Insights and Stories on Black Sea

EU backs another year of access for Ukrainian food

Mar. 7, 2024 at 10:14 am CST

European Union lawmakers approved on Thursday granting Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to EU markets for another year, rejecting amendments that could have increased restrictions.

Only grain ships from Black Sea and for Iran still crossing Red Sea, analysts say

Mar. 1, 2024 at 11:02 am CST

By Reuters

Zelenskiy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without US aid

Feb. 27, 2024 at 10:25 am CST

By Michelle Nichols Reuters

Red Sea crisis cutting farm exports from Ukraine, minister says

Jan. 18, 2024 at 10:22 am CST

By emma-farge Pavel Polityuk Reuters

Ukraine’s Dec Black Sea food exports top U.N.-brokered deal at its peak

Jan. 10, 2024 at 10:38 am CST

By Pavel Polityuk Reuters

EU wheat prices set for annual fall as Black Sea trade withstands war

Dec. 29, 2023 at 9:37 am CST

Euronext wheat edged up on Friday but was set for a sharp decline over the year after stiff export competition from the Black Sea region eased worries about war disruption to the grain trade.

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: The three main factors affecting soybeans

Nov. 23, 2023 at 2:06 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are being pulled by three main factors, according to a trader. Ryan Ettner from Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. explained that erratic weather in Brazil and Argentina is having a major effect on soybean prices, as well as Chinese […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Ukraine could fail to meet future wheat demand if attacks continue, UN agency warns

Nov. 21, 2023 at 8:19 pm CST

United Nations | Reuters — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that Ukraine’s wheat production may be unable to meet domestic and export demand in the years to come if Black Sea export routes remain blocked and attacks on food infrastructure continue. WFP’s Ukraine director, Matthew […]

By Michelle Nichols

File photo of a docked grain vessel at a Black Sea port in Turkey.

Ukraine says 151 ships have used new Black Sea corridor

Nov. 17, 2023 at 9:20 am CST

Some 151 ships have used Ukraine's new Black Sea shipping corridor since it was set up in August, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday, citing a senior government official.

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans spike on China demand, Brazil weather

Nov. 8, 2023 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices rallied to a two-month high on Wednesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a Reuters report that China booked its largest single-day U.S. soybean purchases since at least late July. Unfavourable weather conditions in Brazil were also supportive, traders said. Meanwhile, corn […]

By Brendan O'Brien

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