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A sign warns people of mines at a closed-off beach at Odesa, Ukraine on June 6. Even if an agreement can be reached to resume grain exports via the Black Sea, it’s believed it could take months to clear mines in the waters around Ukrainian ports.
Grain Markets, Markets

Grain traders look past delays to focus on seeded crops

Canola values have dropped below some key chart points

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Time may be running out for spring seeding in Manitoba, while the northern U.S. has faced similar delays, but the futures markets are generally looking past the poor planting progress to focus on conditions for what’s in the ground. Outside factors, such as the ongoing war in Ukraine, are also accounting for much of the
Many nations across the Middle East and North Africa are major wheat importers and buy much of their supply from Russia and Ukraine.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The humanitarian fallout of war

War in Ukraine is pushing global acute hunger to the highest level in this century

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has produced a terrible humanitarian crisis in eastern Europe. It also is worsening conditions for other countries, many of them thousands of miles away. Together, Russia and Ukraine account for almost 30 per cent of total global exports of wheat, nearly 20 per cent of global exports of corn (maize) and
A still image from a video allegedly showing a Russian strike on a grain elevator in Ukraine.
Farmit Manitoba, News

One step away from world hunger

Ukraine’s woes will soon spill over its borders affecting the globe

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A month ago, a photo of a peasant household in one of the villages of northern Ukraine liberated from Russian troops spread around social networks. The occupiers deliberately scattered the grain over the dirt so that it could not be used. Something similar already happened in Ukraine in 1932-33, when the deliberate genocide of Ukrainians
The pace of Russia’s wheat exports is expected to slow in coming weeks.
Grain Markets, News

Russian wheat prices down amid higher domestic supply

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Russian wheat export prices fell in recent days amid higher domestic supply from farmers willing to free up storage before the new crop arrives in summer, analysts said. Russia, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, continues to export despite difficulties with logistics and payments caused by western sanctions on Moscow over what Russia terms
What can Canada do to fill the grains gap, and minimize its own risk of fallout?
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Can Canada make up for Ukraine grain?

Opportunities, limitations, and long-term considerations

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Glacier FarmMedia – Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe in times of peace. Now that war has initiated the most significant global food security crises in generations, other breadbasket nations face opportunities — and barriers — in filling the void. But what could Canada’s role be? According to the latest report from the Canadian Agri-Food
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Ukraine accuses Russia of stealing grain during war

Among the allegations are that Russian troops removed 61 tonnes of grain from one farm in southern Ukraine

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Reuters – Ukraine accused Russia April 28 of stealing grain in territory it has occupied, an act which it said increased the threat to global food security posed by disruptions to spring sowing and the blocking of Ukrainian ports during the war. Asked about the allegations, the Kremlin said it had no information on the
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Ukraine, Bulgaria reach grain shipping agreement

Ukrainian grain will travel to market via Bulgarian Port of Varna

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Ukraine and Bulgaria have reached an agreement on transporting Ukrainian grain via the Bulgarian Port of Varna, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after talks on April 28 with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. He gave no timeline and provided no details of the volumes of grain to be shipped via Varna on the Black Sea.
Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: The weakest link

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As I sit here, writing this editorial, I’m recovering from the last lingering COVID symptoms. I’m hardly alone in this. One recent study suggested that as many as 50 per cent of Canadians have had an infection now. Based on anecdotal evidence from my circle of friends and family, I’m willing to believe that number,
‘We need more initiatives that enable equitable distribution of land, water and income globally.’
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: ‘Too many people, not enough food’ isn’t the cause of hunger

Inequality and war are the root causes of global food insecurity

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Nearly one in three people in the world did not have access to enough food in 2020. That’s an increase of almost 320 million people in one year and it’s expected to get worse with rising food prices and the war trapping wheat, barley and corn in Ukraine and Russia. Climate change-related floods, fires and
A Ukrainian farmer sows his fields wearing a military helmet and body armour.
Farmit Manitoba, News

PHOTOS: Unsupplied farmers, risky seeding and blocked shipping lanes

Raging war in Ukraine is set to play havoc with global food supplies

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In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are probably aware of the atrocities uncovered after

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