Insights and Stories on Ukraine

Apr. 12, 2023 at 5:56 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters — The Kremlin on Wednesday said the outlook for the landmark U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal was not great as promises to remove obstacles to Russian exports of agricultural and fertilizer exports had not been fulfilled. The grain deal is an attempt to ease a food crisis […]

By Guy Faulconbridge

Apr. 11, 2023 at 5:44 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures settled higher on Tuesday after the U.S. government slashed its estimate for production in Argentina to a 23-year low in a monthly report. Soybean production in Argentina will be smaller than previously thought at 27 million tonnes as a crop-wasting drought decimated […]

By Cassandra Garrison

Apr. 10, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures were higher on Monday, as dry weather put Kansas City wheat at risk and Russia’s threat to bypass a UN-brokered grain deal underpinned prices, traders said. Corn also closed higher, though soybeans dipped as warm and dry weather improved the planting outlook […]

By Cassandra Garrison

Mar. 23, 2023 at 8:21 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Insurers continue to cover grain shipments from Ukraine through a United Nations-backed corridor although more clarity will be required soon, a senior Lloyd’s of London official said on Thursday, after the export accord was renewed for at least 60 days. The deal allowing the safe wartime […]

By Jonathan Saul

Mar. 21, 2023 at 7:43 pm CDT

United Nations | Reuters — The United States pushed back on Russian demands that Western sanctions be eased before it allows Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports beyond mid-May, saying there were no restrictions on Russian agricultural products or fertilizer. Moscow’s demands include allowing the Russian Agricultural Bank to return to […]

By Michelle Nichols