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Wheat soars in Chicago amid concern over shipping in the Black Sea

Wheat soars in Chicago amid concern over shipping in the Black Sea Wheat soars in Chicago amid concern over shipping in the Black Sea

He wheat in Chicago rose more than 3% on Tuesday, at a time when the market reacted to possible problems with maritime routes in the Black Sea after what Ukraine attacked a large Russian warship in Crimea. Soybeans fell slightly after rains in South America over the weekend, while corn strengthened due to the rise […]

Soybeans from Argentina grow in optimal humidity conditions after rain

Soybeans from Argentina grow in optimal humidity conditions after rain Soybeans from Argentina grow in optimal humidity conditions after rain

91% of the soy 2023/24 sown in Argentina It is developing with optimal and adequate humidity conditions after the heavy rains reported in the last week, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BdeC) said on Thursday in its weekly crop report. Argentina is one of the world’s two largest exporters of soybean oil and meal, and […]

FAO maintains global cereal production forecasts for the 2023-2024 season

FAO maintains global cereal production forecasts for the 2023-2024 season FAO maintains global cereal production forecasts for the 2023-2024 season

World cereal production will remain at the 2,819 million tons planned for the 2023-2024 season – after an increase announced last October -, reported the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This forecast represents a progress of 0.9% (26 million tons) compared to the previous 2022-2023 season, led by the coarse […]

Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global cereal production

Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global cereal production Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global cereal production

Earthworms are important drivers of global production of foodsince they contribute approximately 6.5% of the production of cereals and 2.3% of the legumes produced worldwide each year. The impact of these animals was most significant in the global south. Specifically, his contribution was 10% grain yield in sub-Saharan Africa and 8% in Latin America and […]

Paraguay: campaign opens debate on the cultivation and sale of transgenic HB4 wheat

Paraguay: campaign opens debate on the cultivation and sale of transgenic HB4 wheat Paraguay: campaign opens debate on the cultivation and sale of transgenic HB4 wheat

A campaign that has brought together gastronomic companies, experts and NGO has opened a debate on Paraguayan around the use of genetically modified wheat HB4 -resistant to drought-, whose “trade liberalization” It was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and is supported by producer unions. “Bread without poison”as the campaign was baptized, […]

Turkey announces extension of Ukraine grain deal

Turkey announces extension of Ukraine grain deal Turkey announces extension of Ukraine grain deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday the extension of the agreement that allows the export of grains from Ukrainenegotiated after the Russian invasion to alleviate the global food crisis. The current pact, signed in July 2022 by Ukraine and Russia with the mediation of Ankara and the UN, allows ships loaded with Ukrainian […]

Corn and wheat hit multi-week lows in the US on export concerns

Corn and wheat hit multi-week lows in the US on export concerns Corn and wheat hit multi-week lows in the US on export concerns

The futures of corn in Chicago fell to a six-week low on Friday, while the wheat it dropped to four weeks, due to concerns over competition in the global export business, analysts say. Prospects for strong US corn production in 2023, along with other economic news, also weighed on grain futures. On the first anniversary […]

Food is crucial to national security

Food is crucial to national security Food is crucial to national security

By Amanda Little While Putin’s war in Ukraine shakes the energy market and pushes up fertilizer prices, a bigger problem now is rising wheat prices. Russia is leading the world into a deepening food security crisis, worsening shortages already caused by the pandemic and climate change. More than 70% of Ukraine is agricultural land that […]

EU wheat export demand rises as supplies from Ukraine and Russia curb

EU wheat export demand rises as supplies from Ukraine and Russia curb EU wheat export demand rises as supplies from Ukraine and Russia curb

Updated on 03/04/2022 12:17 pm Wheat export demand from the European Union (EU) increased this week and the situation is expected to continue as fighting disrupts shipments from Ukraine and Russia, traders said. “This week there were big EU export sales from Romania, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland and other EU countries”, said a trader. “A […]

War in Ukraine: consequences for agriculture and food security in Peru

War in Ukraine: consequences for agriculture and food security in Peru War in Ukraine: consequences for agriculture and food security in Peru

Last year, the price of fertilizers rose by up to 128% and became one of the main problems affecting local farmers. Among the factors that drove the increase in prices are the energy crisis in Europe, the rise in the exchange rate and the high freight rates that increased tariffs. To these agents is now […]