Insights and Stories on Ukraine

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 […]

By Ihor Pavliuk

Apr. 19, 2022 at 12:01 pm CDT

Zurich | Reuters — Ukraine has insufficient storage capacity even for its reduced 2022 grain harvest, the United Nations’ World Food Programme said Tuesday, with the country struggling to export existing stocks during the invasion by Russia. Jakob Kern, the World Food Programme’s emergency co-ordinator in Ukraine, cited estimates that […]

By Reuters

Apr. 14, 2022 at 6:05 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — Reduced production of crop seed in Ukraine due to war with Russia could affect the country’s grain production for several years, a French seed industry group said on Thursday. Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain exporters, is widely expected to see its harvest shrink this […]

By Reuters

Apr. 14, 2022 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit life-of-contract highs on Thursday, supported by tightening global grain supplies and an uncertain production outlook as the Russia-Ukraine war continued to rattle markets, analysts said. However, trade was choppy and deferred corn contracts finished lower as traders took profits ahead of a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Apr. 13, 2022 at 6:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola values sit high atop a precipice, tittering toward a steep drop. One recourse for canola is to bank on prices for soyoil and soymeal on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) to rise sharply in the near future — or take that step off its […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm