Insights and Stories on Russia

Jun. 21, 2022 at 3:47 pm CDT

Ankara | Reuters — Ankara’s military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Russia’s TASS agency confirmed plans for the talks, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russia’s […]

By Reuters

Jun. 15, 2022 at 5:10 pm CDT

Ankara/United Nations | Reuters — Russia on Wednesday said it has offered “safe passage” for Ukraine grain shipments from Black Sea ports but is not responsible for establishing the corridors and Turkey suggested that ships could be guided around sea mines. Ukrainian grain shipments have stalled since Russia’s invasion and […]

By Michelle Nichols, Tuvan Gumrukcu

Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There were only a handful of major changes in the monthly supply and demand report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “I thought it was neutral to a little bit friendly,” said Terry Reilly, grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago. Perhaps most notable were […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jun. 9, 2022 at 9:57 pm CDT

Reuters — Nutrien, the world’s largest fertilizer producer, said Thursday it will increase its Canadian potash production by 20 per cent to an annual 18 million tonnes by 2025, helping to address tight supplies that have contributed to a global food shortage. Potash prices have soared since the West imposed […]

By Rithika Krishna, Rod Nickel

Jun. 8, 2022 at 8:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybeans were the high-rising crop on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday, two days before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly world agriculture supply/demand estimates (WASDE) are released. Old- and new-crop soybeans all rose in tandem during the week, but while old-crop contracts […]

By Adam Peleshaty