Insights and Stories on Russia

Tightening supplies likely to underpin chickpea market

May. 11, 2022 at 1:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Tightening worldwide chickpea supplies could bode well for prices later this year, although Canadian acres will likely be down and there’s still a long growing season ahead. Canadian farmers intend to seed 175,200 acres of chickpeas in 2022, which would be down 5.5 per cent from the previous […]

India sells record 1.4 million tonnes of wheat in April

May. 11, 2022 at 9:13 am CDT

By Mayank Bhardwaj rajendra-jadhav

Trudeau pledges help for Ukraine to find options to export grain

May. 9, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Tom Balmforth

Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports, prevent global food crisis

May. 9, 2022 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Pavel Polityuk

Farming behind the lines: Growers in Ukraine plant amid hostilities close by

May. 9, 2022 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Ihor Pavliuk

Worsening global food security needs Ukraine, Russia production, UN chief says

May. 4, 2022 at 8:07 pm CDT

Abuja | Reuters — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday the problem of global food security could not be solved without restoring Ukrainian agricultural production and Russian food and fertilizer output to the world market. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February has added to volatility in financial markets, sending commodity […]

By Felix Onuah

Nutrien may further raise potash output as sanctions curb other supplies

May. 3, 2022 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien, the world’s largest fertilizer company, is weighing further increases to potash production as sanctions continue to limit shipments from Russia and Belarus, interim CEO Ken Seitz said on Tuesday. Prices of crop nutrients such as potash have skyrocketed as sanctions against Russia for its […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders look to skies for market guidance

Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Much of the focus from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday has shifted away from besieged Ukraine — and toward areas closer to home. Prices for nearby corn and soybean contracts rose over the past week due to weather-related rallies, but wheat prices […]

By Adam Peleshaty

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

U.S. says sanctions on Russia don’t affect humanitarian aid, ag exports

Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:41 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The United States on Tuesday took steps to make clear that U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine do not stand in the way of humanitarian assistance and agricultural and medical exports, among other support. The U.S. Treasury Department in a fact sheet […]

By Reuters

Farming behind the lines: Ukraine’s farmers sow amidst wreckage

Apr. 19, 2022 at 2:02 pm CDT

In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled the Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of his soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are […]