Insights and Stories on Black Sea

Kremlin says ammonia pipeline blast negative for Black Sea grain deal

Jun. 8, 2023 at 2:32 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — The Kremlin said on Thursday that there would be a “negative impact” on the fate of a Black Sea grain deal from a blast which damaged a pipeline used to export Russian ammonia via Ukraine that Moscow wants restarted. The Togliatti-Odesa pipeline, which once pumped up […]

Ukraine says Russia again blocking Black Sea grain export deal

Jun. 1, 2023 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Pavel Polityuk

Black Sea grain deal slow to get moving after extension

May. 26, 2023 at 10:05 pm CDT

By Michelle Nichols

U.S. grains: Profit-taking pressures wheat futures

May. 24, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

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

May. 23, 2023 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Pavel Polityuk

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-year low, pulls corn higher

May. 23, 2023 at 6:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.6 per cent on Tuesday, bouncing from their lowest in more than two years, on concerns that Ukraine’s exports were being restricted despite the extension of the Black Sea export deal, traders said. The gains in wheat lent support to corn futures, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: July corn down on poor exports, strong crop prospects

May. 18, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday to their lowest in 19 months, pressured by disappointing export data and prospects for big U.S. crops, analysts said. Soybean futures hit a 10-month low, and wheat futures slipped more than two per cent as an extension of a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Three more ships approved under renewed Black Sea grain deal

May. 18, 2023 at 5:47 pm CDT

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. […]

By Michelle Nichols Nigel Hunt

CBOT weekly outlook: North Dakota corn growers switch to soy, sunflower

May. 17, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Faced with a late start due to wet conditions, North Dakota farmers are changing their spring planting plans. They’re switching from corn to crops such as soybeans and sunflowers, according to analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. “Guys just started rolling here on [May 14 and […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low on crop prospects

May. 17, 2023 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to an 18-month low on Wednesday on news that China cancelled purchases of U.S. corn, and as favourable early-season crop weather bolstered projections for bumper U.S. harvests this year, analysts said. Wheat futures tumbled 3.4 per cent after the Black Sea […]