Insights and Stories of Michael Hogan

China may have to resume U.S. soybean purchases in weeks – Oil World

Aug. 7, 2018 at 2:23 pm CDT

Hamburg | Reuters – China may have to start buying U.S. soybeans again in coming weeks despite the trade war between the two countries as other regions cannot supply enough soybeans to meet China’s needs, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said on Tuesday. In July, China imposed import tariffs on […]

Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring

Aug. 2, 2018 at 10:22 am CDT

By Michael Hogan Polina Devitt Sybille De La Hamaide

German farmers seek 1 billion euros in drought aid

Jul. 30, 2018 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Michael Hogan

European flax demand shifts to Canada over Dow herbicide

Dec. 22, 2016 at 2:23 pm CST

By Michael Hogan Rod Nickel

EU farming chief wants rapid Brexit talks, plans new dairy aid

Jun. 30, 2016 at 2:56 pm CDT

By Michael Hogan

Russia now expected to leave grain tax scheme intact

Jan. 29, 2016 at 12:07 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Russia, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, is not expected to change its current regime of taxes on grain exports, sources said on Friday, following proposals to change them. Concerns over the possibility of tougher limits on Russia’s foreign sales of wheat sent global prices […]

By Michael Hogan Polina Devitt

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as concern about Chinese growth persists

Aug. 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean prices dropped on Wednesday on concern that interest rate cuts in China may not be enough to stimulate growth in the key importer. Corn slipped on technical selling, and Chicago wheat lost ground on concerns about export competition as the dollar rose, traders said. Chicago Board […]

By Michael Hogan Rod Nickel

Marubeni to close Australian grain business

Mar. 24, 2015 at 5:31 pm CDT

Sydney/Hamburg | Reuters — Japan’s Marubeni Corp. is to close its Australian grain trading business after a review of its global operations. The move “is not in any way reflective of the performance of Marubeni Australia’s grain trading business division, which has been trading profitably for the past three years,” […]

By Colin Packham Michael Hogan

Russia’s new grain export duty sows confusion

Dec. 22, 2014 at 9:43 am CST

Moscow / Reuters — Russia stiffened its bid to curb grain exports on Monday with plans for a duty on shipments, to defend domestic bread supply against a crumbling rouble. Russia, one of the world’s top wheat exporters to North Africa and the Middle East, has been exporting record volumes […]

By Michael Hogan Polina Devitt

Syria tender for food calls for payment from Iran

Dec. 13, 2013 at 7:14 pm CST

Syria tendered to import food on Friday using a credit line from Iran’s export bank, in what could be a test of last month’s landmark deal to ease Western financial sanctions on Tehran. Sanctions also imposed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government do not cover food but those on banking, […]

By Jonathan Saul Michael Hogan

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