Insights and Stories on Crops

U.N. expects ‘big uptick’ in ships wanting to export Ukraine grain

Aug. 10, 2022 at 2:27 pm CDT

United Nations | Reuters — The United Nations expects a “big uptick” in ships wanting to export Ukraine grain through the Black Sea after transit procedures were agreed and a goal of two to five million tonnes a month is “achievable,” a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey […]

Feds apologize for Saskatchewan farming colony scheme

Aug. 10, 2022 at 12:08 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans gain as U.S. crop ratings decline

Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends lentil tariff suspension

Aug. 9, 2022 at 2:08 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Foxconn to build autonomous electric tractors in Ohio

Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:48 pm CDT

By Bianca Flowers

Sierra Leone passes new laws to boost landowners’ rights

Aug. 9, 2022 at 1:16 am CDT

Freetown | Reuters — Sierra Leone’s parliament on Monday passed two laws that lawyers say will help boost the rights of rural landowners and women against land grabs by big mining and agribusiness firms. The West African country has a history of sometimes deadly conflict between local communities and foreign […]

By Umaru Fofana

Ukraine’s first outbound corn cargo refused by buyer

Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:36 am CDT

Istanbul | Reuters — The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused delivery citing a more than five-month delay, Ukraine’s embassy in Lebanon said Monday. “According to the information provided […]

By Reuters

Russia, Ukraine agree to protect Ukraine grain shipping channel

Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:18 am CDT

London/New York | Reuters — Ships exporting Ukraine grain through the Black Sea will be protected by a 10-nautical mile buffer zone, according to long-awaited procedures agreed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations on Monday and seen by Reuters. The United Nations and Turkey brokered a deal last […]

By Jonathan Saul Michelle Nichols

Nutrien’s interim CEO named CEO

Aug. 8, 2022 at 7:07 pm CDT

Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien Ltd., the world’s largest potash fertilizer producer, named Ken Seitz as chief executive on Monday, removing the interim tag. Nutrien in January surprised investors by replacing its CEO for the second time in eight months. It then named Seitz, the head of its potash business, as […]

By Arunima Kumar Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slip after Midwest rains

Aug. 8, 2022 at 3:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Monday as improved weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest’s farm belt boosted harvest prospects for crops stressed recently by high temperatures and dryness. Chicago Board of Trade wheat firmed as the dollar softened, although gains were limited by […]

By Karl Plume