Insights and Stories on Ukraine

Aug. 16, 2022 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures fell for a second day on Tuesday, pressured by rainfall across parts of the U.S. Midwest, as well as economic uncertainty in China and grain shipments from war-torn Ukraine. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Aug. 12, 2022 at 2:16 am CDT

Istanbul | Reuters –– The first grain ship to depart from Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal docked in Turkey on Thursday after 11 days at sea, Refinitiv data showed, and the ship’s agent in Turkey said it would continue to Egypt after unloading part of its cargo. The Razoni set […]

By Reuters

Aug. 12, 2022 at 1:08 am CDT

Amman | Reuters — An international food crisis exacerbated by the Ukraine war has spurred Canada to boost an over $6 billion annual foreign aid budget to help the most hard-hit countries in Africa and the Middle East, Canada’s aid minister said on Thursday. “The Ukraine crisis is creating shock […]

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

Aug. 10, 2022 at 2:27 pm CDT

United Nations | Reuters — The United Nations expects a “big uptick” in ships wanting to export Ukraine grain through the Black Sea after transit procedures were agreed and a goal of two to five million tonnes a month is “achievable,” a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey […]

By Michelle Nichols

Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:36 am CDT

Istanbul | Reuters — The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused delivery citing a more than five-month delay, Ukraine’s embassy in Lebanon said Monday. “According to the information provided […]

By Reuters