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U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on war concerns
Soy jumps on U.S. heat wave; corn up off 2020 low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped nearly four per cent on Friday as a drone attack on Moscow revived concerns over the risk of war disruptions to Black Sea grain exports, analysts said. Soybean futures advanced for a third session to reach a July high as a hot, dry U.S. […] Read more

Strike’s impact on grain movement yet to come
Port workers union, employers reached a tentative agreement Monday morning but backlog likely to linger
MarketsFarm, Reuters – Despite grain movement at Canada’s West Coast ports not being really affected by the British Columbia port workers strike in July, there’s a good chance for issues to arise in the coming months, according to Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp. “The volume of grain that moved in the last three weeks […] Read more

Russia delivers Black Sea warning as Ukraine decries ‘hellish’ grain port attacks
Russian missiles strike Odesa for second night in a row
Kyiv | Reuters — Russia warned that from Thursday any ships sailing to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports would be seen as potentially carrying military cargoes, as Kyiv accused Moscow of carrying out “hellish” overnight strikes that damaged grain export infrastructure. Russia attacked the Odesa region for the second consecutive night after quitting on Monday a […] Read more

Insurers seen reviewing Black Sea ship cover after Russia quits deal
Last ship covered under deal left Sunday
London | Reuters — Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a UN-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry sources said. The agreement, brokered by Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global […] Read more

Grain shipping deal can operate without Russia, Zelenskyy says
'Blackmail is not allowed for anyone'
Kyiv | Reuters — The Black Sea grain shipment deal must continue and could operate without Russian participation after Moscow’s withdrawal on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukraine, Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address, was a food source for 400 million people. “Africa has the right to stability. Asia has the right to […] Read more

Black Sea grain deal expires after Russia quits
United Nations says the move would "strike a blow to people in need everywhere"
United Nations/Moscow | Reuters – A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine’s grain for the past year expired on Monday after Russia quit and warned it could not guarantee the safety of ships in a move the United Nations said would “strike a blow to people in need everywhere.” Moscow suggested that […] Read more

UN waits for Russian answer as Black Sea deal deadline looms
U.S. says Russia using grain deal 'as a weapon'
United Nations | Reuters — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is still waiting for a response from Russian President Vladimir Putin on a proposal to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain beyond Monday, a U.N. spokesperson said on Friday. Guterres wrote to Putin on Tuesday asking him to extend the […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rise as Ukraine shipping deal set to end
Soybeans mixed on profit-taking, supply questions
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday as drought conditions in Canada and the northern Plains continue to weigh on the market, as does uncertainty over the future of Ukraine’s wartime grain export shipping deal that is set to expire on Monday. Corn followed wheat up on yield concerns and technical trading. […] Read more

Preview: Railways, grain shippers at loggerheads over interswitching
Pilot to test expanded radius deemed unnecessary by both sides
Recent legislation has raised the stakes in a decade-long battle between the railways and Canadian grain shippers over the interswitching radius. Interswitching refers to a regulation to ensure shippers located where only a single railway operates can access points that are not served by that railway. The issue is especially concerning for Canadian grain shippers […] Read more

UN scrambles to save Black Sea deal ahead of Monday deadline
Russia says has not yet taken final decision
United Nations | Reuters — The European Commission is helping the United Nations and Turkey try to extend a deal allowing the Black Sea export of Ukraine grain and is open to “explore all solutions,” a European Union spokesperson said on Thursday, ahead of the deal’s possible expiration on Monday. The U.N. and Turkey brokered […] Read more