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Aerial view of a breakwater near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Pivdennyi (formerly Yuzhny) near Odesa. (Viktor Ketal/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia preventing Black Sea grain deal port from operating, Ukraine says

Black Sea Grain Initiative was extended last week

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Kyiv | Reuters — The Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi has halted operations because Russia is not allowing ships to enter it, in effect cutting it out of a deal allowing safe Black Sea grain exports, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday. The Black Sea Grain Initiative signed by Russia and Ukraine last July, and extended […] Read more
File photo of a chickpea crop in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Pulses

Firm Canadian chickpea market watching world production

Trade keeps eye on crops in Turkey, Russia, India

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MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers are in the early stages of planting the country’s next chickpea crop, with market conditions firm for the time being, ahead of new-crop harvests in other countries. “The market is firm, it’s not going up or down,” said Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain at Moose Jaw, Sask., noting there was not […] Read more
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the UN and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus at Istanbul on Dec. 11, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Yoruk Isik)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Three more ships approved under renewed Black Sea grain deal

Wheat futures down on news of renewal

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London/United Nations | Reuters — Three new ships were authorized on Thursday to take part in a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, said the United Nations as global wheat prices fell further a day after Russia agreed to extend the pact for 60 more days. Russia had threatened to quit […] Read more
Liberia-flagged bulker K Sukret, carrying grain under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, waits for inspection in the southern anchorage of Istanbul on May 17, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Mehmet Emin Caliskan)
Crops, Reuters

Black Sea grain deal extended for two months

Agreement has helped to tackle global food crisis

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Ankara/United Nations | Reuters — The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, one day before Russia could have quit the pact over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced the extension in a televised speech and it was confirmed by Russia and Ukraine. The […] Read more
CBOT July 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble on improving crop prospects, export competition

Chicago wheat futures follow downtrend

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot soybean futures fell 2.6 per cent on Tuesday to multi-month lows and corn futures slipped nearly two per cent, pressured by decent U.S. Midwest crop weather and strong competition for global export business, traders said. Wheat followed the lower trend. Chicago Board of Trade July soybeans settled down 36-3/4 […] Read more
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)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Loss of Black Sea grain deal not seen as threat to global supplies, for now

Alternate routes exist but would be more expensive

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Geneva | Reuters — The end of the Black Sea grain deal would not pose an immediate threat to the world market as Ukraine would still be able to export supplies, although at such a high cost that production in the war-torn country would likely fall even further. Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations […] Read more
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the UN and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus at Istanbul on Dec. 11, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Yoruk Isik)
Crops, Reuters

U.N. efforts to save Black Sea grain deal to continue in coming days

Russia demands include restarting ammonia pipeline

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United Nations | Reuters — The U.N. aid chief said on Monday efforts will continue in coming days to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, a pact Russia has threatened to quit effective Thursday over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports. The final two ships are due to […] Read more
Nutrien’s head office building in Saskatoon. (Liam O’Connor photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Nutrien cuts earnings forecast after quarterly profit misses estimates

High fertilizer prices seen dragging on demand

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Reuters — Nutrien Ltd. on Wednesday cut its forecast for 2023 earnings as elevated fertilizer prices owed to Western sanctions on Russia and Belarus weigh on demand. U.S.-listed shares of the company fell 3.9 per cent in extended trading Wednesday as it also reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit. Though fertilizer prices have dipped from record […] Read more
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)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Black Sea grain deal could be extended two months, Turkish minister says

Inspections of outbound vessels have resumed

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Istanbul | Reuters — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday he thought the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal could be extended for at least two more months, as officials from the parties involved held the first day of talks on an extension in Istanbul. Russia has said it would not extend the pact beyond […] Read more

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