Insights and Stories on Russia

Apr. 18, 2023 at 6:02 pm CDT

Warsaw | Reuters — Poland agreed on Tuesday to lift a ban on the transit of Ukrainian grain and food products, but Ukraine said a wartime deal allowing it to safely ship grain from Black Sea ports was still under threat. Failure to resume exports into eastern European countries or […]

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk, Marek Strzelecki, Pawel Florkiewicz

Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:59 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grain and soy futures closed nearly flat or higher on Tuesday as traders assessed the impact of several countries banning Ukrainian grain, and the future of a Black Sea grains deal remained in doubt. Markets were also eying expected rains in the U.S. that […]

By Cassandra Garrison

Apr. 14, 2023 at 7:09 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago corn futures settled higher on Friday, making the fourth straight week of gains, after a week of flash sales to China and demand for ethanol processing. Soybeans closed lower, ending a gains streak since late March, as a record Brazilian harvest tempered concern about […]

By Cassandra Garrison

Apr. 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia on Thursday said there would be no extension of the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18 unless the West removed a series of obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertilizer. The Ukraine grain Black Sea export deal was brokered by the […]

By Guy Faulconbridge

Apr. 13, 2023 at 6:28 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grains futures reversed earlier gains to close lower on Thursday, as weather improved and despite Russia saying there would likely be no extension of the wartime grains corridor deal, analysts said. Soybeans lost ground from their earlier rally as weather in the Northern Hemisphere […]

By Cassandra Garrison