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Proposed Tariffs Jump To Cut Ukraine 2024 Sowing Areas, Traders Say

Plans by Ukraine's national railways to raise transport tariffs will lead to increased losses for farmers, a new reduction in planted areas and lower expor...

Heavy Rains Hit French Grain Crop As Sowings Come To A Halt

Heavy rainfall in France over the past two weeks has brought grain sowing virtually to a standstill in the European Union's largest grain grower and lower...

Ukraine's Grain Sector Losses Could Top $3.2bn In 2023 Due To War

Ukrainian grain and oilseeds crop sector losses could exceed $3.2 billion in 2023 due to the high cost of logistics as well as fuel and fertiliser price hi...

Ukraine Says Grain Exports Down 27.8% So Far In 2023/24

Ukraine's grain exports are down 27.8% to 6.92 million metric tons so far in the 2023/24 July-June season,

Ivory Coast Cocoa Arrivals Seen Down 28.5% In The First Three Months Of Season

Cocoa volumes arriving at Ivory Coast ports are expected to drop 28.5% year-on-year in the first three months of the 2023/2024 season due to erratic weathe...

French Soft Wheat Crop Rating Steady At Decade High

The condition of French soft wheat was stable in the week to 22 May, holding at its best level in at least a decade.

Brazil Soy, Coffee Farmers Bolstered By Fertiliser Price Falls

Farmers in Brazil are benefiting from a drop in fertiliser import prices this year after sanctions against major producers Russia and Belarus in 2022...