Insights and Stories on Ukraine

Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:40 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien, the world’s biggest fertilizer company, is bumping up potash production as sanctions restrict its rival in Belarus, but is holding off on bigger expansion, its interim CEO said on Thursday. Potash prices have climbed to decade highs as state-owned Belaruskali, the second-largest producer after […]

By Rod Nickel

Feb. 17, 2022 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.2 per cent on Thursday, supported by rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia and expectations that war between the two export countries could improve demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Soybeans and corn futures closed in positive territory after trading both sides […]

By Mark Weinraub

Feb. 16, 2022 at 8:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The steady rise in crude oil prices is based on three factors, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Service at Lakewood, N.J. One of those factors is the amount of crude oil produced by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feb. 16, 2022 at 7:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Conflicting reports and accounts from the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have had an effect on the markets, especially on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), over the past week. The March Chicago wheat contract had ranged from $7.65 to $8.15 per bushel during the week, […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feb. 15, 2022 at 8:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures fell on Tuesday as Moscow’s announcement that some of its troops were returning to base after drills tempered investor fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine that could disrupt Black Sea export flows. U.S. soybeans fell as traders […]

By Christopher Walljasper