Insights and Stories on Grain

Nov. 7, 2022 at 3:33 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The Port of Thunder Bay saw an increase in its grain handle in October 2022, moving 840,000 tonnes during the month. The grain exports were up by 33 per cent from September and up by eight per cent from October 2021, according to a news release. The increase […]

By MarketsFarm

Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday as low water levels halted shipments of grain, fertilizer and other commodities on the critical waterway, shipping sources said. The supply chain snarl comes just as harvesting of corn and […]

By Karl Plume

Oct. 4, 2022 at 2:54 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Russia’s grain harvest is set to grow by about five million tonnes a year thanks to its incorporation of four Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said Tuesday. “Considering the arable land that exists there, I think at least five million tonnes of grain will be […]

By Reuters

Sep. 13, 2022 at 8:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Some U.S. railroads will start halting crop shipments on Thursday, a day ahead of a potential work stoppage, an agricultural association and sources at two grain co-operatives said on Tuesday, threatening exports and feed deliveries for livestock. With farmers starting to harvest autumn crops that are […]

By P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek

Sep. 9, 2022 at 5:23 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The United States is working with the United Nations to address Russian complaints that sanctions are hindering its food and fertilizer shipments, even though there has been no disruption to Moscow’s exports of the commodities, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. The United Nations, […]

By Michelle Nichols