polityuk October 25, 2022

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine is keeping its forecast of the winter wheat sowing area for the 2023 harvest unchanged at 3.8 million hectares despite a delay caused by unfavourable weather, deputy agriculture minister Taras Vysotskiy told Reuters on Tuesday. Ukraine sowed more than 6 million hectares of winter wheat for the 2022 harvest, but

Volodymyr Fedorchuk, before the war, with some of the garlic he raised on now-occupied territory.

Farmit Manitoba

Rebuilding after losing the farm to war

Garlic grower in Ukraine already considering the future after the war is won

By Ihor Pavliuk October 18, 2022

Volodymyr Fedorchuk may have lost his farm business because of the war. But he hasn’t lost heart and he’s ready to start new projects. I first met him years ago, at a Ukraine conference on the use of liquid fertilizers held by a well-known American company. It turned out that we were compatriots. His hometown

Destroyed grain storage in the village of Kamianka, Kharkiv, recently liberated from Russian invaders by Ukrainian forces.

Grain Markets, News

Russia to expand grain harvest by five million tonnes

By Reuters October 13, 2022

Russia’s grain harvest is set to grow by about five million tonnes a year thanks to its incorporation of four Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said Oct. 4. “Considering the arable land that exists there, I think at least five million tonnes of grain will be added to the Russian savings box. I also

A farmer drives his tractor near cracked and dry earth at the Marais Breton in Villeneuve-en-Retz, as a historic drought hit France in August.

International news, News

Droughts, Ukraine war push global grain stocks toward worrying decade low

Stocks will be lower than in 2012, the most recent year that saw food riots

By Tom Polansek October 11, 2022

Reuters – The world is heading toward the tightest grain inventories in years despite the resumption of exports from Ukraine, as the shipments are too few and harvests from other major crop producers are smaller than initially expected, according to grain supply and crop forecast data. Poor weather in key agricultural regions from the United

Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Drought, war, inflation and consumer disconnect

Would the public support farm and food programs if they knew the farm income numbers?

By Alan Guebert September 27, 2022

By almost any measure, 2022 has been a tough year for most. Inflation, war, the growing consequences of climate change and then widening political divide are just a few of the compounding woes we continue to deal with. In the middle of this chaos, however, U.S. farmers received remarkably good news. According to estimates released

Farmers in Ukraine have worked together to keep equipment operating during the harvest, despite lack of parts and technicians.

Farmit Manitoba, News

A new rural economy emerges in Ukraine

From value-added to more livestock production, farmers in Ukraine have adapted to the conditions of war

By Ihor Pavliuk September 26, 2022

When we first heard the sounds of rocket explosions on Feb. 24, we were most alarmed. It took my entire credit card limit to fill up my car and buy a supply of groceries. At the time, I thought only a few hours remained until the end of normal life. Many Ukrainian farmers say the

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Grain shipments offer dim hope

The EU should have seen the Ukraine war food and energy crises looming

By Anna-sophie Maass August 17, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in four interrelated security crises. The war in Ukraine is a tragedy for human security, but it affects geopolitical security as well as food and energy security. These four crises have been compounded by the failure of coercive diplomacy. This is a form of diplomacy that uses either

Daily Network News

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

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